James Callahan presents the wine and deli shop sign design to the Redevelopment Authority on Monday. Steeple City Liquors Inc. will move its shop into the former Staples location.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Redevelopment Authority approved to allow Steeple City Liquors, Inc., into the former Staples lot on 80 Rear Main St. on Monday evening.
Michelle Butler, an attorney from Cain Hibbard and Myers representing proprietor Louis Matney Jr., said the store will be a "high-end deli and wine and beer package store."
"It's not a typical package store," Butler said. "We'll be offering gourmet food, fresh deli sandwiches. We will have the largest selection in North County for wine, approximately 1,700 different wines and 500 different beers, primarily craft brews."
Steeple City Liquors obtained its beer and wine license from the city's Licensing Board in November and has been approved by the state's Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. The store will not initially offer liquor because the city has reached its quota for all-alcohol package store licenses.
"It's something we're interested in, but it'll require legislative approval to do so," Butler said.
The store was also approved for maximum store hours, but intends to be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 to 10 Thursday through Saturday and noon to 6 on Sunday.
In addition, the shop plans to offer mix-and-match six packs of craft beer, as well as weekly wine tastings. In the future, Steeple City Liquors hopes to offer educational food and wine courses.
There will also be a partition between the deli's seating area and the wine and beer sales. No alcohol will be consumed on the premises, except for wine samples.
In other news, the Planning Board approved for the "change of use" for Northeast Wireless Solutions Inc. Owner Keith Parzych requested to be listed as the new tenant of the Verizon store, which changed ownership in early March.
The hearing for a special permit for the construction of a convenience store and additional gas islands at the Shell Station at 1 State Road was postponed to May.
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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime.
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather.
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5.
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure.
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
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