why's that?
New craft beer bar to take over soon-to-be-vacated Blue Tusk space in Armory Square
Taproom on Walton will be operated by owner of Kasai Ramen.www.syracuse.com
This does not endear me to his businesses.
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There was no dispute. The landlord picked the tenant in 2018 and had full intention of pushing blue tusk out as soon as their lease was up. There’s leaked text messages involved from what I’ve heard.
Even if true, it is not the fault of the new tenant. And the building owner is new too (3 years ago)... sure... likely bought the building with a different plan than what is in there. I don't see why that is unusual or bad.
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I understand what you’re saying, but a lot of Tusk regulars are going to be hard to win over.
Could be ...but he may also find some new customers. I don't live in Syracuse and first went to the Blue Tusk only a few weeks back. It thought it was ok... good location mostly.
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To me, and really, whatevs, I won't be there all that often anyway, but it's kind of like crapping all over something that is iconic and what has made Armory Square what it is. Yet, we still have Bar, CSP, and Syracuse Suds, none of which are particularly interesting (at least not to this middle-aged white guy, maybe they're awesome). It's weird to kick out a long time successful business to ... replace it with a nearly identical business, but somehow different.
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Dark and stormies, and a night of bad decisions, before finals week or an exam week was always my vibe.
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"the interior of the Blue Tusk will be gutted and completely remodeled"
That's sad.
Great call; the Tusk was one of the few Cuse bars where the bartenders all knew how to make a good dark and stormy. With Saranac ginger beer, of course.
That's sad.
Great call; the Tusk was one of the few Cuse bars where the bartenders all knew how to make a good dark and stormy. With Saranac ginger beer, of course.
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I've got stories about Clarks! lol.
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Loved tusk myself and I am sure the pandemic helped do them in, but the last time I was there they only had about 20 taps and were missing half their food selection. Pretty sure it was before this was announced as well.
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"Hey Farva, what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy [crap] on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?"
Yes that was all Covid related. They had a limited food and drink menu and limited hours so they could stay afloat.
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Plus their beers were always ICE COLD! OK for Bud and whatevers, but not for all beers. Ray Clark knew how certain beers needed to be drawn at certain temps to bring out their best flavors. Broke my heart when he closed his original spot, hoped for a resurgence in the new one, only to be disappointed…
Hope Ray has found a good niche somewhere.
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It is.
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Plus their beers were always ICE COLD! OK for Bud and whatevers, but not for all beers. Ray Clark knew how certain beers needed to be drawn at certain temps to bring out their best flavors. Broke my heart when he closed his original spot, hoped for a resurgence in the new one, only to be disappointed…
Hope Ray has found a good niche somewhere.
The 4 figure bar tabs and after hours partying his nephew allowed when he ran the place did it in.
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Still miss the great pitcher deals at J Ryans too.
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Thanks for the inside information…
(So four-figure bar tabs that were never paid? That’ll do it!)
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City Hall Commons for sale? Walsh readies to relocate staff, redevelop flatiron building
The city is issuing a pair of RFPs for the building this summer
I am looking forward to my next Cuse trip ...
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First Look: Downtown Syracuse gets the authentic Mexican food it’s been begging for
The recipes come from the owner's grandfather.
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Syracuse Mayor calls ‘pie-in-the-sky’ idea for I-81 skyway ‘unconscionable, ridiculous’
"It is unconscionable that people, at this stage in the game, would be perpetuating this pie-in-the-sky idea as a legitimate proposal," Walsh said.
I-81 project: New plans to remake Syracuse’s highway system to be released on Friday
State and federal officials will release the updated plans for Interstate 81 on Friday.
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Syracuse Mayor calls ‘pie-in-the-sky’ idea for I-81 skyway ‘unconscionable, ridiculous’
"It is unconscionable that people, at this stage in the game, would be perpetuating this pie-in-the-sky idea as a legitimate proposal," Walsh said.
I-81 project: New plans to remake Syracuse’s highway system to be released on Friday
State and federal officials will release the updated plans for Interstate 81 on Friday.
Here is the entire report:
Interesting that the current stretch of 81 from 690 to 481 will not be renamed to a different Interstate number. Instead, it will go by BL 81 (I assume BL means business line?).
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Yeah, business loop. Which comes with some serious federal design standards (12-foot lanes, wide turning radii) that aren't compatible with cities.
There's a lot of work left to do.
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Business Loop
'BL 81': With community grid, I-81 in Syracuse would become business loop
It would no longer be Interstate 81, but the proposed community grid in Syracuse would maintain its link to the highway.
