Avondale's Mellow Mushroom Opens For Business

[mtraininjax]

The city also restriped the areas along St. Johns Avenue. If caught parking in an area not designated for free parking, they were writing tickets, and rightly so.

[Stephen]

So all the panic was for nothing ? An ugly eyesore , the old gas station, is now replaced with a nicely designed building, Looks as if RAP and We Love Avondale have just proven why they are no longer needed and have worn out their usefulness.

[Jaxson]

The city also restriped the areas along St. Johns Avenue. If caught parking in an area not designated for free parking, they were writing tickets, and rightly so.

What parts were restriped? 

[ChriswUfGator]

Went by about 6 last night. Parking was atrocious. I had to walk almost ten feet to get to the door.

Jesus, the humanity! That's just not acceptable, where's some new anti-business legislation to fix this problem?

[Know Growth]

How interesting that a former Clay County head Planner, Beltway Booster/Brannon Chaffee Sector Plan et al, all the while residing in Avondale,would become so intricately involved.

Almost as if a Carl Hiaasen plot......

[ChriswUfGator]

It's not that weird when you figure that, if you get caught with your pants down posting racist drivel, you just start a new screename and continue right on. How many user id's is one allowed to have on MJ anyway?

[mtraininjax]

So all the panic was for nothing ? An ugly eyesore , the old gas station, is now replaced with a nicely designed building, Looks as if RAP and We Love Avondale have just proven why they are no longer needed and have worn out their usefulness.

LOL, first week, still cold outside, wait for summer months and more people venture outdoors. Hopefully that will also mean more bike use. We shall see.

[BoldBoyOfTheSouth]

So all the panic was for nothing ? An ugly eyesore , the old gas station, is now replaced with a nicely designed building, Looks as if RAP and We Love Avondale have just proven why they are no longer needed and have worn out their usefulness.

I'm beginning to come to this same conclusion.

[Josh]

So all the panic was for nothing ? An ugly eyesore , the old gas station, is now replaced with a nicely designed building, Looks as if RAP and We Love Avondale have just proven why they are no longer needed and have worn out their usefulness.

Yes, it is a awesomely designed building, just like Black Sheep, Goozlepipe & Guttyworks, etc. However, I still find the original plan with the adaptive reuse of the old station and the beer garden to be far superior as it would have been unlike anything else around.

I'm surprised to see they've had the windows open every time I've gone by. I thought keeping the windows closed (for at least the foreseeable future) was one of their concessions to RAP/WLA.

[Cheshire Cat]

Did you know that last month was the three year anniversary of the opening of Mellow Mushroom in Avondale?  Many of you will remember the two years of drama that surrounded the plans for this restaurant to oper, the push back from some locals who simply did not want it here and the steadfast and patient determination of it's owner to work with locals to see his dream come real.  Since I live in Avondale and often walk to munch or pizza at Mellow, I would like to say first hand that the restaurant has been a great success and is a much needed asset and investment into what I like to call our "mini downtown".  Bonus, the pizza is great and the restaurant child friendly which is excellent, considering the growing amount of young families moving into Avondale making it more and more vibrant.  Mellow Mushroom, glad you are here.