June 15, 2006
The Cabin Inn's Future
Here's the latest on the Cabin Inn's condition, compliments of the ubiquitous "source close to the situation":
The Cabin Inn -- which now sports an expanded inside seating area, a rebuilt patio, an adjacent bathroom, and air conditioning -- has begun keeping the same closing hours as City Museum. And it will now open at noon. Abbie Grigaitis and her family (operators and heirs of the Pop's Blue Moon) will continue to run the Cabin.
Abbie herself plans to work through July, then take some time off to have her baby.
Bob has not decided decided anything about a post-Abbie Cabin. In past incarnations it has been a petting zoo, an ice cream parlor, a beer-and-wine bar, and (until this week) a full bar.
Smoking in the bar disappeared about six months ago when Abbie got pregnant. Hard liquor disappeared this week. Given the number of kids who hang out there and Abbie's "delicate condition", those are probably both good things. The smoke load was significant and the liquor hauling in a bar with no storage was tedious.
The reduced night hours and longer day hours mean that two semi-regular non-Abbie family members who worked nights -- Andy (ex-of Tangerine) and Michelle (ex-of Tap Room) -- are looking for new jobs.