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New Greensboro restaurant shuts down after complaints of noise, gunshots, traffic, city says

A new business applied as a restaurant but was operating as a nightclub, Greensboro leaders said.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A new Greensboro business was forced to shut down after city leaders said it was illegally operating as a nightclub. 

The City of Greensboro said it was getting complaints about The Lost Diamond, a newly-permitted restaurant on Walker Avenue, for noise, sounds of gunshots, disturbances, and heavy traffic. 

The city said the applicant was approved as a 'restaurant' with 'no hookah.' However, the Greensboro Fire Department inspected the business on June 4 and determined it didn't comply with its permit. Meanwhile, the restaurant's Instagram page calls itself a 'Social Hookah Lounge & Restaurant.' 

The fire department and the City's zoning enforcement team shut down the business as a result. 

The business faces violations for illegal use (proximity to residential) and new use without proper permitting. 

The restaurant will be closed until the operators return to the original use as a 'restaurant' or a change of use is granted. 

The ALE and UNCG Police are also involved in the case. 

Credit: WFMY

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