A few days ago, we were heartsick to learn that the Orbit Room, longtime Market Street/Mint Hill fixture and centrally located scene of countless first dates, fourth drinks, meetups, happy hours, mint muddles, and (potentially-fraught) reunions, had closed.
Seems Jay Johnson, 30-year Lower Haight denizen and impresario of the Orbit and Upper Haight's Club Deluxe, passed away in late-March without settling on new lease terms that would have allowed the storied Art Deco bar to keep serving its famously handcrafted, occasionally whimsical cocktails posthumously.
This afternoon, the Bold Italic posted an update that includes details from Johnson's sister.
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