Robin Tuttle, center, of the Hollyrock Bar and Grill, is seen here with Jason Johnson, left, also known as drag queen Nova Kaine, and Freedom Rights, right. J. Bart Rayniak photo

A new bar in Spokane Valley is open, both literally and figuratively. Hollyrock Bar and Grill opened Nov. 1 across from U-City in the building formerly occupied by Hotteez. Its mission is to become a dining and drinking destination that epitomizes inclusion and tolerance for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders and straight customers alike.

“The bar is all about the community, where intolerance is not tolerated. That’s my theme for forever,” said Robin Tuttle, a transgender woman who is financing the bar through another of her businesses, Bake Tech Pros LLC. While she expects the bar to eventually break even, Tuttle said she doesn’t care if Hollyrock ever turns a profit. Jill Barville, SR Voices

 

 Do you think Hollyrock will be successful as bar that "epitomizes inclusion and tolerance"?

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