ELYRIA — The operators of Mardi Gras Lounge are seeking their own liquor license, a move that would separate the establishment from the permit held by Dean Costa, the owner of Uncle Vic’s Nightclub.

Mardi Gras Lounge’s current liquor permit is linked with two other downtown Elyria bars — Uncle Vic’s and Benchwarmers Sports Bar.

Costa’s permit, which currently covers the operations of Uncle Vic’s, Mardi Gras and Benchwarmers Sports Bar, will be the subject of a public hearing 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Elyria City Hall.

The hearing has been called because City Council contends Costa should not be allowed to renew the permit because of the problems the bar causes. During the hearing, the city and Costa will be able to present evidence and testimony arguing why the state agency should or should not renew the permit for the coming year.

Costa did not return a call for comment Wednesday.

According to the Department of Liquor Control, the request for a new permit just for Mardi Gras was received Sept. 6. Shane Loudy, who has operated Mardi Gras as a separate facility from Uncle Vic’s and Benchwarmers since February, previously has said he will do whatever is necessary to work with police and separate the bar from other problems in the downtown area.

“I don’t want to operate a business where the police need to come,” he said previously.

Loudy declined to comment Wednesday.

Law Director Terry “Pete” Shilling said he knows the bar has been under management by someone other than Costa for several months.

“I think this is a case where they want to purchase a license for themselves,” he said.

The pending permit request will not affect the upcoming hearing for Costa’s permit. Shilling said the issues at this time are separate.

Mardi Gras has had a hard time disassociating itself from the same crime and violence the city has said is common at Uncle Vic’s.

Shortly after Loudy took over, police say a February stabbing occurred at the bar and a number of other incidents have been linked by police to the bar, including one that happened just within the past few days.

An Elyria woman had to be flown to a Cleveland hospital after she was stabbed in an apartment on the upper floors of the building housing the bar, according to a police report. She told police she initially got into an altercation with another woman inside Mardi Gras and, after she left, she said she was attacked again by the same woman on the fourth floor of the building.

Police Chief Duane Whitely said the city learned of the request for the new license recently and his office will compile a report of the activity inside the bar so Council can make a decision about whether it should object to Loudy receiving the new license.

“It’s my opinion we should object to that liquor permit request,” he said. “It is not my call, but is up to City Council. But I can say we have had a number of issues and complaints about Mardi Gras.”

Contact Lisa Roberson at 329-7121 or lroberson@chroniclet.com.

CLEVELAND — The battle for second place in the Central Division remained at a standstill Tuesday at Progressive Field.

Travis Hafner, right, is congratulated by third base coach Steve Smith after hitting a two run home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd during the first inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader yesterday. (AP photo.)

With only runner-up status to play for the rest of the regular season, the Indians and White Sox broke even in a day-night doubleheader, Cleveland snapping a five-game home losing skid with a 4-3 win in the opener before falling 5-4 in the second game.

“One long day down and we’re in the same spot,” said Cleveland manager Manny Acta, whose team maintained a 11⁄2-game lead over the third-place Sox in the standings.

The Indians used a trio of home runs — Travis Hafner, Asdrubal Cabrera and Kosuke Fukudome — to power their way to a win in Game 1.

Hafner hit a two-run homer in the opening inning, while Cabrera went deep in the fourth. Fukudome’s solo shot in the fifth wound up being the game-winning hit.

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All of the long balls came off Chicago starter Gavin Floyd, who entered the day 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA in four starts against Cleveland this year.

“He’s had a lot of success against us, but any time you can score first, it gives you a good chance to win,” Hafner said. “I think we just got good pitches to hit and hit some out of the park.”

The power display backed a winning effort from Indians starter Fausto Carmona, who allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings. It was the right-hander’s first win at home since April 28 and his first overall since Aug. 17.

“Fausto did a nice job of battling the whole time,” Acta said. “He had a lot of traffic on the bases, but you have to give him credit, he didn’t crumble in any of those situations.”

Carmona, who began the year as the Indians’ ace, will likely get at least one more start before the season is over, but his body of work is all but complete. He is 7-15 with a 5.23 ERA in 31 starts.

“He’s been up and down, very much so,” Acta said. “Ever since he’s gotten back (from the disabled list), he’s been decent, but overall, he’s been up and down. We hope we don’t have to deal with the inconsistencies next year.”

The Indians led early in the night cap, scoring the first four runs of the game in the fourth inning. But they couldn’t hold the advantage, with Chicago scoring five unanswered runs — two in a game-changing sixth.

A bad feed from shortstop Jason Donald to second baseman Luis Valbuena on a failed double-play attempt proved pivotal in the sixth, with the following batter, Alejandro De Aza dropping a double in front of a sliding Shelley Duncan in left off reliever Rafael Perez to pull Chicago within a run.

The Sox scored twice in the seventh off Zach Putnam to forge ahead for good.

“We lost the game in the sixth inning,” Acta said. “We had to turn that double play.”

Donald made amends, offensively, accounting for four of Cleveland’s nine hits in the nightcap. Donald is batting .310 with a homer and six RBIs in 33 games since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus.

“He’s been really good since he’s come up,” Acta said. “He’s really given us a lift. He’s done a very nice job, offensively.”

Zach McAllister was recalled from Columbus on Monday to make his third spot start of the season for the Indians. It was much better than his first two, with the right-hander allowing two runs on six hits, while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings.

McAllister shut out Chicago on three hits over the first four innings.

“I thought I just executed pitches better,” McAllister said. “That was the biggest thing for me, executing and getting ahead in the count. That’s something I did in Triple-A. It was nice to be doing that on this level.”

Contact Chris Assenheimer at 329-7136 or cassenheimer@chroniclet.com. Like him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.

CLEVELAND — The battle for second place in the Central Division remained at a standstill Tuesday at Progressive Field.

With only runner-up status to play for the rest of the regular season, the Indians and White Sox broke even in a day-night doubleheader, Cleveland snapping a five-game home losing skid with a 4-3 win in the opener before falling 5-4 in the second game.

“One long day down and we’re in the same spot,” said Cleveland manager Manny Acta, whose team maintained a 1 1/2-game lead over the third-place Sox in the standings.

The Indians used a trio of home runs — Travis Hafner, Asdrubal Cabrera and Kosuke Fukudome — to power their way to a win in Game 1.

Hafner hit a two-run homer in the opening inning, while Cabrera went deep in the fourth. Fukudome’s solo shot in the fifth wound up being the game-winning hit.

All of the long balls came off Chicago starter Gavin Floyd, who entered the day 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA in four starts against Cleveland this year.

“He’s had a lot of success against us, but any time you can score first, it gives you a good chance to win,” Hafner said. “I think we just got good pitches to hit and hit some our of the park.”

The power display backed a winning effort from Indians starter Fausto Carmona, who allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings. It was the right-hander’s first win at home since April 28 and his first overall since Aug. 17.

“Fausto did a nice job of battling the whole time,” Acta said. “He had a lot of traffic on the bases, but you have to give him credit, he didn’t crumble in any of those situations.”

Carmona, who began the year as the Indians’ ace, will likely get at least one more start before the season is over, but his body of work is all but complete. He is 7-15 with a 5.23 ERA in 31 starts.

“He’s been up and down, very much so,” Acta said. “Ever since he’s gotten back (from the disabled list), he’s been decent, but overall, he’s been up and down. We hope we don’t have to deal with the inconsistencies next year.”

The Indians led early in the night cap, scoring the first four runs of the game in the fourth inning. But they couldn’t hold the advantage, with Chicago scoring five unanswered runs — two in a game-changing sixth.

A bad feed from shortstop Jason Donald to second baseman Luis Valbuena on a failed double-play attempt proved pivotal in the sixth, with the following batter, Alejandro De Aza dropping a double in front of a sliding Shelley Duncan in left off reliever Rafael Perez to pull Chicago within a run.

The Sox scored twice in the seventh off Zach Putnam to forge ahead for good.

“We lost the game in the sixth inning,” Acta said. “We had to turn that double play.”

Donald made amends, offensively, accounting for four of Cleveland’s nine hits in the nightcap. Donald is batting .310 with a homer and six RBIs in 33 games since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus.

“He’s been really good since he’s come up,” Acta said. “He’s really given us a lift. He’s done a very nice job, offensively.”

Zach McAllister was recalled from Columbus on Monday to make his third spot start of the season for the Indians. It was much better than his first two, with the right-hander allowing two runs on six hits, while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings.

McAllister shut out Chicago on three hits over the first four innings.

“I thought I just executed pitches better,” McAllister said. “That was the biggest thing for me, executing and getting ahead in the count. That’s something I did in Triple-A. It was nice to be doing that on this level.”

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The Indians split a day-night doubleheader with the White Sox at Progressive Field on Tuesday, winning the opener 4-3 before falling 5-4 in the second game.

Travis Hafner, Asdrubal Cabrera and Kosuke Fukudome hit home runs to score all the runs in the first game.

The Indians led 4-0 after four innings in the nightcap, with the Sox scoring five unanswered to win.