Here's a roundup of restaurant and bar news around Gainesville.

The Brass Tap closes

The Brass Tap, a Gainesville bar known for its Trivia Nights and brews, has closed.

Owner Allen Hessell confirmed Tuesday afternoon the bar, located at 3833 Archer Road near Chipotle, is permanently closed. He would not say why.

"We're trying to keep it on the low," he said. "I was told not to talk to anyone."

The bar seemed to close abruptly, as posts on its Facebook page as recently as a week ago advertised for a College Night Wednesday, offering 50 percent off its drafts to local students.

It advertised Dec. 11 for its Tuesday and Thursday Trivia Nights.

A Gainesville Regional Utilities disconnection notice with the bar’s address on it was spotted lying on the ground in front of its front door Tuesday. The GRU notice said that due to a lack of payment, GRU would be shutting off the bar’s power if its utility bill was not paid by Dec. 18.

The Brass Tap opened in February 2013. The bar sold more than 60 craft beers on draft and cigars.

The Range

Tall Paul’s Brew House, a former brew pub that held Alligator Brewing, closed this past summer.

Since, Erik Zika, owner of White Buffalo, a bar located at 111 South Main St., has transformed Tall Paul’s into The Range, an appropriately-named White Buffalo spin-off event space.

“Yes, The Range name comes from ‘Home on the Range,' where the buffalo roam,” Zika joked in a Facebook message. "I thought it worked well."

Zika said that White Buffalo needed more space as it became more popular, so when the Tall Paul’s space opened up, it was convenient to add it on to White Buffalo because the spaces are connected.

The Range has a full stage, lighting and sound system, which Zika said can be used to host corporate events to weddings.

So far, The Range has hosted fraternity and sorority events, fundraisers, corporate events and bar crawls.

It’s been open since Oct. 4. The full concept should launch next year, Zika said, with new cocktail menus.

Dunkin'

Residents of east Gainesville could soon find themselves closer to a Dunkin'.

City planning documents show that Sergio Reyes, president of eda, a Gainesville-based civil engineering and planning firm, met with city planners on behalf of limited-liability company 2511 Howell last month and Dec. 10 to propose putting a Dunkin' at 104 Waldo Road, the former location of Soul Shack.

The meeting notes for the Waldo Road Dunkin' project describe a proposal to clear the property to make room for a Dunkin’ with a drive-thru.

There is no current timeline for the project but the meeting notes call for a rapid review from city planners.

The plans and project will still have to go through several steps to be approved.

Newk’s Eatery

Newk’s Eatery, 4041 Plaza Blvd., is scheduled to open in mid-January, said Mary Reichardt, Butler Enterprises’ corporate director of marketing.

She said Newk’s has been built for several months but a corporate-level issue put new openings on hold.

The sandwich, soup and, salad shop was created by the McAlister's Deli founder.