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WATERTOWN — A new clothing store is opening in the former City Trends apparel shop at 112 Court St. Matthew R. Soluri will run Hard Life in the building where his girlfriend’s mother owned and operated City Trends for years. City Trends closed during the pandemic, and the storefront became available. “I took the spot,”… Keep Reading
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McKinley D. McBride, a soldier from Texas who’s had five deployments, is bringing his home-cooked Texas-style barbecue to the north country with his new made-to-order business. Mr. McBride, who has been a soldier for 19 years and is set to retire in a few months, has been stationed on Fort Drum for the last two… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — AAA had its grand opening of a new office on Outer Washington Street on Tuesday. A few dozen people, made up of AAA staff, state police, local elected officials and community members came out to 19472 U.S. Rte. 11 on outer Washington Street, where the new office was opened. AAA had an office… Keep Reading
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One look at this Hobbit hole-like winery in the country of Georgia and you’ll fall in love with green architecture. Built three years ago in the Kakheti region, the Shilda Winery consists of three artificial caves that gently rise up from the ground, bringing the rows of grapes with them. The 2.5 yard-spacing of the vineyard rows… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — Don’t fret if a server at a new Washington Street bar and grill puts a hat on you and makes fun that you’re not a perfect customer. Shannon M. Exford, owner of The Bad Apple Garage, just wants to make her new restaurant a fun place to go. “Sarcasm and humor” are served… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — Final details are being worked out to build a 50,000-square-foot egg hatchery in the agribusiness park on Route 3. Developer Michael E. Lundy said Tuesday that he’s meeting next week with the Georgia company, CWT Farms International, to finalize the construction budget and design plans for the hatchery before a tentative groundbreaking scheduled… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — City officials have received a consultant’s long-awaited report on what the city should do to market its hydroelectric plant. Consultant John “Skip” Trimble, managing director of AMBER Energy U.S. Inc., based in Maryland, has finished his report to determine how the city could market its 95-year-old Municipal Power Plant on Marble Street. Mr.… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — The Jefferson County Board of Legislators on Tuesday voted down funding to renovate the former call center building on Arsenal Street, calling the entire future of the Watertown Family YMCA’s planned aquatic center project into question. The plan was that the county would provide $880,000 in funding from its $22 million American Rescue… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — Convalt Energy is purchasing two buildings that were once part of the city’s industrial history and now will be used to store solar panel manufacturing equipment being transported from Oregon. The two buildings — the original New York Air Brake building on Purdy Street and a part of the Black Clawson complex on… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — Christin D. Filippelli has some big ideas for The Eatery, the restaurant she opened almost two weeks ago on Court Street. The Eatery is starting in a 1,200-square-foot storefront at 168 Court St. that once housed a used book store. Seating 20 people, it’s open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a… Keep Reading
