The swanky Metropolitan Club in Covington cited long-term post-pandemic challenges as part of the reason for its sudden closure.

The Metropolitan Club, a longtime business and social club in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, has announced it has permanently closed after 35 years.

A swanky social club in Toronto is about to get an entirely new lease on life as it transforms into an epic four-storey restaurant.

This new private social club is meant to be a retreat to "celebrate the American spirit, enjoy great food and good camaraderie.”

Briercliffe Social Club Friends took to Facebook to announce the decision to cease trading at the end of last month. They said: “thank you to everyone who has supported the club over the years. “Current members will be contacted in the coming weeks to be informed of the arrangements for disposal of assets.”

Manchester's zoning board has approved variances for a proposal to redevelop the Chandler House, a 19th-century mansion formerly owned by the Diocese of Manchester, as a social club -- but