Starkville Ramblings
My trip to Starkville yesterday allowed the opportunity to see some of the developments currently underway and to hear about future projects. MSU's campus and Starkville with both be seeing major facelifts over the next few years. Ergon Properties is building over 100 condos at the corner of Hwy. 12 and Russell Street and their website (worth the visit) shows that over 50 have been reserved. Their main competition will be the Magnolia, a 60 unit high-end condo development just across Russell Street where the Creamery stood abandoned for the last 30 years. The two projects will be complemented by a completely renovated Le Galerie shopping center without The Bar Formerly known as Cheers (Worst bar name north of Antarctica) according to Daniel Melder on Telle's Tales. A recent Starkville Daily News article states that the shopping center will be called Cotton Crossing and will a clock tower with chimes and two patio areas along with various new businesses, one of which is rumored to a Starbucks. Speaking of rumors, I'v also heard that there are plans to convert Russell Street into a boulevard at some point in the future.
On the other side of the Cotton District, Dan Camp's newest mixed-use project, Rue de la Grande Fromage, should be completed by Bulldog Bash which is on September 23rd. The Planter's Row-style development will feature 2 new eateries with condos above. Tony Thompson and Brian Kelley will open The Coffee District which will offer coffee and beignets while Robert Camp and 2 partners will own Up Your Alley, a margarita and tamale establishment. Tony Thompson is also opening a gourmet grocery and gift shop called Gourmae next to the Grill in the old Cotton District tanning salon. Along with the items on his website, Gourmae will be the grocery store for the Cotton District and will also sell an assortment of cold beer. Within walking distance will be a new restaurant in the blue building featuring Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine and owned by the famed Oda of ABC Tutoring. Also on University Drive, the Boar's Head Bar and Grill opens today in the old Blue Marlin and I think it is owned by the folks at Little Dooey. Rick's is undergoing a complete renovation which will add a jazz/piano bar on the second floor along with a huge outdoor Tiki bar and 2 sand volleyball courts. As you can see, Starkville is changing daily.
As far as MSU's campus, the Hwy. 12 entrance has been completely re-routed along with many other roads so that Five Points no longer exists. For an update on many of the current projects on campus, read this interview with MSU architect Tim Muzzi.
On the other side of the Cotton District, Dan Camp's newest mixed-use project, Rue de la Grande Fromage, should be completed by Bulldog Bash which is on September 23rd. The Planter's Row-style development will feature 2 new eateries with condos above. Tony Thompson and Brian Kelley will open The Coffee District which will offer coffee and beignets while Robert Camp and 2 partners will own Up Your Alley, a margarita and tamale establishment. Tony Thompson is also opening a gourmet grocery and gift shop called Gourmae next to the Grill in the old Cotton District tanning salon. Along with the items on his website, Gourmae will be the grocery store for the Cotton District and will also sell an assortment of cold beer. Within walking distance will be a new restaurant in the blue building featuring Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine and owned by the famed Oda of ABC Tutoring. Also on University Drive, the Boar's Head Bar and Grill opens today in the old Blue Marlin and I think it is owned by the folks at Little Dooey. Rick's is undergoing a complete renovation which will add a jazz/piano bar on the second floor along with a huge outdoor Tiki bar and 2 sand volleyball courts. As you can see, Starkville is changing daily.
As far as MSU's campus, the Hwy. 12 entrance has been completely re-routed along with many other roads so that Five Points no longer exists. For an update on many of the current projects on campus, read this interview with MSU architect Tim Muzzi.
posted by Brad at 11:12 AM
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Thanks for the update. Some of us are now out of the loop.
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