New Downtown Progress
So you've seen some new activity and you've been wondering what's coming around the corner? Here's a quick progress report on several businesses making great strides and investing in our historic downtown.
As these projects move forward, we'll follow-up with photos of the finished product and celebrate our growth downtown!
Sippi's Fine Food & Cocktails
Located at the corner of 2nd and Ripley Streets, "Sippi's Fine Food & Cocktails" is currently under construction. The restoration of this historic building will be a welcome addition to our neighborhood. The main floor will be a restaurant, while the second will house the bar area. Outdoor dining is also being planned for the space. We'll revisit this project again as progress continues.
Front Street Brewery
Front Street Brewery is now a long-standing resident of our downtown; however, their growing business ran short on space recently. Construction will be complete soon on an expansion to the front of their restaurant, which will add seating for 22 more patrons.
Owner and operator, Jennie Ash, was pleasantly surprised to find that the new view out the front window has created a great place to eagle-watch along the riverfront.
The M.L. Parker Building
Renovations on the main floor of the historic M.L. Parker Building at 2nd & Brady are in progress. As was reported in the original announcement this past fall, the main floor is slated to include newly renovated retail space. Again, we'll post new photos and information as work continues on the project.
