Clubland

Richmond Strip entertainment mogul and City Streets owner Jeff Meineke has been keeping plenty busy. He recently presided over the massive image overhaul of Blue Planet, turning it into Powerplant, a high-end Outer Loop partier's Taj Mahal -- and one that he's dubbed the "radio-active dance factory," no less. Next up for the Meineke man: transforming the hard-luck, grain-warehouse-style structure formerly known as Peter's Wildlife into the 6400 Sports Cafe, which is scheduled to open sometime in April.

Meineke initiated the Blue Planet makeover for a number of reasons, foremost being that he wanted to appeal to a more sophisticated crowd. Still, it looks as if his Powerplant will face stiff competition in the form of Groove, another new dance-oriented monstrosity looming just a short drive north off Westheimer. Opening Friday, Groove is touted as a funky, psychedelic "nightclub concept," complete with go-go dancers, lip-synch artists and celebrity impersonators. Oh, and there's music, too. (