RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>]

Speaking of the N&O.  Ouch for them, getting it wrong
on the headline.

--- Bryk <chscene AT bryk.com> wrote:

> Might be getting close to last call if you're a fan
> of Clyde Cooper's  
> BBQ.
> 
> We print their Menus at the print shop where I work,
> and when I  
> proofed the menu this morning I was like "MMM,
> sounds like a good  
> idea for lunch today."  My boss was like, "well,
> you'd better eat  
> there a lot because they might not be there for much
> longer."  This  
> was from last week:
> 
> > http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/382616.html
> >
> > New plans for old block
> > Progress Energy wants to raze the debilitated area
> and build a  
> > complex with a garage, apartments and shops> >
> > The Progress Energy building downtown overshadows
> Clyde Cooper's  
> > BBQ and Catering, which would be demolished.
> > FRANK NORTON, Staff Writer
> >
> > Progress Energy is readying its next phase of a
> campaign to  
> > redevelop downtown.
> > This time, company officials want to level an
> entire city block to  
> > make way for a massive parking garage wrapped with
> apartments,  
> > shops and offices.
> >
> > The project would force several longtime small
> businesses on the  
> > site to relocate, including Clyde Cooper's BBQ and
> Catering and  
> > Reliable Loan & Jewelry. While negotiations are in
> the early  
> > stages, the project is the latest sign that
> efforts to revitalize  
> > downtown Raleigh are taking hold.
> 
> I don't read the N&O that often, so this came as a
> shock to me.
> 
> The sad part of this story is, Tony (who owns
> Cooper's) told my boss  
> the above article was the first he even heard about
> his possible  
> eviction.  Progress had never even sent him a
> courtesy letter stating  
> their intent.
> 
> One less Q institution, I guess.
> 
> Hey, we've got a brand new Boddie-Noell "BBQ & Ribs
> Co." franchise on  
> St. Mary's though!  Hooray!  Progress Marches On!
> 
> > -- ch-scene: the list that mirrors
> alt.music.chapel-hill --
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