An attorney for Lure Nightclub said he has canceled this afternoon's court hearing on the club's lawsuit and restraining order against the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis.

Club management met with city officials this morning and began discussing solutions to the issues between the city and the club, said attorney and former mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr.

Lure is at the center of the controversy about late-night downtown violence. The Partnership has been working to get enough signatures to persuade the city to revoke Lure's liquor license.

Last week, Lure won a temporary restraining order that stopped the Partnership from petitioning. But yesterday, Partnership attorneys argued in court that Lure had not given adequate notice before filing the order. St. Louis Circuit Judge Mark Neill set aside the restraining order and set a new hearing for 2 p.m. today. Bosley said Lure would likely re-file at that point.

But Bosley said just now that Lure leaders, instead, met earlier today with a St. Louis Police captain, the city liquor commissioner, and the director of public safety. The two sides hashed out some differences, he said.

"In the spirit of cooperation, we believed it was better to cancel the hearing today," Bosley said.

He was not yet willing to share specifics.

But he acknowledged that the negotiations are ongoing, and Lure's August 27 liquor license hearing has not yet been cancelled.