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Whisk applies for ABC license

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John Sydnor 07/13/2015 at 8:22 AM

Does anyone know if Whisk will be meeting friendly? i.e. meet a few people for coffee/pastry to discuss business.

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Libby Hill 07/13/2015 at 9:41 AM

I hope they will keep the current mural, it would be a shame if it was painted over.

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Jason 07/13/2015 at 11:05 AM

@John:

This RTD article seems to say there will be some space to sit down and meet

http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/restaurant-news/article_d4fb74c2-0890-11e5-ba80-337d82f13eb6.html

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UnionHillian 07/13/2015 at 12:52 PM

Coupla more Brewery’s, and we’ll officially be a “Brewkery” district. Seems we’re already a Bakery District. ..

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UnionHillian 07/13/2015 at 12:59 PM

Ps.- Trademarking two (new?) Words: “Brewkery” and “Bougeification”. Maybe the Urban Dictionary will pick ’em up. If you’re not sure what “Bougeification” means, please wake from your slumber…

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dontmincewords 07/13/2015 at 5:48 PM

Hah. Seriously between this and the restaurants scurrying to open before the big bike race, the Bottom/Upper Valley is going to have a lot of new stuff to off. Bougeification for sure.

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Bill 3 07/14/2015 at 7:44 AM

Sadly, Church Hill or Union Hill has not one brewery. I guess it’s a zoning issue, but I’ve always felt a brewery would do well in CH, especially if we could re-purpose some of the old abandoned church buildings left behind as congregations move out to bigger & fancier locations, all the while letting buildings crumble throughout our neighborhood.

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dontmincewords 07/14/2015 at 7:56 AM

Duke’s Auto is for sale. He wants a lot, but I’ll totally get behind supporting a brewery there as long as they promise to get rid of the billboard advertising crap food and convenience stores. Then again, I don’t think anyone would allow a brewery next to the very active New Light Baptist Church. But I like your abandoned church idea. We can call the new Brewkery “Sanctuary”. 🙂

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John M 07/14/2015 at 7:59 AM

@Bill 3 & @dontmincewords – tried something like this out as an April Fools post a few years back 🙂 /wp-content/uploads/2008/04/april_fools_2008_big.gif

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Kathleen Sanders 07/14/2015 at 8:20 AM

If I remember correctly, Ardent left the hill area because they couldn’t open a brewery up here. Very sad since Ardent started brewing in a garage in UH and now they’ve put together such a beautiful and vibrant space in Scott’s Addition. Would have loved to that stay up here.

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Bill 3 07/14/2015 at 9:22 AM

John M – I remember that well, along with the one from this year about the churches donating their vacant buildings & apologizing for the years of decay. Gave me a good laugh, if only it were true!

Kathleen – you are correct that Ardent began here in our neighborhood. I can’t say their exact reasons for leaving the hill, but clearly they are thriving in their new location. What a shame we had to lose them.

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Matt Conrad 07/14/2015 at 11:45 AM

Councilwoman Newbille was eager to help Ardent stay in the neighborhood. It was there preference to move to Scott’s Addition.

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Kathleen Sanders 07/14/2015 at 12:32 PM

I agree Bill 3. Our loss.

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