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By STKVE COl.KMAN
(ianiecock Staff Writer
Two months ago, I yn hinder ope
new bar on South Main Street in what u:
be the old passenger terminal for the
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acquired, there was much remodeling
done because the structure had sat emp
, twelve vears.
hinder turned the station's former
waiting room into the main bar and
sformed the white' restrooms into th
chen. lit* added an upper level along
padded spiral staircases and the res
Almost Nuts.
Almost Nuts is furnished with vi
styles of decor, including antique, nu
and some forms of traditional which pn
a rather pleasing atmosphere. Liv
tertamm nt three or four times weekl;
every weekend make; the fifty-cent
harge worthwhile.
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ritiy cents isn't cnougi. really I
anyone. It usually covers the cost of tne
yet we make little or no profit off of the i
If we break even we're happy."
Almost Nuts attracts its largest numl
patrons from the Carolina Community ;
seemingly making a concerted effo
please this particular sector of Columt
The large 14 oz. mugs are used at
instead of the standard glass because pe
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seem to favor the frosty mugs. Despil
fact they cost the bar more, Linder claii
is willing to take up the difference sim|
ncd a provide the public with their preferem
sed to Linder said people like the mugs so
local ^at he has more than a case a week sto
? was the cost of $1.50 a mug. He said he
to be people didn't realize how much they
ty for costing him by taking the mugs horn
souvenirs but that it helps to put a bar i
black business.
trail- For this reason, the doorkeeper exchi
e k't" your beer or drink from thp muo in n i
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wiiM cup as you leave. Linder says doesn't m<
ult is harrass anvone but it is something he 1
do.
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idem, TI1K L SI*: i?f the large mugs doesn't to
oduce patron any more. Beer runs 50 cents a
L* on" with several brands on tap, and G5 cen
V a,u* bottled domestic beer. All beer at A
cover \uts is sold in the tall gooseneck retur
lM)ttles, again as a matter of cust
preference, but not costing the consum
added charge.
break Mixed drinks like screwdrivers anc
band, ancj cokes are $1.50 although some c
door. SUch as Black Russian and Tequila Si
are $2.25.
>cr 1,1 . Linder expressed pleasure at the succ
md is his new establishment and said althoi
rl lo started slow and the State Fair distr
)'a- from business, things are now beginni
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