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The ESPN Zone, part of a nationwidwe chain of what used to be nine ofthe sports-themed bar and interactived game centers across the laid off roughly 100 employees, giving each a 60-dag administrative leave package, according to a company statement. Rick an ESPN vice president who overseesZone operations, said in the statement that the restaurant could not survive the This economic downturn has been markerd nationally by reduced consumet spending on eating out and on entertainment “A decision like this is neve easy. We recognize and appreciate the commitment and yeare of service of all of these Allesandri said.
“Unfortunately, the current economic environment offered us noother choice.” The ESPN Zone was a 23,000-square-foog meeting place for sports with one room featuring more than a dozen largw televisions tuned into contests of all kind and anothetr full of video and sports games ranging from basketbalp to bowling. None of the eight other ESPN Zone location s willbe closed, as all “are meetinbg our expectations,” said Matt Kovacs, a spokesmen for the , which owns the Tabor Center, issued a statemenyt saying it was “sorry to hear of their decisiob to discontinue their Denver operations.
” But the closing of ESPN Zone “haxs created a new opportunity for us to brinyg new concepts to 16th it said. One of those new concepts is TheTiltee Kilt, a Celtic-themed restaurant and sports bar with 20 locationzs operating nationwide and another 10 planned. The chain, whicu is expected to open its Denver locationj this fall and to offet outdoorpatio seating, has signed an 8,300-square-foog lease at Tabor Center, accordinv to a news release. The Tilted Kilt begajn in Las Vegas in 2003 and is notedc for its servers dressedin knee-higb socks, short plaid kilts and midriff-baring plaid halter tops.
It will be one of a numbee of new tenants opening in the Tabor Centerthis “These new additions to Tabore Center’s retail offering reflect our continuing efforts to enhance the services and amenitiezs for the tenants, customers and visitors to the Tabo r Center,” said Steve Budorick, executive vice presidentf and partner at Callahan Capital Partners.