Sunday, October 15, 2017

About Town

Pics about town over the last few weeks...


North side of the bridge

When you absolutely positively need that evidence shredded

 That view

 Blowing off steam
(UGI on the 500 block of Walnut)

 Not a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie, just a bunch of crows in a frenzy.

 Antique TV accompanied by some sort of circuit board door-type thing?

 New lamp at the River Park ramp to replace the one damaged a while back.  Not an exact match, but close.

 Wrong way on the one-way 500 block of Chestnut

 Walking Dead Day October 21
(Stop by Taco to Go Saturday, October 21, for the annual Walking Dead Day! Serving "walking dead tacos"(spaghetti and meatballs), and free "brains" (jello). Anyone who dresses up as a zombie will receive a free walking dead taco and be entered to win trophies and gift certificates for best zombies! Open at noon, so dress your worst!)

 Mottled bridge arches

 River watchers

 Tangled up in blue?

 Progress at 301 Locust

 Nice paint job

 Ditto

 Before and after?

 Restored ghost signs

 A soon-to-be ghost sign on the 400 block of Locust

 Beautiful stone work at 4th & Locust

 Sign upgrade?

 Stone tower

 Big Brother got a little too wired.

 Datestone in the 100 block of Avenue H at the former potato chip factory

Downspout down
(100 block of Walnut)

 Sign City USA

 A 3-handed skateboarder?

 Under control

 This dump truck fire was quickly extinguished by our fire crews.

Hinkle's 
We're SAD to see it go.

 The hardworking gents at 301 Locust after a long day

 Construction fence at the library

 Strap a hammock and relax.

 The river's low.

 Yeah, it really is.

 Rockin' & rollin' at 4th & Cherry

 Pride in ownership

 Alley(way) cat

 Scratch that itch!

A convenient hangout

 Pedal power

 Stoned cat?

 Heron on the wing

 It's that internet meme guy!

 Far-out heron

 More painted rocks

 Above it all

 Some religions see things pretty much the same.

 Other times, they don't.

 She may have found one of those painted rocks.

 Bridge bust

 More of the same

 Lots o' pretzels

 Rainbow-painted rock at Columbia Crosssing

 Young shutterbug

 Surveying the Susquehanna from the Bridge Bust

Sometimes a sidewalk is just a living room.

Columbia Borough Police Department Reports, Jan. thru Sept. 2017



Cafe 301 to open at 301 Locust next year

Laurie Newman (center) along with Don and Becky Murphy of Cimarron Investments, LLC announced the opening of Cafe 301, a new restaurant that will move into 301 Locust Street in the winter of 2018. Laurie currently runs Laurie's 717 Catering, LLC, which provides soul food and Southern-style meals at the Columbia Market House every Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday was the business's one-year anniversary at the Market House.

This promotional poster shows an architect's rendering of 301 Locust as it will appear next year when renovations are complete.

Immediately after the announcement, Don Murphy led a tour of 301 Locust. The first floor will house the Cafe 301 restaurant, which will serve a variety of sandwiches and salads, and ice cream and coffee from local suppliers. The catering business will be headquartered in the basement, along with a large commercial kitchen and offices.