Chelsea’s Café owner Dave Remmetter and a business partner plan to turn vacant space in Ogden Park Shopping Center on Government Street into a Mid City bar that will double as an Internet radio station.
The Radio Bar is the brainchild of Remmetter and his friend, photographer and regular 225 contributor Brian Baiamonte. It will be a casual pub where patrons have the chance to play the part of DJ, with Radio Bar’s music streaming live via the Internet.
“We’re discussing lots of ideas, like having touring bands come in to do deejay sets and local artists and deejays doing weekly shows,” Baiamonte says. “Things like hosting an open vinyl night and mounting an iPad on the wall for patrons to select songs will give them a real sense of ownership at Radio Bar. It’ll help us to develop a real following.”