Construction update |
So I stopped posting pictures. I just had so many, it got overwhelming. But I know everyone wants to see how it's going, so I went through the last two weeks' shots today and am posting so...
Posted by The Blackstone on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:54:00 PST |
Walls are going up |
Some more pictures for you... these were shot Friday morning. By the day's end, they'd put up quite a bit of the sheet rock, though a lot of the walls are still skeletons. We also have the...
Posted by The Blackstone on Sat, 05 May 2007 03:18:00 PST |
Construction is starting |
So after a long wait, and lots and lots of time spent at the drawing board (that would be John, official architect of the new 'Stone), construction is starting in the new space. Our windows were...
Posted by The Blackstone on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:29:00 PST |
The Blackstone is HIRING |
We're not quite ready to open, but in preparation for May, we're beginning to recruit. Because the new Blackstone is going to be so different from the old one, we need both a lot more staff, and...
Posted by The Blackstone on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:39:00 PST |
Pictures of the new space |
As promised a long time ago, photos of our new space, now actually a couple of weeks old, but still fairly up-to-date. Consider these the "before" pictures -- though this already reflects the fi...
Posted by The Blackstone on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:27:00 PST |
We're famous |
Or something like that...Two front-page stories in less than one week in the Pawtucket Times, and yes, the good news they reported -- we've got our zoning approval! Not unexpected, but still an ...
Posted by The Blackstone on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:52:00 PST |
Getting closer... |
Renovations to our new space have begun, though some important parts have to wait until we've gone through the permitting process. But we have our lease in place, pretty detailed plans for the d...
Posted by The Blackstone on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:20:00 PST |
Expect delays... |
Sorry to have to report this, but it's going to take us a bit longer to reopen than we'd expected. We had a very narrow timeframe to pull off a Nov/Dec reopening, and we were delayed by an unsuc...
Posted by The Blackstone on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:28:00 PST |
A totally nutty finale... |
So it's over... the Blackstone in Cumberland has ceased to exist. We served our last drinks shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, packed what remained of our stuff -- including, unbelievably, just a...
Posted by The Blackstone on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:22:00 PST |
Yes, the rumor's true... |
We are preparing to move. Can't give you details on the new location till everything's signed and completed, but expect to see us a lot closer to Providence... and if all goes well, in an awesom...
Posted by The Blackstone on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 05:25:00 PST |
