Hiney Gate’s Future Undecided

10 TV: There will be no decision Thursday regarding the fate of a popular pre-game party on Lane Avenue. A judge was expected to rule on an eviction case, which in turn could decide whether or not a party similar to Hineygate takes place before and after Ohio State football games. Instead, a continuance was ordered Thursday and a judge will hear the case later this month… Court proceedings will continue on Aug. 24.

For years Hineygate was held at the Holiday Inn on Lane Avenue, but The Ohio State University purchased the hotel and converted it into a dorm. There was interest in bringing the party back and moving it next door to the parking lot of the Thirsty "I" bar, a place formerly known as Wendell's. The bar sits on property owned by the university, and the university began the eviction process after claiming the establishment's owners were late on rent payments. In court filings, lawyers for the bar argued it is now current on its rent to the university…