The owners of downtown’s Shady Lady Saloon are set to open a new restaurant in Galt in two weeks featuring a blend of traditional American food mixed with lean California cuisine in a restored building from the Civil War era. Co-owner Alex Origoni said the restaurant – called Brewster’s in a nod to one of the early tenants – will feature food ranging from $8.50 entree salads to a $22 filet mignon, with sandwiches starting in the $9 range. “The history of (the building) is really what attracted us. Much like the building Shady Lady is in, it’s a registered historic landmark, and it just gives so much character to the project,” Origoni said. Origoni, who owns Shady Lady Saloon with Jason

As downtown’s Shady Lady Saloon undergoes a voluntary 10-day suspension of its alcohol license, owners are helping their 32 employees find work until the bar can reopen May 20. When the establishment opened two years ago, a liquor license was obtained under the names of the three owners, Jason Boggs, Garrett Van Vleck and Alex Origoni. When the business was renamed Shady Lady Inc., the owners didn’t clear it with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Boggs said. “Unbeknownst to us, you can’t do that,” he said Friday, three days after the bar’s closure for the license suspension. Lori Ajax, district administrator for ABC’s Sacramento and Yuba district offices, said the

After opening their doors in early April, the owners of the already popular Shady Lady Saloon have finally received their much-anticipated live-music performance permit. Delayed because of the job loss of the city official who was handling the process, the saloon is more than ready to host bands and will do just that starting Sunday, May 17. Reminiscent of the early 1900s speakeasies and jazz era, some nights will feature hits from the 1920s and 1930s, but music won’t be limited to just that time period. The saloon aims to have a variety of “down beats” as well as jazz. Tonight a DJ will be spinning songs from the beginning of the 20th century and Sunday a four-piece band will take the