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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1989)
Additions inclu >'ie music, seating, drinks Business improves for Mill at new location By Gristine Romano Staff Reporter From its unlikely beginning in a corner of Freewheelin’ Bike Shop 14 years ago, The Mill has been a thriving source of gourmet coffees, teas, espresso machines a nd a most potent, legal form of jolt - choco late-covered espresso beans. One chapter in the downtown redevelopment saga tells of The Mill’s non-optional move from downtown to the Haymarket. And unlike some other downtowm businesses also forced from their homesteads to make way for grand structures such as parking lots and more parking lots, The Mill is flour ishing in its new home at 800 P St. “The move has been good for us,” said co-owner Dale Nordyke. “We have no complaints.” Nordyke explained that space in the old location, 119 N. 14th St., was too cramped to allow for the ideas that he and co-owner Duane Krepel had been considering “The move came at a good time,” he said. ‘‘We were growing — bursting at the seams.” Now the store serves some of die products which are also sold in dry form, such as espresso, coffees and tea. A sunny seating area ac commodates 12, but drinks are also available for take-out. Saturday morning offerings at 1 he Mill are incentive to drag one’s body out of bed. Loaves of fresh-baked bread from Molan’s bakery are sold on Saturday mornings, Nordyke said, and last week “every last loaf was sold. ” Satu rday morning customers could also stumble upon live music in coming weeks. Musicians from the area occasionally gather at the store for an informal jam session, to play the fiddle, mandolin and gui tar. Nordyke said business has been “as good as, if not better” than it was at the old store, and this sur Crises him a little. He expected usiness to slow down temporar ily, right after the move two months ago, while “people figured out where we went.” Apparently regular customers had no problem finding their way to the Hay market. Nordyke said he has seen quite a few new faces, too. Nordyke said he and Krepel were a bit apprehensive about re locating outside of downtown. Friends advised them to wait and see what happened with the devel opment of the Haymarket. “They said 'No, no, it’s too soon to move there now’,” he said. “But the more t i me we spent down here, the more w e saw that there are a lot of people in this area.” Although he relishes the oppor tunities presented in the new loca tion, Nordyke is still a bit sad that The Mill was forced to relocate. “I kind of hated leaving down town, because I liked being on that block (near 14th and O streets),” he said. WANT TO COMMUNICATE BETTER? LEARN ASSERTIVE SKILLS Would you like to communicate your thoughts and feelings more effectively with others? Our group will help you to become more direct and honest while respecting the rights of others. We will meet for 7 weeks on Thursdays, February 9-March 23,1:15 3:15. If interested, contact Sue at the Counseling Center, 226 Ad mlnistration, 472-3461.__ How do you top a Ws huge e for a medium charge? ZA On-campus y, JL A« delivery , yy Here’s the best deal around; Get a large original (single topping) pizza for the price of a medium. And we’ll deliver it, piping hot and ready to eat, direct to your door. Great pizza. A great deal. On-campus delivery. Now how in the world would you ever top that? Call today. *y2leniino§ The Pizza Restaurant That Didn’t Stop With Pizza 3457 Holdrege • 467-3611 Please mention offer when ordering. Delivery Hours: 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday 5 p.m. -12 Midnight Friday & Saturday Not valid with any other offer Christy Tisdale, Jim Bryan and Mike Herres play an Irish jig at The Mill, 800 P St, Saturday morning. TONIGHT! From Austin, Texas The W.C. CLARK BLUES REVIEW W.C. Clark is one of the landmarks of Austin’s blues and soul. Prior to form ing his own blues review, he played and sang in bands with Joe Tex, Jimmy Vaughn, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The W.C. Clark Blues Review plays a great mix of soul, rhythm & blues, and blues. Thur*., Jan. 26th, 9-1:00, $3 FRIDAY A SATURDAY: I uiu i lum iviauitfV/i I vvio. BLACKSTAR REGGAE 9-1:00, only $3