Cork: Pleasant Ridge is Getting a Wine Bar

Posted by Brandon | Filed under Cool People, drinks

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While Cork will not be open in time for the holidays, news of its spring arrival is filling us with warmth and cheer! CR: hlkljgk via Flickr

Good news for residents of Pleasant Ridge!  Well, those non-crotchedy one who like to have fun.

Nancy Crutchfield will be opening Cork, the first business serving alcohol since prohibition to be opened in that city.  Michael P. McConnell, writing for the Daily Tribune, reports that the Pleasant Ridge City Commission recently approved a request to open the new wine bar in a vacant 3,100 square foot building at Wooward Ave and Fairwood.

According to McConnell, Crutchfield has been trying to get approval to open a wine bar in Pleasant Ridge for over two years.  Her first attempt was rejected because the location she had selected did not have enough parking.  Current residents still have their doubts, but the mayor of Pleasant Ridge is confident that Crutchfield is on the right track this time.

This is going to be an upscale place run by a member of the community who has pledged to make it a success that doesn’t burden the community.  –Ralph Castelli, Jr., Mayor of Pleasant Ridge

More on Cork, after the jump . . .

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A random wine bar that looks like it has a nice ambiance. Hopefully Cork will as well! CR: ZagatBuzz via Flickr

Cork will serve wine, beer, and spiits and will offer small plates during the week and dinner on Saturdays; it will be closed on Sunday.

Crutchfield, a former program manager at the GM Design Center, knows that some of her neighbors are not in favor of having a wine bar down the street.

But there are lots and lots of people here who are excited about it and would love to have a place like this they can walk to.  –Nancy Crutchfield, owner of the soon-to-open Cork

Local residents are a bit leery. Check out one of the first comments on Michael’s story:

We are depending on the city to make sure that people who have been drinking are not driving through the neighborhood. And depending on Ms. Crutchfield to be certain no one who has had too much to drink is driving at all! –Sha Buikema, commenting at The Daily Tribune

Good luck to Nancy!  It’s awesome having a wine bar within walking distance in your neighborhood.  Those wanting to check out a cool place before this spring, check out Vinotecca at 417 South Main Street in Royal Oak.

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Permalink | December 8th, 2009

5 Responses to “Cork: Pleasant Ridge is Getting a Wine Bar”

  1. Samantha Says:
    December 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    The Ridge enters the 21st Century! Hard to believe our little town snuggled between Ferndale and Royal Oak has been dry for so long. Shows what a bad economy can do. Sometimes it brings people to their senses.

  2. Cindy L Says:
    December 8th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    We live in Royal Oak, close to Pleasant Ridge. Honestly, living off the Woodward Corridor between Royal Oak and Detroit is blessing and an embarrassment of dining and entertainment riches. With Pleasant Ridge joining the party, well, what’s not to love?

  3. Don Jones Says:
    December 20th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    There are a number of folks who live in the immediate area that are not so thrilled with this idea. It is a scheme that was rejected by the good citizens on the west side, but enthusiastically promoted by most of the west side residing city council and mayor. A bad economy certainly doesn’ t bring people to their senses, as evidenced by the two previous comments.

  4. Brandon Says:
    December 20th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks, all, for the comments. As you can tell from the tone of my post, I’m pretty supportive, especially when it’s a local person making a go of it and not a big, impersonal change.

    Curious, Don, why specifically you oppose it? Thanks for your thoughts!

  5. Janet Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 10:21 am

    I don’t get all the anti-development sentiment in Royal Oak and now Pleasant Ridge. We need jobs. We don’t need so many vacant storefronts!

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