Arlo's Ballroom has turned out to be exactly what owners Ryan Supek and Sara Van Buskirk intended: "a dance dive in an old grandma's house," as Supek told the Houston Press last November, a few weeks before it opened. Situated in a large, repurposed East End dwelling that had been both a crack house and juke joint (two, actually) over the years, Arlo's is as neighborly a nightclub as you're likely to find. Holding just under 100 people, Arlo's offers inexpensive drinks, swanky interiors (disco ball and chandeliers), knowledgeable DJs and an unpretentious vibe that's made it an instant hit with Houston's post-college bohemians.
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