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His Zora nightclub closed and with almost $3 million in debts, Edwin Allen III faces foreclosures in Des Moines and Waukee

A Des Moines bar owner will pay a $400 fine for letting minors into Zora Bar and Rooftop.

Edwin Allen III says city of Des Moines is being reckless in its quest to have his now-closed nightclub declared a public nuisance.

Edwin Allen is suing the city after he says Zora Bar and Rooftop had to close as a result of the city's public nuisance lawsuit against the business.

The board of adjustment chair likened Zora to an unlicensed teenage driver "causing chaos."

DES MOINES, Iowa – The owner of a troubled Des Moines bar that the city has asked to be declared a nuisance is fighting back, claiming the city’s “malicious” and reckless action caused his bar to close. Edwin Allen, the owner of Zora Bar and Rooftop on Ingersoll Avenue, is now seeking millions in damages […]

The city says Zora Bar and Rooftop is a public safety nuisance.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Police responded to reports of gunshots at Zora Bar and Rooftop in downtown. Almost a dozen police cruisers were seen on the corner of MLK Parkway and Ingersoll Avenue just after 2:10 a.m. Des Moines Police tells WHO 13 News that shots were fired and there were no injuries […]

Officers used pepper spray on the crowd to contain the scene.

The legislation comes as two Des Moines business owners have recently been sentenced after pleading guilty to stalking a woman via GPS.