'''Sluggo's''' is a [[Wikipedia:Veganism|vegan]] café, bar, and music venue, located in [[Brownsville]] at 2403 West [[Cervantes Street]].
==History==The club was established by [[Terry Johnson]] in and [[1988Nick Flynn]] in 1988{{date uncertain}} as '''Victor Hugo's'''. The name was changed to Sluggo's in March [[1990]]. (Sluggo is a character from the [[Wikipedia:Nancy (comic strip)|''Nancy'' comic strip]]. He is a poor boy from the "wrong side of the tracks.")
For many years, Sluggo's was Originally located at 319 North [[Tarragona Street]] (now the [[HandleBar]]), the club moved to [[Intendencia Street]] in [[1993]] and again to [[130 South Palafox Street|130 South]] [[Palafox Street]] (at the northeast corner of Palafox and in [[Intendencia Street1995]]s), but were forced to leave . It left the building Palafox location in June [[2000]]. Johnson cited hostility , citing rising rent from their the building's landlord , who wanted to bring in new businesses, and hostility from the [[Downtown Improvement Board]] that led to the eviction.<ref>"[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=31 Sucker Punch]." ''Independent News'', June 4, 2004.</ref> In [[2002]] Johnson announced plans for a new complex called "The Lost City" at 1602 East [[Garden Street]], a "punk rock mall" of which Sluggo's would be a part,<ref>"Downtown loses one bar, gains old favorite." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 31, 2002.</ref> but the project fell through. After being closed for several years, Sluggo's reopened at their current location (site of the old [[Caribbean Market]]) in on [[June 7]], [[2004]], with [[Wikipedia:Will Oldham|Will Oldham]] performing.<ref>"Sluggo's reborn in Brownsville - the hippest part of town." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 1, 2004.</ref> ===Notable performances===:''List incomplete. Please add bands and dates.''{{colbegin}}*[[August 14]], [[1999]] – The [[Wikipedia:Melvins|Melvins]]*Kid Rock*Run-DMC*The Flaming Lips*2 Live Crew*Everclear*The Meat Puppets{{colend}}
==Events==
===Bingo Night===
Bingo games start at 7:00 PM. A later session session starts around midnight.
:'''Time:''' 7:00 PM
:'''Cost:''' $1.00 per game
===Hip-Hop Monthly===Hip-Hop Monthly takes place on the last Friday of every month. The event includes a set by a scheduled act, followed by an 'open mic' segment for other performers.:'''Time:''' 9:00 PM:'''Cost:''' $5 all ages ==External links& references=={{refbegin}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/sluggos Sluggo's MySpace page]
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[[Category:Bars & nightclubs]] [[Category:Brownsville restaurants]] [[Category:Counterculture]] [[Category:Music venues]]