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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

City Board OKs Rotunda Arcade

The arcade will feature 25 old school arcade games, such as pinball and skee ball, and it set to open within the next month.

An arcade will be opening in the Rotunda. The Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals approved an occupancy permit for the arcade on Tuesday at City Hall. "We’re going to get the arcade up and running, hopefully within the next month, we’re going to have 25 machines, its going to be a family oriented arcade," said Ira Miller, who will run the arcade and also owns the Rotunda Cinemas. Miller announced his plans to pursue building an arcade featuring old school games such as pinball, skee ball and whack-a-mole in the mall in early June. He has delayed hearings on the permit with the appeals board twice to meet with communities to address concerns about the project. Miller met with the Roland Park Civic League in July, and that neighborhood …

Bobby

8:11 am on Friday, October 12, 2012

When when when will it open??   more ›

Friday, June 8, 2012

Arcade Hearing Delayed

Rotunda Cinemas owner Ira Miller hopes the proposed arcade will increase business at the mall.

A hearing to allow an arcade featuring games such as pinball and skeeball in the Rotunda has been delayed until July. Ira Miller, who is pursuing the arcade, was scheduled to make a presentation at the Roland Park Civic League on Thursday. But Phil Spevak, the league's president, said Miller asked to be taken off the agenda after having his Municipal and Zoning Appeals Board hearing delayed. Earlier this week Miller told Patch that he intended to build an arcade in the Mall across from the Rotunda Cinemas, which he owns. He said he hoped the addition of a fourth screen to the theater, a new coffee shop in the mall and the proposed arcade would help turn the long struggling venue into an entertainment destination. "We think that it would be…

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IamGayle

3:49 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012

BH. Hmmm, you're just not a happy person at ALL now are you? You speak as though you actually spend some time at the theatre. Why??? When it clearly doesn't appeal to you. Why keep going back there??   more ›

Monday, June 4, 2012

Rotunda Cinemas Owner Pursuing Arcade

Ira Miller, owner of Rotunda Cinemas, said he wants to open an arcade featuring games such as pinball.

If you enjoy playing pinball, the Rotunda could be your new favorite destination. Ira Miller, owner of Rotunda Cinemas, wants to build an old fashioned arcade across from his theater in the mall. "We think that it would be good for the mall... and bring the right traffic into the mall, and we’re really, really excited about it," Miller said.  Miller is seeking approval from the Municipal and Zoning Appeals Board to open an arcade, and a hearing is set for June 26. According to a use and occupancy permit application filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development, Miller wants to install 20 to 25 machines in a currently vacant store front.   Unlike modern arcades, Miller said his new venture would feature old school games …

Amber Wilhelm

9:26 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012

I love the Rotunda! I think this is a great idea. I'd love to see something like this happen for the theater, as well as the other small businesses (like Amazing Spiral). Pinball, foosball, skeeball games would all be great family night/ date night activities!   more ›

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