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It’s the end of an era. Again.

Once again iconic local live music venue the Republik Nightclub will be shutting its doors.

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The club, which has a rich, storied 20-year history in the city — at a trio of different locations, including its current 17th Avenue home — will take its final bow at the end of the month.

“Another sad day,” says owner Victor Choy of the latest closure announcement.

It is, he admits, one that has been coming for some time now, one that he hoped he and operating partner Dan Northfield wouldn’t have to make.

“It was a tough decision for us to make but we felt it was the right decision,” Northfield says.

The reason is, of course, a financial one, with the club not making what it once did. But ultimately, according to both, it boils down to the size of the room. For while the live music scene in the city may be thriving, the venue’s 500-person capacity makes it a difficult place to fill consistently even three nights a week.