Back to Normal Hours

Yesterday we got back to normal hours.
We're re-stocked and all machines are in good working order.
It was nice to have a couple of days to accomplish all that needed to be done, but, yes, we missed you, too.
Thanks for a great Memorial Day Week and thank you for letting us know how much you missed us the past couple of days!
:)

Special Memorial Day Week Hours

Yes, you read that correctly: Memorial WEEK.
This is still subject to change, but at this time, the following hours are correct (AND different than normal - so take note!):

Friday May 22
Regular opening at 6:15am
Regular closing is at 9:00pm, but because of the events on Main Street, we will remain open until we are no longer busy.

Saturday May 23
Regular opening at 7:15am
Regular closing is at 9:00pm, but because of the event on Main Street, we will remain open until we are no longer busy.

Sunday May 24
We are normally closed on Sunday, but there are events on Main Street so we will be open from 10:15am - 5:00pm

Monday May 25
Regular opening at 6:15am
Closing at 1:00pm
We will offer bottle drinks and a limited selection of quick-grab eats outside.
Come on inside for your regular coffee, smoothies, and other regular goodies!

Tuesday May 26
and
Wednesday May 27
We will be CLOSED.
Regulars, please take note!
We will be closed for inventory, restocking, and several items of maintanence that cannot be performed during normal business hours (Our espresso machine will be undergoing its regularly scheduled preventative maintanence).

Thursday May 28
We will resume our regular hours.

Memorial City - Schedule of Events for Memorial Day Weekend 2009

The Memorial Day weekend schedule is posted over at the Taylor County Blog Project.

Here's the link:
http://www.taylorcountywestvirginia.com/2009/05/memorial-day-weekend-2009-grafton-wv.html

Adding On: Progress Pics

Ridgepole construction is almost complete in this picture:



Here's the "topping off" flag:





'Topping off' is explained well in this article:
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/news/stories/topoff/
“Topping off” a building is an old tradition among construction workers. When the topmost structural element of a multi-story building is in place, workers signify the occasion by placing a small evergreen tree or flag on top. The new ARC building has both. Often, construction workers sign the last steel beam before it is hoisted into place.
"According to some traditions, the tree symbolize that construction so far has occurred without injury or death to the workers, while others say it provides good luck to the future inhabitants.
"Scott L. Melnick wrote in the December, 2000, issue of Modern Steel Construction that the origin of the practice is uncertain but likely traces back thousands of years to either Scandinavians or Germans, who often built with the plentiful evergreen trees scattered throughout northern Europe. Some legends, Melnick said, even date the practice back to early Romans. "

I've seen PC 'top off' quite a few buildings. He's used both evergreens and flags. It's almost Memorial Day in the Memorial City, so the flag seems appropriate.

The roof rafters begin (yep, the flag is still there, just hard to see):

Miscellaneous Front Door Pictures

A couple more pictures with that evening sun:


Same evening light, but I'm standing up on the hillside where we plan to build a deck for outdoor seating:



On Monday during the Memorial Day Parade: