What's Up With SoLo?

I dropped into SoLo yesterday afternoon to grab a couple a cocktails while I was working (it's summer, right?), and I found it all barred up.

And when I called the bar's number, a message told me that as of June 18, SoLo has been closed for business. We will let you know when we find out more. Meantime, anybody heard anything about what's happened to the place?

(And in case you've never been to SoLo, here's what we wrote about it in our 2007 Drink guide)

CHEERS: Aesthetics rule at this underground martini bar with colorful, tasty concoctions to complement the scene.

JEERS: The beautifully designed bar is quite small, and when the weather's good there's a wait for outdoor seating.

Get down. Way down. SoLo has brought a style to the Pearl District's bowels that's more likely to be found in a Manhattan hot spot. That is, one that's deep underground and way under the radar. The staff, attractive and personable, serve up some of this 'hoods most creative cocktails and eats in this subterranean lounge that could easily double as this city's best new hideout. SoLo's happy hour offers cheap drink prices as well as 50 percent off of exotic and filling apps. The Dungeness crab cocktail is as good as it looks, and the cantaloupe tequila martini is so addictive, you'll be hooked after just one sip. HAPPY HOUR, DRINK & FOOD SPECIALS, OUTDOOR SEATING, LIVE MUSIC, DJs.

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