Babalu Ready to Open on Gay Street
Last May when I interviewed Bill Latham, co-founder of Babalu Tacos and Tapas, I got more excited about the food than I’d expected. It seemed like fun, interesting food served in reasonable portions and at good...
JC Penney Building
Updates on Babalu (JC Penney Bldg) and Wild Wing Cafe (Kress Bldg)
I’m going to try to keep this a bit more brief after writing approximately one million words yesterday. I had another million, but cut myself off. I appreciate the response so many of you had to Jeremiah...
Inside the JC Penney Building Restoration and Renovation
In what might be the highest profile re-development project in the history of the city, a team of developers joined to essentially re-build the JC Penney Building. Tim Hill of Hatcher-Hill Properties, who is working on...
Major Downtown Project Updates (Plus Bonuses)
I’ve mentioned them before, but progress is being made on the first two projects to convert parking spaces to buildings (in one case a former building along with the surface parking). One is a bit more...
Updates on Development Projects and a Major Event Announcement
This blog happened thanks to a good friend who occasionally drops blog material into my lap. The Central Business Improvement District board of directors met yesterday and updates were given on several projects in which they made...