A couple weeks ago we linked to a post on popular Clarendon bar Galaxy Hut’s MySpace blog announcing that owner Lary Hoffman had decided to stop accepting credit cards. The announcement sparked a number of agitated and sarcastic comments accusing Hoffman of passing on unnecessary extra costs, like ATM fees, to his customers. Thanks to the negative reaction, over the weekend Hoffman emailed us and posted a comment on the same thread saying he’d changed his mind.

“Galaxy Hut is not going cash-only,” Hoffman wrote in an email. “I decided against it due to negative feedback and friendly words of caution. I didn’t realize people were going to feel so strongly about trying to streamline my business expenses, but I don’t want to piss people off so yes, we continue to accept credit cards.”

Good news for die-hard fans of what is arguably Arlington’s best watering hole. In other news posted to the Hut’s MySpace page over the weekend, Hoffman has announced that regular Karaoke nights will return to the bar this summer. Karaoke will happen the first Sunday of each month at 8 p.m., beginning in July.

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