

The new, visually captivating drinking destination features an intimate cocktail space that can hold up to 30 people per each 90-minute seating. Trophy Room is the second destination created by the hospitality group following the great success of Wren & Wolf and will pay homage to its sister establishment by creating a new atmosphere that begs the question, “What if the animals won?” Trophy Room is a speakeasy-style concept hidden inside Pretty Decent Concept’s Wren & Wolf, a predator-meets-prey, hunting-inspired dining concept newly opened in the heart of Downtown Phoenix. We will not engage in any further divisive rhetoric or political opportunism that this incident has inspired,” the statement said.In the age when our phones eat first when dining, a new concept hidden inside of Wren & Wolf, Trophy Room, aims to disrupt the screen-driven social norm by providing a unique unplugged cocktail experience where phones and cameras are not allowed inside. Stahl Hamilton was accused in an ethics complaint of showing a lack of respect for other lawmakers and possibly causing offense to Christians who regard the Bible as a sacred text.Įfforts to reach Stahl Hamilton on Saturday for comment on the committee’s conclusions wasn’t immediately successful.ĭemocratic leaders in the Arizona House told 12 News (KPNX-TV) in a statement that they accept Stahl Hamilton’s apologies. “I acknowledge that a conversation about the separation of church and state should have began with a conversation, and for that, I apologize,” she said at the time.
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In late April, after footage of Stahl Hamilton hiding the Bibles aired on a TV news report, she acknowledged doing so, saying she didn’t intend to offend anyone and that her actions were a playful commentary. A camera was installed to try to find the person responsible. The committee’s report said Bibles in the lounge were hidden on three occasions in March and April and that video footage showed Stahl Hamilton hiding the books in one instance.

But the station said expulsion was unlikely because it would require a two-thirds majority vote of the House, and Republicans hold a narrow one-vote majority over Democrats in the chamber. The Phoenix radio station KJZZ reported that possible punishments range from a censure to expulsion.
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The full House will decide whether to discipline Stahl Hamilton. The committee’s report said Stahl Hamilton, an ordained Presbyterian minister, said she was sorry for those who were offended by her actions but never explicitly apologized for them. On Friday, the committee ruled the apology she made for doing so wasn’t complete. In an earlier instance that wasn’t captured on video, a Bible was found in a nearby refrigerator. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, of Tucson, was caught on video hiding the Bibles under furniture cushions. PHOENIX (AP) - An ethics committee in the Arizona House has concluded that a Democratic lawmaker engaged in disorderly behavior by hiding Bibles in a lounge for legislators as a comment about the separation of church and state and the weaponization of religion in politics.
