Overview
- A sign posted Monday announced a permanent shutdown at the Mount Vernon brewpub after roughly three decades in business.
- Staff say a same-day message from owner Volker Stewart said the restaurant had run out of money and told them not to come in.
- Former employees report they are owed about two weeks of pay and have filed for unemployment, launched GoFundMe drives, and consulted lawyers.
- State records show the Comptroller of Maryland filed an $85,500 lien against the business in December.
- Workers say the owner indicated he would speak to an attorney and that a bankruptcy notice could arrive in the coming months, and reporters have been unable to reach him.