Kinda odd...the name still exists and goes somewhere, but it's not the cafe. A month of so back they had a user threatening to sue them over something to do with images, and it went down for a couple of days with an explanation on the banner page about what was going on. This time nothing.
Looks like they just updated the domain name contract till next year. I suspect they are probably switching servers and the DNS hasn't caught up yet. I bet they'll be back in a day or two.
If this is the stance that the new owners are taking over this situation, then I will never visit the site ever again. I lurked more than anything, and look for information and advice (was just looking for sample shots for a certain lens). right now, it looks like the site doesn't exist, as if it was deleted. I missed all the "drama" I guess.
No hard feelings towards you Mr. Neal. the site owner is destroying the reputation of the site himself. What a shame
As suspected, they forgot to pay their bills. Let the domain name expire. It's now fixed, but it takes a while for the DNS info to propagate completely.