ESPN Zone closes doors in Denver - Dallas Business Journal:

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The ESPN Zone, part of a nationwide chainn of what used to be nine ofthe sports-themedf bar and interactive game centers across the laid off roughly 100 employees, giving each a 60-dayt administrative leave package, according to a company Rick Allesandri, an ESPN vice president who oversees Zone said in the statement that the restauranyt could not survive the recession. This economid downturn has been marked nationally by reduced consumer spending on eating out and onentertainmenft activities. “A decision like this is nevetr easy. We recognize and appreciated the commitment and years of service of all ofthesde employees,” Allesandri said.
“Unfortunately, the currengt economic environment offered us noother choice.” The ESPN Zone was a 23,000-square-foot meeting place for sports fanatics, with one room featurinvg more than a dozen large televisions tuned into contestsx of all kind and another full of videp and sports games ranging from basketbalk to bowling. None of the eight other ESPN Zone locations will be asall “are meeting our expectations,” said Matt a spokesmen for the , which owns the Tabor Center, issuerd a statement saying it was “sorry to hear of theitr decision to discontinue their Denver operations.
” But the closing of ESPN Zone “has created a new opportunitu for us to bring new concepts to 16th Street,” it One of those new concepts is The Tilteed Kilt, a Celtic-themed restaurant and sports bar with 20 locationzs operating nationwide and another 10 The chain, which is expectes to open its Denver location this fall and to offer outdood patio seating, has signed an 8,300-square-foor lease at Tabor Center, according to a news The Tilted Kilt began in Las Vegas in 2003 and is notedr for its servers dressed in knee-high socks, short plaisd kilts and midriff-baring plaid halter tops. It will be one of a numbet of new tenants opening in the Tabor Centetrthis year.
“These new additions to Tabo r Center’s retail offering reflect our continuinh efforts to enhance the services and amenitiese forthe tenants, customers and visitors to the Tabof Center,” said Steve Budorick, executive vice president and partnetr at Callahan Capital Partners.