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7/31/2011 1:11:24 PM

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"Decades-old Raleigh music venue to be torn down A longtime local music venue in Raleigh will be torn down on Monday to make room for a proposed mixed-use development on the western end of Hillsborough Street, city officials said Sunday. The Brewery, at 3009 Hillsborough St., had already closed its doors Sunday, after more than 28 years in business. No one could be reached for comment there. According to The Brewery's website, acts have been booked into November. It wasn't clear whether those shows would be canceled or relocated. The neighboring Katmandu bar and Time Out restaurant will also be torn down in the coming weeks, city officials said. The demolition is part of an ongoing revitalization effort on Hillsborough Street, which neighbors North Carolina State University's campus. Roundabouts were built last spring to make the busy thoroughfare more pedestrian-friendly and now city leaders are paving the way for plans to bring in a new retail venue with a flagship Kerr Drugs store. Those proposals, which would require zoning changes, are in the hands of the city's planning commission, Mayor Charles Meeker said. He said he expects that they'll go before city council in early September. "I haven't been to The Brewery in years, so to me, it's a good change," Meeker said, "We hoped there would be a good deal of redevelopment on Hillsborough Street after the recent pedestrian project was put in with the roundabouts. Now we're starting to see that." Across the street, managers of the East Village Grill are giving the restaurant a facelift before students return for North Carolina State University's fall semester. They said they're excited for the changes on Hillsborough Street. "From a professional side, you always like to see things have a fresh face. It's good and it's good for business," said Eric Tannery, project manager for renovations at the East Village Grill."

http://www.wral.com/business/story/9934770/

7/31/2011 11:57:42 PM

I have a hard time imagining Meeker ever inside The Brewery lol.

8/1/2011 8:17:02 AM

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"Katmandu bar and Time Out"

good, tear that shit down

8/1/2011 11:58:33 AM

^^

i have a hard time imagining my parents making sweet love, but here i am

8/1/2011 12:00:07 PM

^^^ why?

you do realize it used to be a great venue before somebody else bought it and turned it into a metalcore venue, right?

8/1/2011 1:05:10 PM

Because Meeker looks like the sort of dude to hang out at a chess convention.

8/1/2011 1:14:23 PM

ha

he hangs out at multiple bars and attends shows at various places

8/1/2011 2:22:25 PM

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/food/el-rodeo-on-hillsborough-street-to-become-chile-bomba

8/1/2011 5:09:46 PM

pardon me while i build a wormhole for chit chat folks who don't come in here for the mother of all hillsborough threads

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8/1/2011 7:32:47 PM

Anyone know if they are having the street festival again this year (I think it was late September)?

8/2/2011 9:16:03 PM

Brewery is gone baby gone. Kathmandu, PB's, Capitol Comics still standing. Time Out still open for business...

8/2/2011 10:04:18 PM

Signage for Chipotle is up. They actually recessed the store front to give it a small outdoor area similar to Porter's.

8/9/2011 11:38:24 AM

^thats awesome. I think I remember reading that they hope to open in September, but I am guessing October.

I think restaurant owners and city government/citizens are finally starting to respect the overall benefits to outdoor (and even rooftop) seating. The more the better.

8/9/2011 12:12:09 PM

^ Something tells me the smoking ban has gone a long way in helping with that

8/9/2011 1:21:00 PM

I think it's more about girls slutting it up on the weekend and then wanting to have brunch outside with 2 or 3 friends and joke about which one of them is more of a Samantha.

8/9/2011 2:08:56 PM

It probably helps that the street got the facelift.

8/9/2011 2:15:03 PM

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"Something tells me the smoking ban has gone a long way in helping with that "

I think this has something to do with it, but Quodoba could probably give a shit about smokers, and most restaurants, shops, etc. probably feel the same way. As for more traditional bar/late night spots, this probably has something to do with it.

8/9/2011 2:18:15 PM

Speaking of the rooftops, I had heard last year that Porter's was going to open a rooftop patio area. Wonder if that got completely nixed, or just put on hold?

8/9/2011 5:24:52 PM

i'm hoping for more chain restaurants and other establishments to open up on hillsborough... chipotle is a good start... and it has always needed a Kerr Drug!!

8/9/2011 6:20:17 PM

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"i'm hoping for more chain restaurants and other establishments to open up on hillsborough"

I too strive for mediocrity in my day-to-day.

8/9/2011 8:56:56 PM

^missing the sarcasm?

8/9/2011 9:34:36 PM

The clue was the second exclamation mark

8/9/2011 10:06:27 PM

Chipotle is going to do really well on Hillsborough St. yeah, it's a chain, but it will have better food than 99% of the other restaurants on that strip.

8/9/2011 10:35:06 PM

Translation: "I like Chipotle."

8/9/2011 10:59:17 PM

second translation: "nearly every place that serves food on Hillsborough Street sucks"

8/10/2011 1:41:19 AM

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"Speaking of the rooftops, I had heard last year that Porter's was going to open a rooftop patio area. Wonder if that got completely nixed, or just put on hold? "

I had heard this as well.

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"Urban Food Group is also looking to make changes to its other Hillsborough Street restaurant, Porter's. The menu will soon be updated, and plans have been filed with the city for a rooftop dining area that will seat at least 50 people. Depending on how long it takes to work out the details, both projects could be done by the fall. That's about the time the construction project that has turned Hillsborough Street into a mess is supposed to be done. "

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/02/09/328672/changes-coming-to-food-scene.html?storylink=mirelated#ixzz1Ud4tBJZa

Hmm, well that was written in February of 2010. I guess that means it got canned?

8/10/2011 8:41:13 AM

Drove by the future Chipotle this morning on the way home from the airport. It looks really good. Is there another option for convenience store goods in that area now that the Bazaar is gone? The funky store next to Gumby's with all of the lights might be the closest option now, or the Belltower mart (which may not be long for this world).

8/11/2011 12:51:15 PM

Even after losing this one, Hillsborough Street is not hurting for convenience stores, the two you mention plus the on-campus c-store at the Atrium which is basically on Hillsborough Street are probably the closest.

In addition to those three, we also have the Wolf Mart across from Dan Allen and the College Beverage next to East Village.

Hillsborough has plenty of convenience stores.

8/11/2011 2:12:04 PM

^ Plus the new Kerr Drug

8/11/2011 2:13:44 PM

Looks like they are currently pouring the sixth floor of the main apartment building.

8/17/2011 1:11:59 PM

Two Guys looks like the interior is getting a massive overhaul right now.

8/17/2011 6:43:57 PM

Anybody know what happened to Hannah's?

Aside from the fact that they closed and the space is for lease...

8/17/2011 8:56:50 PM

What is/was Hannah's?

8/18/2011 9:09:14 AM

Grilled Subs place right there next to Sir Speedy's and the entrance to the tattoo place, etc.

8/19/2011 12:10:17 AM

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"Two Guys looks like the interior is getting a massive overhaul right now."

hopefully more homey than the redecorating they did like 3-4 years ago... they sucked the nostalgia outta half the place

are they leaving the "wooden" area be?

8/19/2011 1:35:37 PM

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"Grilled Subs place right there next to Sir Speedy's and the entrance to the tattoo place, etc."

i.e. the former Top C Subs i.e. the former Charley's subs.

8/21/2011 9:48:40 PM

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"Anybody know what happened to Hannah's?"

i used to go quite a bit and there was rarely anyone there...that dude made some killer sauce, though

8/21/2011 9:56:12 PM

Chipotle is new on the block right next to the new mexican joint where el rodeo was. I expect they will do epic business there.

8/22/2011 10:17:26 PM

The other restaraunt is Chile Bomba and opens tomorrow.

http://www.technicianonline.com/features/chile-bomba-adds-new-southwest-flair-and-flavor-1.2611202

8/22/2011 11:55:38 PM

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" hopefully more homey than the redecorating they did like 3-4 years ago... they sucked the nostalgia outta half the place are they leaving the "wooden" area be?"

Not sure, the whole inside looks stripped bare from what I could see inside the door the other day.

8/23/2011 12:46:12 AM

The headshop Kitsch that replaced the comic book (the one between Amore's and FreshBerry) store sucks.

Kind of a downer.

8/23/2011 2:27:11 AM

Foundation's Edge is no longer there?

8/23/2011 7:12:44 AM

I'm going to go play some games at Starcade.

8/23/2011 7:20:10 AM

http://www.wral.com/business/story/10033064/

Goodnight, sweet Sadlacks/Schoolkids/Belltower/etc Prince.

8/23/2011 11:17:43 AM

does that mean the end of my beloved Maiden Lane??

8/23/2011 11:20:08 AM

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"Foundation's Edge is no longer there?"

Yeah, and Amazing Tales in Mission Valley. We're down three comic book stores in South West Raleigh, goddamn.

8/23/2011 11:22:18 AM

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"The new hotel will be on Hillsborough Street between Enterprise Street and Maiden Lane on a 1.3-acre site owned by the University Endowment Fund. The project will also encompass the Hillsborough Square parking lot next to David’s Dumplings and Players Retreat, as well as the former location of Darryl’s restaurant."

wat

isn't "David's Dumplings" the same thing as "the former location of Darryl's?"

basically, what is being torn down?

8/23/2011 11:23:23 AM

I didn't even know people still read comic books...

8/23/2011 11:23:37 AM

^^^For some reason I thought the land they're talking about was what's behind Sadlacks and down towards the roundabout, because it says it includes parking area for David's Dumpings, which is behind Player's Retreat.

8/23/2011 11:24:25 AM