Category Archives: Pre-Opening

The Whine

Everything’s done and ready to go. And I can’t open the doors. The deck has to be done tomorrow, doesn’t it? If it’s done and the inspector approves us, then I can open the doors. We won’t have any wine … Continue reading

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Permit is a Four-Letter Word!

Something I learned very quickly on the road to entrepreneurship is that just about the time you’ve put all of the pieces into place, you find out there was a permit for piece placing and now you have to start … Continue reading

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What’s a Couple More Days?

So, bad news… We won’t have everything done in time to open on Friday like we hoped. Even if we rushed. We just can’t get everything done in time and get the permits. So we’ve moved the date back to … Continue reading

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Moving Forward

When I arrived at work this morning, I was greeted by the hammering of a deck and wheelchair ramp being built! They’re assuring us they can get everything done on time, so we have our fingers crossed that we can … Continue reading

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Word is Spreading!

Just for fun, let’s share a little: http://downtownwinstonsalem.blogspot.com/2010/03/updates-barnhills-installs-new-sigange.html We love the downtown Winston-Salem blog for keeping our name out there while we work on getting open. Thank you! This article is cool too because they are also supporting Gusto who … Continue reading

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Then Again, Maybe Not

I got to work early and climbed the ladder of success – right into the back door of the store. I’m not doing it tomorrow. After lunch our “volunteers” took the lock from the front door to a locksmith and … Continue reading

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The Count Down Begins!

Today, several volunteers also known as “husbands” ripped out our back deck. It’s going to be replaced by a new deck with a wheelchair ramp and this pile of lumber is what’s been holding us up from being open. There’s … Continue reading

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Barnhill’s Commercial!

This is going to air on local Time Warner Cable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e6_6H9bwkA

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Read + Relax

This is the article that ran in the Winston-Salem Journal’s Downtown section. Stacy and I arrived in town at about 3 in the afternoon and we had this interview at 9 am the next morning. We were still really road … Continue reading

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Downtown – Being Part of a Community

We joined the downtown partnership after attending a meeting and wanting to be part of the incredible downtown community. Jacqueline Gardiner-Veal who is the Membership & Administrative Director of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership (Web: www.dwsp.org) came to visit us and took a video … Continue reading

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