Archive for the ‘Lexington’ tag
The Casual Pint, 217 Saluda Springs Road: May 2021 3 comments
I was not really aware of The Casual Pint, off of 378 in Lexington, behind The Mellow Mushroom, but commenter Andy reports it was a "fun spot", with "excellent beer selection".
They made it through the pandemic, but as far as I can tell from the google reviews, closed in early May of 2021.
(Hat tip to commenter Andy)
Frank's Discount Tire, 910 East Main Street: Spring 2018 no comments
According to commenter JamesR, all the Frank's locations were acquired by Tire Engineers but before they could fully convert to that branding, Tire Engineers was bought by Mavis. There is a bit more information here.
(Hat tip to commenter JamesR)
Goodfellas Grill & Bar, 760 US-378: Spring 2020 (Moved) no comments
When I went out to get pictures of the new PK BBQ location, and of the old Bi-Lo, I drove by Goodfellas on the way. I did not realize at the time that they had just recently moved to 630 Hwy 378 and had previously been in the current PK BBQ storefront. Judging by google reviews, the move took place some time around May of 2020 and when I went back to get these pictures, it appeared they are doing quite a good business in the new location.
(Hat tip to commenter Andy)
Bi-Lo, 760 US-378: Mid January 2020 2 comments
Well, this may be the final Bi-Lo closing, unless I go farther afield. This store on US-378 started out as a Piggly Wiggly more than twenty years ago, and now with the sale of Bi-Lo has come full circle. It's nice to see a new Pig open, as that chain has been having its own problems. It seems that the crew who wanted to stay on were able to, which is nice. ColaDaily has the story.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)
PK BBQ, 5423-B Augusta Road: 5 February 2021 (Moved) 4 comments
I noticed this evening that PK BBQ, the follow-on in this convenience store endcap to Kotas was gone.
A little google-work reveals that they have moved to the new Piggly Wiggly complex at 760 Highway 378. I have been meaning to get out there, as I believe that is another former Bi-Lo that I haven't yet done a closing for.
UPDATE 22 February 2021 -- Here is the new location:
Nooch & Lalo Mix Mex Food & Drink, 109 Old Chapin Road: Early 2020 1 comment
As noted by commenter Heath, Nooch & Lalo Mix Mex Food & Drink in the Flight Deck complex in Lexington has closed. ColaDaily has the story and says:
The announcement via social media names "devastating family issues" as a factor as to why the closure was the best decision. Co-owners and partners Jose "Lalo" Parra and Nicholas "Nooch" Kole will be moving to Mexico to start a new chapter, according to the announcement[.]
This place was the follow-on operation to Arkos and opened in November 2019, closed earlier in 2020 and announced the permanent closing in mid-November 2020.
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)
Urban Nirvana, 920 North Lake Drive : Summer 2020 1 comment
As reported by commenter JohnR, this Urban Nirvana in the Lexington Towne Centre plaza on North Lake Drive between the closing Stein Mart and Food Lion is gone.
Looking at the Yelp reviews, it was open as late as June 2020, so they actually came through the lockdown period. Perhaps the customer volume just wasn't there in these trying times.
I think the plaza name is overdoing it a bit: Misspelling *two* words for "class"?
(Hat tip to commenter JohnR)
Woodspring Suites, 4920 Augusta Road: Fall 2019 3 comments
Stein Mart, 934 North Lake Drive: September 2020 1 comment
I don't have anything more to say on this Stein Mart post than on the last one: They're bankrupt and going out of business.
This particular store is in the Books-A-Million/Food Lion plaza in Lexington and already had their closing signs up when I drove by a few weeks ago.
Greenwise Market, 5336 Sunset Boulevard Suite A: 29 August 2020 4 comments
I first wrote about this building when the plans for Fresh Market to open there fell through. After that, and a little scrambling, the Publix supermarket chain decided it would be a good location for their Greenwise concept:
Publix Supermarkets is opening a new type of grocery store in Lexington soon.
“We’re creating a community gathering place where high-quality natural and organic products are at the center of what we offer,” said Publix President Kevin Murphy. “And we’re helping our customers support their healthy lifestyle with convenient in-house prepared meals and grab and go options made from organic and antibiotic-free ingredients.”
The place opened in December of 2019, and will be closing well shy of the one year mark:
“We have made the difficult decision to close both GreenWise Market locations in South Carolina,” director of communications Maria Brous told Cola Daily. “Both locations were acquisitions that fit our needs at the time of opening; however, as our concept has evolved, the locations have space constraints that will not fit our current vision for GreenWise Markets.”
Basically it seems the building was just too small, which is unsurprising given the standard Fresh Market footprint.
The employees will have the option to move to local Publix locations, which is nice.
I never went in the store though I was a bit curious and figured I eventually would. I will say however, that I do not like the way the parking and traffic flow for the enclosing strip mall is laid out at all.
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)