For almost ten years, Bar 107 has thrived in the growing downtown Los Angeles bar scene. It’s one of the few places in America you can go for gong karaoke. It gives out free pizza during happy hour.

May 31 was supposed to be Bar 107’s last day — its landlord stopped renewing the month-to-month lease. But the bar defied the order, and — as of this posting — is still open today.

On the evening of May 31, DJ Morgan Higby Night read from a prepared statement by the ownership, saying the bar would stay open until forced to leave. It complained of downtown changing and becoming less inclusive. “Bars with personality and reasonable drink prices have been replaced by sterile, safe s—holes with ridiculous prices and even more ridiculous ice cubes.”

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