It’s seems the University’s famous TigerLand district had lost one of its many landmarks during the last several weeks.Tiger Bar, one of the neighborhood’s oldest establishments, closed its doors to the public earlier this month, causing concern that the watering hole had gone out of business for good.However, if everything goes as University alumnus Van English hopes it will, the bar will return to the Tiger Land night life by early August.”Tiger Bar’s been around forever,” English said. “We’re hoping to revamp it and change the energy of the place up.”English is the new co-owner and proprietor of the bar, which will be known as “The Box” upon reopening.”I’ve been working in bars since I was 18, and I was a finance major at LSU,” English said. “This opportunity kind of fell into my hands through a bunch of crazy circumstances, and I’m really excited about the future.”University students will perhaps remember Tiger Bar most prominently for its LSU sports theme, as the name indicates. English said while the bar is undergoing renovations, he and his partner, the bar’s former owner, “Tiger Todd,” plan to keep the general theme intact. “I’ll be interested to see what it’ll look like,” said Mike Modica, biology senior. “It’s probably not gonna make me go there any more often.”English said the overall plan is to update the bar’s 21-year-old image.”It’s been a mutual effort on our part because the bar’s been around for so long, but it needs a facelift,” English said. “We’re adding a patio to the front, we’ve built a new bar inside and we’re going to be adding new TVs … It’s a new look you’ll be able to see from the road.”English hopes to be finished by early August, but the timeline could vary, as he is doing most of the renovations himself.”It’s costing a lot of time and a lot of effort,” he said. “We’re trying to make a classy place with a new look … I don’t want to give away too much because there’s going to be a few surprises.”The thought of a refurbished establishment in Tiger Land is exciting to many bar-going students.”That’s great. I don’t go out much … because honestly [Tiger Land] is dirty, and I know a lot of my friends feel the same,” said Sophia Malone, undecided sophomore. “One of them being remodeled could make it the new place to go.”The Box hasn’t decided on an age limit, or an opening date, as of yet.”We’re really pushing for the first half of August, and then we can schedule grand opening celebrations for the week or so before the school year starts,” English said.—–Contact David Helman at [email protected]