Lee Daugherty (Photo by Shane Meaney)

Alexandre’s is set to re-open Friday, Nov. 5, at noon, nine days after an arsonist set fire to the club’s outside back wall, according to owner Lee Daugherty.

The fire on Wednesday, Oct. 27, caused extensive damage to the power lines and electrical wiring on the back wall, forcing the bar to close until repairs could be made. Daugherty said at the time the blaze was one of “almost 30 fire events within a couple of blocks” along the Cedar Springs Strip, all apparently set by the same person, within the last month. The most recent, Daugherty said, happened today (Thursday, Nov. 4), near Resource Center’s Nelson-Tebedo Clinic, 4012 Cedar Springs Road.

Daugherty said the neighborhood watch group Take Back Oak Lawn is on the lookout for the arsonist.

— Tammye Nash

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    1. I maybe a flaming queen at times but I watch my embers , Glad Lee has the bar open , I hope they catch the arsonist .

      1. Idk cliff. Sale of crystal meth, weed, coke. Old men paying younger men for sex. All of these things are common amount the gay scene people who frequent these establishments. The gay scene is far from wholesome.

  1. Glad to see that business reopen promptly and recommend all business owners to install security cameras outside. The community has seen enough criminal acts in the area to warrant these and are very affordable.

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