urbanMSP

OXXO would be perfect for the commercial space. This town needs michelada de camaron.

I would hope not, it's a beautiful building!

https://www.facebook.com/grumpysdt/post ... 9778718919

Grumpy's announced that they will close in the fall and gave some reasons why.

First off, we won’t be closing the downtown location until this fall, an exact date forthcoming. Second off, we are not the developers on this upcoming transformation, but we let the people we invited to help us use the Ox Op name and are working with them to create a new Ox Op gallery at the new location. They’ve been great to work with and beyond respectful of what this transition means to us.

We appreciate the hell out of 20 years of support from the area and we would have gladly stuck around for 20 more, but to be blunt, the way tastes are changing downtown we would have maybe made it a couple more years by the skin of our teeth. You all know the demographic shift around these parts is massive, and our declining sales bear that out.

There's been a thousand paper cuts like a few hundred food trucks roaming downtown daily, property taxes being ten times what they were when we opened, a building in need of overwhelming repair, etc. etc. etc. and it is what it is. We’re throwing in the towel and yes it hurts. Any of you inclined to pile on, just don’t. The spirit carries on at Grumpy’s NE, and this move gives us the resources to bolster that location; and Grumpy’s Roseville carries on the finest lowbrow comfort-food torch and then some. You’ll see familiar staff faces from downtown at both locations as well.

It’s been a great run, and to all of you who supported us, we can’t thank you enough. We are humbled. And to the pedal pubs, and those assholes from the suburbs that left the occasional one star pissy review on a max capacity game day crowded bar, you folks can still fuck right off.

Red and orange??? The developer is definitely picking these cladding materials. I hope to god an architect didn't.