HOUSTON – Casa Blanca Lounge has been a staple of downtown nightlife since 2017, but the general manager says ongoing construction on Main Street has put the business in crisis.

“Like a big house party”

General Manager Joshua Silva helped open Casa Blanca nearly a decade ago. He describes the space as a community hub where Houstonians came to dance, celebrate, and even meet their partners.

“I like to tell people it’s just a big house party. I’ve known so many people who have met their significant other here in the past and now have families and kids running around,” Silva said.

The lounge, one of the first on Main Street to showcase reggaetón and cumbia, built its reputation on music and energy. Silva says it even carried him through difficult moments in his own life.

“If cancer didn

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