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DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council rejected a vote to reconsider a resolution for a laundromat liquor and gaming license for South 4th Street Mega Laundromat. The resolution was up for a second vote after it failed Jan. 25 with no discussion.
First Ward Alderperson Carolyn Morris said she wanted the application to be revisited at Monday’s meeting because it was unusual for a resolution to be rejected with no discussion on it.
“I just wanted to give council the opportunity to communicate to the community,” Morris said.
Sarah Whiting, general manager of South 4th Street Mega Laundromat, said the business submitted the application at the request of customers who wanted a gaming center in the laundromat. She said the building wouldn’t become a social bar scene if the licenses were approved.
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Courtesy of the Egyptian Theatre
DeKALB- Former executive director of the Egyptian Theatre, Barbara Kummerfeldt died Wednesday at the age of 87.
Kummerfeldt’s two-decade history with the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., started during the late 1970’s when she, along with her husband Irv Kummerfeldt, were part of the original steering committee that was instrumental in saving the Egyptian Theatre from a literal wrecking ball, according to an Egyptian Theatre press release.
Unfortunately in the mid to late 70’s, the theatre was falling into disrepair. The previous owner went bankrupt. The theatre was going to be condemned and torn down by the City of DeKalb. Rain and snow would leak through the roofing, walls were crumbling throughout the theatre, the basement was flooded and rodents ran rampant.