After time away for tending to business, Volunteer Hoosier is back:
Seeking a Second Source
I, for one, am not prepared to accept the proposition put forward in today's Tribune that New Albany's downtown will "never again be the commercial center of Floyd County."
However, revitalization awaits and the renaissance sputters in fits and starts. It is time for local government to put down its marker. With elections looming in the county this year, and the city next, voters should know where each relevant official and candidate stands on the issue of restoring downtown.
Unfortunately, it’s all not good news. VH briefly charts the current status of three downtown businesses, with one (perhaps) closing, another moving and a third, the dormant Bistro New Albany, still waiting to open after an unexpected illness knocked its owner out of the box prior to the anticipated February inaugural.
But wait -- BNA’s fortunes may have taken a positive turn with news that a local restaurant professional (Sullivan culinary; Fourth Street Live managerial) is negotiating to buy into the restaurant, and plans to partner in a yet undiclosed way with original chef David Clancy. Word is they hope to open the doors in mid-April.
Admittedly, firm information is lacking, and yet NAC’s sources are credible, so our fingers are crossed.
Good point, Brandon.
ReplyDeleteIt's been said here many times before: Main Street Grind isn't/wasn't Heine Brothers. Not that it's a bad thing, just different, and yet there comes a time when the model must be grown or discarded, and it seems they might opt for the latter.
The Tribune writer mentioned Heine Brothers as a good candidate, but as of a year or so ago, they weren't interested (I asked).
If Gary or Mike are reading ...
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ReplyDeleteBooming success can be a mixed blessing, too. Be sure to see the e-mail petition being circulated to support La Rosita's application to serve its broad and growing customer-base in the same manner that Federal Hill and Ermin's do.
ReplyDeleteYum, the missus and I partook(?) from a smorgasbord of Mexicano autentico delights this noon, including a taco chorizo, a gordita pastor(wow!), a quesadilla Vera Cruz, and my first La Rosita tamale.
I need to persuade Israel to come up with a black bean chile to put the tamale in, to simulate what we Tennessee boys call a "Full House."
We could call it Tamale sin Parangon, or Frijoles Negros con Cuerpo. Or just Casa Completo. Or Morada Lleno.
Stop the Hagiography, i want to walk --
ReplyDeleteI was caught unaware by the Grind closing; I had mused to Roger over the years about my initial visit during the '94 blizzard, i imagined the patrons would be discussing Holderin and Wilde: they were bitching about snowplows.
Stepping aside from posterity's sigh, why is it good that Fourth Street Live assumes the reins of the Bistro in lieu of an untimely "illness," why the euphenism?
Shoptalk continues. . .