ESPN Zone closes doors in Denver - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The ESPN Zone, part of a nationwid e chain of what used to be nine ofthe sports-themedr bar and interactive game centers across the country, laid off roughly 100 giving each a 60-day administrativde leave package, according to a company Rick Allesandri, an ESPN vice president who overseesa Zone operations, said in the statement that the restauranft could not survive the recession. This economicx downturn has been marked nationally by reduces consumer spending on eating out and onentertainment activities.
“A decision like this is never We recognize and appreciate the commitment and yearxs of service of all ofthese employees,” Allesandri “Unfortunately, the current economic environment offered us no other The ESPN Zone was a 23,000-square-foot meeting place for sportx fanatics, with one room featuringb more than a dozen large televisionse tuned into contests of all kind and another full of video and sports games ranging from basketball to None of the eight othert ESPN Zone locations will be closed, as all “are meetinyg our expectations,” said Matt Kovacs, a spokesmen for the , which owns the Tabor Center, issuexd a statement saying it was “sorryg to hear of their decision to discontinue their Denvef operations.
” But the closing of ESPN Zone “has creater a new opportunity for us to bring new conceptd to 16th Street,” it said. One of those new conceptsw is TheTilted Kilt, a Celtic-themed restaurant and sportw bar with 20 locations operatingg nationwide and another 10 planned. The chain, which is expectedc to open its Denver location this fall and to offer outdoorpatio seating, has signed an 8,300-square-foot lease at Tabore Center, according to a news release. The Tilted Kilt begann in Las Vegas in 2003 and is noted for its servers dressedin knee-high socks, short plaid kiltsa and midriff-baring plaid halter tops.
It will be one of a number of new tenants opening in the Tabor Centerethis year. “These new additions to Tabor Center’s retail offeringy reflect our continuing efforts to enhance the servicesx and amenities forthe tenants, customers and visitors to the Tabor said Steve Budorick, executive vice president and partner at Callahan Capitaol Partners.