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Published: Jul 12, 2008 04:59 AM
Modified: Jul 15, 2008 06:43 AM

Sit tight, burger lovers

 

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CORRECTIONS

The Retailing column on Page 1B Saturday contained an incorrect location for a new Char-Grill in Durham. The restaurant will open this fall in the Hope Valley Commons shopping center at N.C. 751 and N.C. 54.

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Don't worry, Char-Grill fans, the original restaurant on Hillsborough Street is only temporarily closed.

The dark storefront at 618 Hillsborough St. prompted a few panicked calls and e-mail messages from readers this week.

But co-founder Ryon Wilder assured me that the restaurant will reopen July 21 after renovations.

"That building was built in late '59," he said, and it opened in 1960.

"We had replaced all the plumbing and the gas piping, but finally the drains were just failing," Wilder said.

"We had to go dig them up and put new underground plumbing in the building."

And there's good news for Durham Char-Grill fans, as well. Construction is set to start soon on the first Char-Grill in Durham, in New Hope Commons shopping center off U.S. 15-501, near Interstate 40. The restaurant should open in the fall.

At Raleigh-Durham International Airport, two additional businesses have signed on for the first phase of the new terminal, which will open in the fall.

Camden Food Co. will sell healthful food options such as fresh fruit, sandwiches and salads, and Vintage North Carolina Wine Cellar Cafe will be a full-service bar and restaurant featuring North Carolina wines from Biltmore Estates Winery, Childress Vineyards and Shelton Vineyards.

There are a few coffee-related items to report this week:

* Raleigh's Quail Corners shopping center lost one coffee shop this week but will gain another. The Percolator closed Monday, earlier than previously announced. In November, It's a Grind will open in the former Fallon's Flowers spot. It's a Grind has a location in Cary.

* The Chocolate Bean, which opened in Fuquay-Varina in 2007, has opened a second store in Cary's Centrum Station Plaza, off Dillard Drive.

* And in Johnston County, the Smithfield Town Council has approved plans for a 6,000-square-foot building at Dail Street and North Bright Leaf Boulevard. So far, the only named tenant is Dunkin' Donuts. Construction will begin in the fall.

Other items: In Durham, The Somerhill Gallery opened at 303 S. Roxboro St. on Friday. ... The Cat Hospital of Durham and Chapel Hill has moved to an expanded location in Durham's Indigo Corners shopping center, at 5319 New Hope Commons Drive. ... At Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall, specialty running store TrySports will open in the fall. ... In downtown Raleigh's City Market, an event management company, Showtime Events, will open a location this fall. ... Also in Raleigh, the Bojangles' at 3808 Western Blvd. has been shuttered by a fire but should reopen by early August. ... In Wake Forest, an ice cream and gelato shop, A La Mode Ice Cream Cafe, is open at 143 Wait Ave. ... In Apex, Rita's Water Ice will open on Wednesday in Beaver Creek Commons off U.S. 64.

And finally, the Planetary Nutrition store mentioned in last week's column will open much earlier than I expected. It opens Monday, rather than in the fall, in Raleigh's Plantation Point shopping center off Capital Boulevard, across from Triangle Town Center.

sue.stock@newsobserver.com, (919) 829-4649 or takingstock.newsobserver.com
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