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*) BISTRO£ FROM PAGE A1Erik Anderson, a SanduskyMain Street member, said the availability of high-quality food downtown will benefitthe entire community.Anderson, owner of Erik's Clothing For Men on Water $treet, described I Bistro's tpove as “fantastic news.: “Food brings people out,he said. They love to go out, they love to dine, and that's evident by the success of Zinc, Crush and Water Street jVnd anything to continue to add to the flow of people downtown is a great thingJ: Restaurants can also boost business at other storesdowntown, Anderson said.“Hopefully, when they go to eat and come by my store, they’ll look in, come in, andsee what we have going on,he said. The more people downtown the better. We need more and moreI Bistro adds a new chapter to the former Yesteryears building.In2007, local entrepreneur Pam Frisch renovated the building to suit her historic-themed restaurant.But in September2008, therestaurant closed without notice. A few days later, it surfaced that Yesteryears had five outstanding liens totaling $780,000.In August, local couple Gary and Diane Ackerman*_i iiwn ■i . .purchased the building for $250,000 at a sheriff's auction. The Ackermans didn't return a phone message Friday seeking commentI Bistro's menu features many imported Italian cheeses, wines and salumi, or cured meats,In an interview earlier this year, Harris described I Bistro as a dream come true.It's been a dream of mine to open this place, probably since I was 13 or 14 when I started working at restaurants, he said.A Sandusky native, Harris said he's moving I Bistro because of Yesteryears' prime location, and because he wants to contribute to the rejuvenation of downtown.L.
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Sundusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Sat, Dec 04, 2010
Page 18
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