By Jason Genegabus

The Vertical Junkies’ Blaine Tomita, center, partying with some of his crew’s regular customers (courtesy photo).

After years of throwing parties at different venues around town, the Vertical Junkies are making the leap from party promotion to venue management.

I started to get the e-mails and text messages last week - Venus Lounge was open for business once again, but this time it was Russ Inouye and his boys running things on Kona Street.

Instead of heading to Brew Moon, the Hard Rock Waikiki, Senor Frog’s or, most recently, the O Lounge and The Shack Waikiki, their core following of surf-and-skate scenesters will head for Ala Moana and the bar now known as the V Lounge.

When I rolled through post-2 a.m. style last Wednesday, it was obvious some work had been done on the room. There’s a lot more wood used throughout, along with new furnishings and a repositioned DJ booth.

Don’t worry, the dart machines are still there. And I’m told the kitchen will be open for those with late-night muchies, just as it was before this most recent management change.

If you’re looking for something to do tonight, the V Lounge is holding another grand opening party that should start around 10 p.m.

While you’re there, take a look at the changes to Venus Nightclub - I’m told that space now goes by the name Seven, with (you guessed it) seven different service bars managed by seven different entities. If you’re familiar with the local bar scene, think Blackjack-style… just without the hostess bar aspect.

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