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[EVG photo from May 8]
Bar Akuda, the sports bar-restaurant at 16 First Ave. between East First Street and East Second Street, opened on May 21.
Perhaps ownership decided to rethink the name, which sounds like a Heart song.
An EVG reader notes this morning that the Bar Akuda is sign is gone... and there's a banner noting a more dignified-sounding name — The Grayson...
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There isn't any mention of a name change on the bar's Facebook page... here is the latest entry...
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