Three OPEN/NOT OPEN Updates

January 27, 2003 Three OPEN/NOT OPEN updates today. Venue: WD-50. Status: NOT OPEN. Plywood is still covering the front, and a peek inside makes it apparent that there's still weeks to go before the doors open. Venue: Rice to Riches. Status: NOT OPEN. The world's most elaborate rice pudding emporium is still closed, but they've added full-motion flat-panel screens behind the counter to serve as menus, plus a giant photograph of rice in hyperspace (yes, rice in hyperspace) by the door. You can't make this stuff up. Venue: Tenement. Status: OPEN*. Why the asterisk? We've learned Tenement's dirty little secret, and now we understand why the place is deserted at 10pm on a Friday: No liquor license. Ooof.