The Washington City Paper reported yesterday that D.C.'s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) hit Northeast's Club 24 with an immediate 14-day suspension. The club came under fire after a stabbing incident last Thursday, which followed a Wednesday night go-go show. An second stabbing is still under investigation.

Rend Smith and Kim Chi Ha wrote that the club was slapped with a 30-day suspension that began yesterday, "with 14 consecutive days served immediately and 16 days stayed for one year provided there are no further violations." The venue also has 90 days to pay a $6,000 fine, the reporters noted.

So how is Club 24 spending its two-week vacation? Cleaning up the club and changing its format.

Kavoos Rad, Club 24's owner, says that when the spot reopens, it will feature  “better artists” and new dress code standards. “It’s going to be upscale," he says. "We’re cleaning up the inside now, we’re using the 14 days to clean the inside of the club, we're painting. We’re touching up the interior as we speak. We’re changing the carpets, we’re redoing the bar...when we reopen you will see fresh paint, a fresh look, and we’ll be promoting to a new crowd."

“We’re going in a new total direction," Rad continues. “When we reopen, we’re only doing hip-hop, no go-go. I have nothing against go-go people, but it’s not for me."

Although Rad says the club is making the most of its 14-day closure, he’s mad at himself because he was planning on changing Club 24’s format before ABRA and the police intervened.  “The same day [as the incident], we were talking about shutting down the [go-go], but we didn’t want to give them same-day notice.”

The club's agreement with ABRA prohibits 24 from booking Polo and the Boyz, the act that played the night of the incident, affiliated act TCB, or "similar bands."

Rad says that he’s not sure what acts the club will start booking once it reopens, but he points to a couple of recent events, including a “Spanish hip-hop party we booked,” and an "Eritrean night" as indicative of the club's future direction.