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Last dance with Monashee

Saturday night will be your last chance to bust out those high kicks and hip shakes at Monashee's Bar and Grill.

The restaurant and nightclub is hosting one last hurrah Saturday, but will shut its doors for good Sunday morning.

Monashee’s owner Steve Pauls told Kiss FM the business has become too tough to operate in Vernon’s market.

The 30th Street Liquor Store will be expanding into the area where the nightclub now sits.

“Liquor stores are generally doing well,” Pauls told the radio station. “The trend is to go home and watch your own 70-inch TV, not go to the pub and pay six bucks a drink and watch my 70-inch TV.”

Staff at the liquor store are hoping the expanded area will open by April 2016, according to the assistant manager at 30th Street Liquor Store.

Monashee's has been in operation since 2004.

“The only thing growing (in Vernon) is the number of restaurants,” Pauls said. “It’s gone from 70 to 103, while the population has decreased.”

Monashee's will continue to operate its food takeout and delivery service. 



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