That was not, however, Woody's first appearance in the city's newspaper archives. An urban survivor, it endured through the AIDS crisis, the decline and resurgence of the inner city, and a period of rampant violence against LGBTQ people that forced 11 neighborhood bars to get together in the '90s and organize a Center City Nite Watch. More recently, Woody's and 10 other gay bars were required by the city to participate in bias training, in response to reports of racial tension and discrimination.