After 35 years, Star Community Bar closes Dec. 31 in Atlanta's Little Five Points as Red Light Café takes over the space

Rough Draft Atlanta reports Star Community Bar will close Dec. 31 after 35 years in Little Five Points, with listening-room operator Red Light Café moving into the space in January 2027. The handoff keeps an anchor storefront active on a corridor that has cycled several legacy venues in recent years rather than going dark. For a fix-and-flipper: a backfilled entertainment corridor protects the foot traffic and street life that support intown commercial rents and nearby residential values around Little Five Points - a quiet comp-support factor for renovals on surrounding blocks.