Archive for May, 2013
Fireplace Center / Southeastern Stone Inc., 3905 Fernandina Road: 2012 2 comments
I have to admit I didn't know there was such a thing as The National Fireplace Institute -- it seems, at least, that all the classrooms should be warm and toasty. At any rate they certified Southeastern Stone,the former tenant of this handsome masonry building on Fernandina Road near the I-26 & Piney Grove interchange. There are some nice pictures on their still extant website as well.
I'm not sure what is going on with the building. It is up for sale, but there is some sort of landscaping work already going on.
McAlister's Deli, 300 Columbiana Drive: 25 April 2013 (open again) 3 comments
For some reason I've never really warmed up to McAlister's. I think that is probably due to the negative synergy of three factors: 1) They don't have booths, and the chairs are not comfortable, and 2) they don't have table service, but 3) you still can't refill your own drink.
Be that as it may, nobody is sitting at this one for a while, as it caught fire early on the 25th.
When I went by, I could definitely smell smoke as I stepped into the patio area. In contrast to a number of other places that have caught fire though, work started on recovery almost immediately, and equipment is already in place to rehabilitate the building. The "closed for renovation" sign suggests that there might be an upfit involved as well, but I tend to think that's just boiler-plate phrasing.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)
11 September 2012: Updated status to "open again"
UPDATE 3 February 2014 -- Finally here's a picture of the refurbished store in operation:
