Vida Opens at 531 South Gay Street
Vida, the most recent restaurant by Lori and Jim Klonaris offers an oasis of elegance on the bottom floor of the historic Holston Building at 531 South Gay Street. The space, which has been vacant for...
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Two New Businesses Planned for the Holston Building on Gay Street: Vida and The Vault
Jim and Lori Klonaris have announced the addition of two new businesses to their growing portfolio. The owners of Kefi, Cafe Four, The Square Room, The Press Room, and City Catering have purchased the bottom floor...
New Ownership Brings New Plans and New Life to the Kerns Bakery Site
For a place with so much promise, it’s been a long and twisted journey. A series of owners has produced evolving plans that stalled and never came to fruition. Potential and promise simply never translated into...
Investing in Downtown Since 1792: First Presbyterian Begins $10 Million Project
In my world, $10 million is a lot of money. For downtown development it’s not small, though we now have some projects which are larger. Assume it’s one of the big developers? An out-of-town investment group?...