After The Heights succumbed to the Great Citibank Fire of January 2014, we feared we would never see it again. We keened and wept, depressed at the prospect of 1020 being stuffed with freshmen forevermore. We made a list of the bleak alternatives to having The Heights in our lives…

But then, today, we started hearing rumors. A Facebook post here, a private event held Sunday night there, all indicated that, like a phoenix, The Heights had been reborn from its ashes more splendid than ever. It seemed like happy hours were upon us once again.

However, when we called The Heights we just got a recorded phone message saying it had burnt down. And Spec says it will only be open by invitation on Friday.

Yet there’s a sign out front saying it’s open, serving drinks but not food. As far as we’re concerned, The Heights is back!

Lest We Forget

Also, The Heights’ website says that “The Heights was founded in 1996 from the ashes of Nacho Mama’s Burritos which met its demise earlier the same year.” Is the location inherently fire-prone, or could the Heights be locked in an eternal cycle of rebirth and flame?