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By Margaret Marten, Editor
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November/December 2018
C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods
East Brickel Street is off the beaten path of N. High, but the aroma of baked cookies may be all it takes to attract pedestrians into C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods down Brickel alley by the Short North Tavern. The shop opened in October. The previous tenant, Robert Mason Co, a creative supply store, closed in June 2017. Another suite at that address housed Kit + Ace, an apparel store that closed in 2016. Neither of those was food-related, which may account for their short stay in that outlying area.
The owner of the new bakery, Cheryl Krueger, has an impressive background. She founded a highly successful cookie business in 1981, Cheryl’s. The operation sold in 2005 for $40 million. She built a reputation and no doubt intends to keep it, so we can expect a high-quality product to indulge in or pass along to family, friends, and coworkers as prized gifts. There is a gift wrap center for specialized packaging as well as handy gift boxes, bags, and tins sold in the store.
Krueger describes her cookies as decadent, and large, with a greater ratio of nuts and chocolate than expected – in other words, irresistible, which means easy sales and a brisk business. The store also has a milk bar (milk on tap) and sweet treats from other local bakeries for added variety. A welcoming atmosphere with seating, events for kids, and late hours make the place family-friendly.
C.Krueger’s Finest Baked Goods is located at 17 E. Brickel Street. Store hours are Mon. - Thurs., 8am - 9pm; Fri. - Sat., 8am - 11pm; and Sun, 8am - 8pm. Click on www.ckruegers.com to order online or view the cookies.
UDF Returns
The United Dairy Farmers convenience store reopened at 900 N. High St. on October 26 after closing for 18 months while the original building was demolished and transformed into a four-story mixed-use build. Similar to the Short North’s White Castle and new Donatos, the UDF is deemed a new-concept store, i.e., an old store in a new building with extras. Its ice cream parlor, which takes up about one quarter of the 4800 square feet, offers seating overlooking High Street (with a view of construction across the street). In warmer weather, two garage doors will open to the street. A greater mix of grab-and-go items, an expanded “barista bar,” and an overall atmosphere of packaged orderliness make the shopping experience quick, easy and “convenient.” Muted signage outside is designed to be less obtrusive, with parking behind the building. The four-story mixed-use build’s other tenants include a Verizon store on the ground floor and the co-working operation, Serendipity Labs, on the top two floors where the Short North Alliance, a business association, is based.
A bar/beer-carryout business rebranded after half a dozen years operating in the Short North. House Beer officially became Bourbon & Barley Saloon in October. Located in the Dakota Building at 843 N. High St. next to Prologue Bookshop, it will now serve bourbon and liquor and a wider selection of beer. The owner Tom Kincaid bought the business a couple of years ago from brothers Steven and Patrick Walter. Updates are available on social media.
Departures
Stack City Burger shuttered its restaurant in October. Located at 600 N. High St., it is one of four businesses on the Cap owned by Hyde Park Restaurant Group based in Beachwood. Co-owner Joe Saccone stated that it was an economic decision, according to Columbus Business First. The previous tenant, Cup O’ Joe, closed for the same reason in 2014 after 10 years in operation. Stack City Burger was in business three years.
After Roots Records’ exit last fall, (they moved online), the space at N. High and King Avenue did not remain vacant long. Just Cause, a clothing and gift boutique, opened in that storefront at 1357 N. High in January. Just Cause funds Let Her Rest Ministries, an organization founded by Kelli Beightler to help victims of human trafficking, abuse, and addiction. Recently, Beightler decided to move the shop back to the Bexley area where it originated. She closed the High Street location in October and is awaiting confirmation on the new space. In the meantime, she and her team headed out to Rwanda for a couple weeks in October to assist in trauma recovery training with over three dozen church leaders there. They were also asked to share their Holistic Detox and Relapse Prevention program with a recovery center on Iwawa Island. In a Facebook post, she writes, “This is an amazing opportunity to change a part of the world that has been left with such devastation, addiction and hopelessness.”SEE ALSO: NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS/NEWS (SELECT WRITEUP)
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