Robert Heckel who, along with his wife Jennifer owns the Iron Phnx, poses next to a mural depicting a phoenix, the mythological symbol of rebirth and renewal as envisioned by local artist Chloë Anderson-Meier. Pioneer photo by Alex Portal
Robert Heckel who, along with his wife Jennifer owns the Iron Phnx, poses next to a mural depicting a phoenix, the mythological symbol of rebirth and renewal as envisioned by local artist Chloë Anderson-Meier. Pioneer photo by Alex Portal
SPEARFISH — A new bar in downtown Spearfish is looking to incinerate the past of the Zbar nightclub, and from the ashes, rise anew as the “Iron Phnx” (pronounced phoenix).
“I’ve always been an art and music junkie,” said Robert Heckel, who owns the bar along with his wife, Jennifer. “(We) based it all off of art and music more than anything else. I’m more into that kind of stuff so I kind of built it for a place – were I to go to a bar – where I’d really want to hang out.”
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