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Saturday, April 12, 2008
A drink, or several, downtown
With several bars in the Downtown area, perhaps they should work together a little.
Personally, I’ve patronized the Riverbank Cafe, 3rd Street Tap and Grille and Easy’s in the Village. Thyme Savor, in the Ohio Casualty building, will begin a wet happy hour on Fridays come May. At some point, Mayor Don Ryan will open Ryan’s Tavern, but that’s a blog for another day.
From my perspective, which is just a few years out of college, the businesses could gain customers and income from a monthly pub crawl. Before you start shouting about the evils of intoxication, hear me out.
For argument’s sake, let’s say Riverbank, Easy’s, Thyme Savor and 3rd Street take part in such a pub crawl. Ryan’s can join when it opens. In the early evening hours, a person purchases a drink at one establishment, drinks it, enjoys the establishment, gets proof of their purchase (usually a bottle cap or coaster) and proceeds to the next establishment on foot and repeats the process. Once they visit each bar, they are rewarded with a t-shirt or some other trinket.
If it gets a few extra people walking around Downtown in the evening, it could be worth it. In addition to the bars, establishments like Elder-Beerman or Mehas Music may also see some benefit.
Easy’s owner and Thyme Savor’s owner have both responded favorably to the idea when I mentioned it to them. But, what do you think?
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