Akbar, rejoice: owners of the historic venue have announced a GoFundMe page has raised more than the needed $150,000 to save the bar from permanent closure.Like so many queer spaces across the country, Akbar found itself on the brink of financial collapse due to COVID-19.
Owners Peter Alexander and Scott Craig set up a GoFundMe page to raise the requisite funds to keep the bar afloat during the mandatory closure of bars during the pandemic.
In a hilarious twist, the two had intended for the page to go live December 16, but accidentally let the page go live several days early.
Media–including Queerty–reported on the potential closure, and donations began to flood the site.“We’re as high as kites over here,” Alexander told the dining website.