Glad to read the confirmation of a rumor in today's Globe. Cathy's Kitchen is coming north to take over Fowle's.
And the sign is staying.
Win-win.
Speaking as a patron to many downtown eateries and a semi-frequent visitor to Cathy's I offer this bit of advice ...
Look hard at your coffee, make sure it measures up. It could make all the difference in the world.
Good luck.
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Spoke too soon.
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Cathy Moulton said this week that she will lease the 3,000-square-foot Fowle’s space beginning in April, once the newsstand that occupies half the space has closed down. Fowle’s coffee shop closed a few weeks ago. Moulton will renovate and hopes to open her own restaurant, 17 State Street Café, in May, although the exact timing will depend on contractors and permits. She declined to say how much she’ll spend on renovations.
Moulton said she plans to preserve the historic neon Fowle’s sign over the door. The faded Art Deco façade will be redone to bear the new name, but she said she’ll preserve the marble counter inside and as much of the mid-20th-century décor as she can. She knows what it means to people."
I'll head down to City Hall to see if the new sign ordinance taken from the NRA will prevent her from defacing the historic Fowles Newstand sign!
Historic companies fail. Jordan Marsh, Kresge Dept. Stores, Filenes, Pan AM, locally Towle, Pray's...you get the idea. Why should a new company have to endure a failed company's name?
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