Happening This Weekend - 1/27/2017
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Sneak Peek Into Today's Shopping Guide Roundup
/Sneak peek into today's Happening This Weekend email edition of A Little Beacon Blog! Style Storehouse has a ton of Spring inventory, and no place to store the leftover Winter stock, so she threw it in bins and put a sale on it! Prices start at $10. Let us know what you find. We already found some Hard Tail stretch pants that fit a pregnant lady.
Style Storehouse is an advertiser in our all-inclusive Shopping Guides, where you will find all shops in Beacon organized by category, like Kids, Women, Home, etc. Yes, really!
If You Must Dig Out, Dig Out In These Kamik Boots From Mountain Tops
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Told you it was going to snow again! If you subscribe to ALBB's Happening This Weekend email, you got your weekly roundup of things you need now last weekend, and these totally waterproof Kamik boots at Mountain Tops were in there. Wouldn't you rather dig out in these?
Mountain Tops is a sponsor in our Things To Do In Beacon Guides, specifically the Shopping Guide. Thank you for supporting businesses who support us!
All Sport Heats Up With Classes, New Compost Program and More! (Sponsored)
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If group classes and exercising in a community is your thing, then All Sport is for you, especially right now! The activity levels of All Sport's members vary, so All Sport has made available almost every kind of class you could want - from the upcoming Heart Chakra Yoga Class, to the popular Class Mashups which involve two different teachers and specialties, to the upcoming Small Group Training Trifecta Event with DJ Mace as a live DJ! Plus, don't miss the free Country Line Dancing class to prepare you for the upcoming six-week line dancing program. Then, escape to All Sport's relaxing sauna to warm your bones and/or calm your mind.
A Little Beacon Blog keeps a Guide of not-to-miss classes and events at All Sport, so check it out to stay on top of what's going on over there! All Sport's Event page lineup on Facebook is also a good place to check if you want to hook into posted events.
The Fuel Cafe and Composting at All Sport
The healthy food options at All Sport's Fuel Cafe have gone to a new level, and it's thanks in part to Beacon's own Chef Megan Lawrence (you know her from Nixie Sparrow days), who has brought creative soup, salad and other meal options to the snack counter at All Sport (see the Fuel Cafe's Instagram to be tempted). The most recent announcement has been the new Food Composting Program that Fuel Cafe is starting with Zero To Go, another Beacon-based organization.
All food scraps, cups and containers will be placed into a compost bin and taken to a facility where they will soon turn into soil for future crops. Full circle!
All Sport is a proud sponsor of Little Beacon Blog, and it is through support of businesses like theirs, this publication is able to promote news and events you want to know about. This article has been part of All Sport's Sponsor Spotlight campaign with A Little Beacon Blog.
City of Beacon Town Hall Meeting, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 9am
/The City of Beacon is hosting a Town Hall meeting this Wednesday, January 25, 2017 from 9 to 11am at the Memorial Building at 413 Main St. Everyone is invited, though space is limited. This is a chance to hear directly from select department heads and other officials about their intentions for different issues, and to voice your questions.
Agenda
The first part of the meeting will include speeches, followed by a Q&A session with Mayor Casale, along with the City Administrator Anthony Ruggiero and city department heads. You can get to know your local government officials by clicking here to the City of Beacon's new website, which includes an easy-to-access list of recent videos
- Community and Main Street Policing – Chief Douglas Solomon
- Dutchess County Stabilization Center – County Executive Marcus Molinaro
- Dutchess County Public Transit – Cynthia Ruiz
- Q&A session with Mayor Casale, City Administrator Ruggiero and City Department Heads
Women's March On Washington - Sister Marches in Poughkeepsie, New Jersey, NYC and Around the World
/Eddie the Lilac Lion modeling a special #pussyhatproject hat.
Photo Credit: Eddie the Lilac Lion
Because really, what's a political march without local Instagram celebrity Eddie the Lilac Lion donning an official #pussyhatproject knitted hat?! And you best get out the way when knitters have a project, and that project has a global hashtag (that even includes ducks and Barbies) and a website.
We don't usually comment on national events, unless they hit here at home. But this one does: Locally, many people in Beacon's community are preparing for the The Women's March on Washington. It's been months in the making, with people sorting out details all over the nation of where they are going to fly into and hotel rooms they are going to book in order to march the day after Inauguration Day. Surprisingly, a few replies on social media comments have asked "What march? Where are you going?" So - a blog post.
The Women's March On Washington
UPDATE 1/22/16: The official number of marches increased in the day after this post, to a total of 673 registered marches.
After hearing the now-current president's rhetoric that insulted and disrespected women, it became difficult for some to be comfortable with him as president. So a Women's March on Washington was organized. Despite policy he may or may not put into place, that may or may not help people, businesses, this country and the world, the human-to-human interaction became hard to accept.
One march was not enough to handle everyone. To date, 616 "Sister Marches" have been formed all over the world, with over 2 million people saying they are going.
UPDATE 1/22/16: The official number of marches increased in the day after this post, to a total of 673 registered marches.
And those are just marches registered through the Women's March on Washington website. The ones closest to Beacon are in Poughkeepsie at the Walkway Over the Hudson, in Wyckoff, NJ, and in NYC. No matter one's political leanings, it's impossible to ignore the historic, monumental number of women and men coming out to march in the name of women's rights and civil rights.
What's The March All About?
The New York Times wrote about the marches here. In short, from the Women's March on Washington's website, the point is summarized as this: "The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us — immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault — and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear."
Stated Mission:
"We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families — recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country."
Posters — There Will Be Posters!
And there were. Here are a few of them from all over the world:
Photo Credit: Kelly Kingman
Photo Credit: @RandomFerret
Photo Credit: Anna Bergin
Photo Credit: Amy Blair
Photo Credit: Melissa McGill
Photo Credit: @stephaniefishes
Photo Credit: @stephaniefishes
Photo Credit: Kelly Kingman
Photo Credit: @WMW_Arizona
Photo Credit: @WM_Global
Photo Credit: The Hill
Photo Credit: A repost from @ligro on @kellykingman's feed
Photo Credit: @skaufman4050
Photo Credit: Brian DiFeo
You can stream photos and videos of the march here. Periscope videos (aka Twitter Live) and Facebook Live will be the easiest, but this link may summarize a few coming across Twitter. As always - we'd love for you to share your experience with us. Tag us on Facebook or Instagram so we'll see your righteous creative contributions, and photos from the marches!
Happening This Weekend - 1/20/2017
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Mountain Bikers Make New Trails On Mt. Beacon By Way Of Fishkill Ridge and Points North Of Melzingah Reservoir
/Down at the base of Mount Beacon, the city's only bike shop, Peoples Bicycle, will remain open because Tim Schopen, a cycle shop enthusiast and mountain biker himself, bought it. But this trailblazer isn't stopping with keeping the lights on in a Main Street shop. He has buddied up with some mountain biker friends, forming an informal group in 2009 called Hudson Highlands Mountain Bikers (HHMTB). They've dedicated themselves to blazing new trails in the mountains above and around Beacon. Tom Cerchiara, of TEC Land Surveying PC, is a co-founder of HHMTB and has been up in the mountains plotting out trails. The group plans to carve out new mountain biking paths north of the Melzingah Reservoir and on the Fishkill Ridge, specifically from the Gordons Brook Notch up to the Red Casino Trail, between the fire tower and casino ruins.
Photo Credit: Tom Cerchiara
Despite the growing number of rough-terrain mountain bikers that routinely ride in this area, there exist only a few trails on which they can roll, making Beacon less of a draw for a challenging day on a bike. "Right now, the only way up to the top of Mount Beacon on a bike is the access road, which gets boring and is not very fun," says Cerchiara. "This trail will help support future trails on the Fishkill Ridge."
Photo Credit: Tom Cerchiara
Working with the approval and support of New York State Parks, HHMTB looked at the Master Planning Process for Hudson Highlands State Park and Fahnestock State Park, then collaborated with other groups who use the trails, including NY/NJ Trail Conference, horse clubs, hunting clubs, and others.
And then, recently, a trail on the mountain was vandalized. "This past fall, one of the bike trails we already have up there [at] YKTO ('You Know The One' aka the Melzingah Trail) was vandalized in a way that made it dangerous to riders," Cerchiara recalls. "This is a legal trail that was built many years ago and was included in the Master Plan for the Park in 2010. We contacted State Parks about this and they were very interested in stopping the vandalism and wanted to meet with us about new trails."
New and Old Trails
The first trail that HHMTB is working on will also serve to connect the existing trails on top of the mountain to the bike trails near Melzingah. The second trail will be on the north side of the access road. "This trail will be a singletrack trail that will provide the opportunity of a quick 45-minute to an hourlong ride," Cerchiara envisions. The HHMTB also intends for this trail to be an exit trail for rides that run onto the Fishkill Ridge, making it a long trail ride to connect any trails on the Fishkill Ridge to the trails on the south side of Mount Beacon.
Photo Credit: Tom Cerchiara
But that's not all. HHMTB intends to partially re-route existing trails as well. One of them is Broken Bomber, a trail that was based on some left over from the days of skiing on the mountain. It runs from the casino to the Pocket Road trailhead. Another planned re-routing is Dewindt’s Trail, which partially parallels the Casino trail (between the casino and fire tower) on an existing trail that is over 100 years old.
Photo Credit: Tom Cerchiara
Next Steps For Trail Making
The mountain bikers from HHMTB are out in the wild, hiking around, trying to find routes that will work. "Once we find suitable routes, we will be back in contact with the state Parks Department and they will perform an environmental review of the proposed routes. When/if they approve the routes we will begin construction of the trails," says Cerchiara. If all goes well, the approval process will take place during the first half of 2017, and construction in the fall of 2017.
What is involved in trail construction? "Lots of shovel work," admits Cerchiara with a deep breath. "We have to 'bench-cut' most of this trail in. Bench-cutting is when you build a trail cross-slope and literally cut a bench into the slope. Beacon has a lot of rock and is very steep, which means a lot of the trail will be bench-cut and there are a lot of rocks to move and work around."
If all goes well, the trails may be done by mid-2018. So get in shape now!
Photo Credit: Tom Cerchiara
Matteawan Gallery Brings In Artists For Interactive Installation Residency Programs
/Every January for the past four years, Matteawan Gallery owner Karlyn Benson has turned her gallery space over to an artist for a guest Winter Residency Program. According to Karlyn, "The goal of the Winter Residency is to give artists the space to create a new body of work or to continue working on an ongoing project in a new environment. The Residency focuses on work that has a social, performative, or participatory component."
To kick off 2017, Beacon-based Zachary Skinner presents his Geo-Co-Lab, a collaborative installation that explores whether art can spark effective social and ecological change. And he's not alone. As with past Residency projects at Matteawan Gallery, the public is invited to come in off the street, to collaborate and participate in making the art.
Photo Credit: Matteawan Gallery
Handmade chalkboards hang on the gallery walls, where people are invited to come in and write on them about a theme that explores the concept of whether art can spark effective social and ecological change. The result, as Skinner sees it, is a constantly multiplying collection of thoughts in a collective mind.
A tent structure (Wisdom Tent) is designed to be a contemplative and reflective space as well as a nomadic shelter.
Photo Credit: Matteawan Gallery
In addition to an artist talk at the end of the Residency, two free art workshops covering Acrylic Transfer and Handmade Egg Tempura Painting were built into the project. The trade for students was to give their finished work to Skinner, to be included in his exhibit.
Beacon resident Greg Slick contributes to the installation.
Photo Credit: Matteawan Gallery
Children participating in past installations.
Photo Credit: Zachary Skinner
Skinner works in the gallery most days of the week, with regular hours on Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 5 pm. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, January 22, with a talk by the artist at 3 pm. Past artist residencies in this program include Jean-Marc Superville Sovak’s I Draw & You Talk in 2016, Mollie McKinley’s Cabin Fever in 2015, and Angelika Rhinnhofer’s a priori in 2014.
About Matteawan Gallery
Matteawan Gallery opened in March 2013 at 464 Main Street in Beacon, NY, and moved to a larger space at 436 Main Street in September 2015. The gallery specializes in contemporary art by mid-career and emerging artists, often with a focus on process and materials.
Gallery Director Karlyn Benson has over 20 years of experience working in museums and galleries. For six years she worked in the Registrar Department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Previously, she was the gallery manager at Candace Perich Gallery, a contemporary photography gallery in Katonah, NY. Karlyn received an MA in Art History from the University of Texas, Austin and a BA in Art History from SUNY Purchase. She recently curated the exhibition Chemistry at Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY.
Happening This Weekend - 1/13/2017
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Peoples Bicycle's Lights Stay On Under New Ownership
/Back when a few businesses were closing in Beacon, chatter started about People's Bicycle also leaving town. People's Bicycle was originally opened by Jon Miles, who renovated the shop space. Prior to that, there was one other bike shop in Beacon, on the other side of Main Street. It closed a few years ago when the owner, Tom Cerchiara, decided to put all of his efforts into his then-growing land surveying business, TEC Land Surveying PC.
People's Bicycle became the only bike shop in Beacon, and was known for building cargo bikes like the ones you see Zero To Go riding around as they pick up food waste for compost. People's Bicycle conducted regular repairs and tune-ups, and sold Kona mountain bikes. Speaking of mountain bikes, there is quite a scene of sponsored mountain bike riders - gals and guys - in Beacon, in addition to regular riders who like to go up and down the mountain. Would the town be at a loss without a bike shop?
Tim Schopen thought so. In fact, he believed in the need for a bike shop so much that he purchased People's Bicycle from Jon, and has been preparing for his grand re-opening this weekend, Saturday, January 14. "I have worked in a few different bike shops with the dream to own my own sometime," says Tim. "Bike brands we will carry in the shop are Kona for now, with more to come. There are both mountain and road cyclists in this area, with hopefully more cyclists to come when the Rail Trail comes to town, or the Fjord Trail in a few years."
Trailblazers continue to make new bike paths to make it easier - or more challenging, but in a good way! - to ride around or above Beacon. Tom Cerchiara may now be hooked into his land surveying day job, but he's still on the bike, forging new trails, literally. He's clearing a trail from Gordons Brook Notch up to the Red Casino Trail, between the fire tower and casino ruins. A second, singletrack trail will run along the north side of the access road, and will give cyclists the opportunity to make a quick ride, about 45 minutes to an hour long. That route will also function as an exit trail for rides that run onto the Fishkill Ridge.
With Beacon's (so far) manageable snowfall and population of bike enthusiasts, there is sure to be a need for winter repairs and tune-ups. People should keep the new business in mind as they keep rolling on two wheels instead of four!
A Pop-Up Shop Is Back for Valentine's Day Weekend!
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A Pop-Up Shop is back at A Little Beacon Space! Our planning meeting is complete for the Valentine's Day Pop-Up Shop, happening the weekend before Valentine's Day, which is also February's Second Saturday. Some of your favorite makers in jewelry, flowers, yummy baked goods, and mayyyybe print, if the letterpress company signs on. Cute name for this pop-up shop to come, but makers include:
Kit Burke-Smith @kitburkesmithjewelry
Margaux Lange @margauxlangejewelry @redheadmidge
Dana Devine O'Malley @five_hens_baked_goods
Diana Cowdery, Diana Mae Flowers @dianamaeflowers
Martha P Humphreys Third Muse Metal Arts @mphumphreys
Renovated Beacon Hotel Restaurant Opens and Shines New Light From Main Street’s East End
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The staff has since changed at this establishment. Described here is who the restaurant launched with.
The wind whistled through the newly installed windows on the third floor of The Beacon Hotel last Wednesday afternoon under clouds threatening snow. Down on the first floor, newly hired staff buzzed busily around The Beacon Hotel Restaurant, hustling to get ready for their first dinner service, set to start Friday evening at 5 pm. It will be the first time the hotel has been renovated and open to the public in decades.
This massive project is another feather in the cap of Beacon development visionaries like the Sauers, the McAlpines, and so many others. Business owners in this city have a long tradition of renting once-shoddy storefronts and building them out: Beacon Bread Company (remodeled a dilapidated diner), Beacon Dental (outfitted offices in questionable neighborhood), Giannetta Salon & Spa, and so many more. They breathe fresh air into the city by transforming once-forgotten buildings and giving them new life for the people of the Hudson Valley - and a longer life for the history books.
The Hotel in 1877, when owned by Warren S. Dibble.
Photo Credit: The Beacon Historical Society
Most people around town know this hotel as the location of SRO (single-room occupancy) apartments on the East End of Main Street, contributing to a kind of "no-man's land" feeling of limited business activity in the area. That has gradually decreased as businesses and real estate pioneers have moved in and renovated buildings throughout Beacon.
Originally built in the 1870s, this hotel is no stranger to entrepreneurial visionaries. Warren S. Dibble bought the property in 1877, creating 75 rooms; amenities included a horse stable. Across the street he built a roller rink, which he turned into The Dibble Opera House, as illustrated in the book Historic Beacon. "Some of the most famous actors of the nineteenth century entertained Matteawan's elite and Mr. Dibble's hotel guests," according to Celebrating Our Centennial, Beacon at 100, the historical reference book published by the Beacon Historical Society. In fact, rumor has it that there is a secret passageway under Main Street connecting the hotel to the theater, so that actors could quickly get from one place to the other. The Beacon Theatre that stands today is currently being renovated into luxury apartments. The entertainment scene has changed considerably since the heyday of the theater and Mount Beacon's Incline Railway. (The railway carried 3.5 million people to the top of Mount Beacon during its years of operation, according to Celebrating Our Centennial.)
Local Entrepreneurs Bring Back The Beacon Hotel and Restaurant
Enter the new owners: Alla Kormilitsyna, a renovator of townhouses in New York City, and Greg and Evey Trautman, veteran renovators of restaurants around the corner from their previous home in Prospect Heights in Brooklyn (Olmsted and Plan B). They, with another partner, purchased the hotel from the estate of Ritchie Rogers after he passed in 2014. For Greg and Evey, who have since moved to Beacon, having a comfortable restaurant around the corner is important: "We loved having a local restaurant near where we lived and contributing to the community." After moving to Beacon, they got the itch to dive into restaurant renovation again. "We loved the history of Beacon and the fact that the hotel was the oldest running hotel in Beacon, dating back to the Dibble House. With Alla's construction knowledge and get-it-done spirit, we knew we [would be] able to reinvent the space to bring back its glory."
CO-OWNER EVEY TRAUTMAN SITS IN THE NEWLY LIT BOOTH OF THE BEACON HOTEL RESTAURANT, ONE OF MANY PROJECTS HEADED FOR A SWIFT FINISH DAYS BEFORE THE RESTAURANT'S GRAND OPENING.
PHOTO CREDITS: KATIE HELLMUTH MARTIN
The Food - Get To The Food Part!
The kitchen team at The Beacon Hotel Restaurant, preparing for the weekend's opening.
Photo Credit: Katie Hellmuth Martin
Right - so, as you know, eating in Beacon is getting more delicious by the month. (We track it here in ALBB's Restaurant Guide). Those who were missing the creative culinary creations of Matt Hutchins, former co-owner and original executive chef of The Hop, can order from his carefully crafted menu once again. His dishes delighted critics from the neighborhood to The New York Times, while his commitment to feeding the cravings of community strengthened his relationship with the people of Beacon: "I love to play with food, but more importantly I love how it can bring people together," he says.
Executive Chef Matt Hutchins is back in the kitchen in Beacon, creating dishes you'll remember forever.
Photo Credit: Evey Trautman
Matt studied in Berkeley, CA, "where 'California-Mediterranean' is a thing," he says, and attended the Culinary Institute of America. He calls his culinary style partially “Hudson Valley-Mediterranean.” Having grown up in North Florida, Matt says those roots deeply influence him as well. In Florida, he says, "many cultures come into play, from Mexican to Caribbean, Deep South to Cajun. I have been passionate about locality in food sourcing, and nose-to-tail cooking, for I strive to utilize every part of an animal I can to honor that animal’s life (and death)."
From the menu, you can expect to see dishes that will change with the seasons. This season, look for Pork Belly and Scallops, Beet Tartare, and Cuttlefish and Clams. For your main dish, look for the Grilled Duck Breast, Beef Tenderloin, Chestnut Lasagne, among others. And save room, of course, for the Peanut Butter Pie and New York Apple Beignets.
The Decor - What Will It Look Like?
Beautiful. Industrial. Like you'll want to settle in and stay all night. The team was inspired by Beacon's history and mandated that the atmosphere reflect it. They tapped local architect Aryeh Siegel, well-known for creating the uplifting look of Main Street Beacon through his work on several buildings including The Roundhouse, the Beacon Lofts, pieces of the galleries in Dia: Beacon, and other residential and business projects.
As for the interior direction, the team approached Clodagh Design, a design firm based in New York City, yet calls Beacon home. "When owners Alla and Greg selected our studio to capture the spirit of Beacon in their Beacon Hotel Bar and Restaurant, we jumped on the opportunity with huge enthusiasm," Clodagh says. "My love affair with Beacon started over 14 years ago after purchasing property in Beacon in 2003 with my husband Daniel Aubry, Beacon artist and realtor. The wonderfully tight community and necklace of fabulous restaurants and music venues makes it a great place for a quiet night dining or out on the town, with each establishment offering different experiences."
In keeping with the instinct to tie the look to Beacon's past and manufacturing history, Clodagh designed using a reclaimed and industrial theme. The tables were crafted by After the Barn, using joists found in the original hotel, and several decorative objects were sourced from the Beacon Flea and local antiques shops. Effort was made to join the space in the front - the storefront windows are bi-fold and will be open in the spring and summer months - with the garage door in the back of the restaurant, to encourage a breeze all the way through the restaurant. Add to that a double fireplace between the back patio and inside party room, to supply cozy ambiance inside and out.
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF THE RESTAURANT AS EVERYONE PREPARED DAYS BEFORE THE OPENING.
PHOTO CREDITS: ALL BY KATIE HELLMUTH MARTIN, EXCEPT THE LOWER RIGHT WITH DINERS (PHOTO CREDIT: KIMBERLY COCCAGNIA)
Behind the Scenes of a Restaurant and Hotel Renovation and Build
This scene could be one from a musical about the makings of a restaurant, but it is co-owner Alla wiping shelves in preparation for a walk-through by people who were getting sneak peeks of the restaurant before it opened.
Photo Credit: Katie Hellmuth Martin
If you're a longtime reader of A Little Beacon Blog, you know that we live for behind-the-scene stories. We want to see the prep work and learn how people got to be doing what they are doing. Co-owner Alla met with me days before the opening to answer a few questions for this article. "Come!" she said. "Let's meet in the bathroom. It's quiet." Every single aspect of this restaurant is brand-new, so it's not like a management office is ready yet, and there were people literally in every corner - bartenders arranging bottles of wine and spirits, electricians in closets I didn't even notice until I saw their flashlights moving, her partner Greg outside ripping off the white plastic coating from the new front doors, and Matt and the kitchen staff breaking down large boxes once they were unpacked.
The space for the hotel was completely gutted to become what visitors see today. The upstairs hotel rooms, accessible only by stairs winding through the towers (the ultimate walk-up!), remain under construction. Phase 1 is slated to open with 12 rooms, one of which, "Hikers Haven," will offer bunk beds and is aimed at being a comfortable resting spot for locals and day-trippers who want an inspiring night on the town.
ROOM WITH VIEWS.
LEFT: THE START TO THE TOTAL RENOVATION OF WHAT WILL SOON BE A HOTEL ROOM OVERLOOKING MAIN STREET.
RIGHT: VIEW OF MOUNT BEACON AND THE BEACON THEATRE FROM MAIN STREET-FACING ROOMS IN THE HOTEL'S TOWERS.
PHOTO CREDIT: KATIE HELLMUTH MARTIN
Says Alla, a master renovator of townhouses: "The facade was restored to the original state, and extreme measures were taken to structurally reinforce the building. We did create an entirely new facade of the first-floor restaurant, with the bi-fold windows in the front that will be open during the spring and summer."
When asked about the unexpected challenges of restoring this building, Alla mentioned several: "Site-work to take care of the storm water, running electrical and gas lines. The sprinkler and fire alarm system were very difficult. The Ansul system, which carries the smoke from the stovetop out of the kitchen, was very difficult to run out of the kitchen to the rooftop. You can see the Ansul running up the back brick wall of the patio."
If you've driven past any of these renovation projects (another hotel and spa is currently under construction on the West End of town, near the clothing boutique Nella's Bellas), you will see that they involve a lot of people, and if everything is going smoothly, the site always has something going on. We asked Alla what it's like having a renovation project as your full-time job: "It is all-consuming and takes over your life. Given the complexity of the project, you are on-call 24/7. There is constant managing of construction workers, buying supplies, and creating your timeline to open. Essentially, this is three projects in one: the construction of the hotel rooms, the restaurant, and the creation of the business."
The restaurant will be open for dinner only on most days (check their website for updates), and at some point soon will include a Sunday brunch. We wish everyone involved the best moving forward, and we look forward to cozying into one of the tables to order culinary happiness.
Happening This Weekend - 1/6/2017
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