"Silver Lake staple Bar Keeper is making a move to Virgil Village in the late spring. The new location is less than a mile away from the present one, with twice the size, hopefully permitted for a tasting room once the doors open in July. Eater spoke with owner Joe Keeper, who opened the store 12 years ago in Sunset Junction. As one of LA’s chief vintage cocktail accessories stores, Bar Keeper is known as the place for home and professional bartenders, as Keeper sells some of the most interesting finds. But in April 2017, the landlord doubled the rent and tacked on a ten percent increase per year. There were other issues that prompted the need for a new space. Bar Keeper initially wanted to expand the store, and subsequently would have required them to make the it Americans With Disabilities Act compliant. When adding up these factors, Keeper had two choices: either go out of business, or move." - Mona Holmes
