Columbus shuts down far east side bar after years of reported violence

A bar on the far east side of Columbus that has prompted dozens of police runs in the last two years has been boarded up by the city.City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr. said an emergency restraining order against Stooges, located at 2932 Noe Bixby Road, was awarded Thursday.The city attorney's office says the bar has been the scene of shootings, robberies, assaults on women, fights with pool sticks, fights involving as many as 20 people at a time, drug dealing, and underage alcohol sales.A ma