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Ziggy Zoomba's to begin building indoor balcony
By: Scott Recker
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Local
This summer Ziggy Zoomba's bar and grill will be expanding to provide more space for customers, as well as an additional place to hold private parties.
The bar and grill's roof will be raised several feet to make space for an indoor upstairs balcony that will mimic the balconies in old movie theaters, Ziggy's owner Bob Everhart said.
Customers will be able to look down on the first floor, but Everhart said this will be monitored.
"Obviously we are going to have to baby-sit it to make sure nobody is throwing drinks on each other or being stupid," Everhart said. "But I don't think it will be a problem."
The balcony will be approximately 25-by-25 feet - about the size of Ziggy's first floor deck - and will be able to hold around 80 people.
The construction will begin immediately after graduation and is predicted to be finished in one month, Everhart said.
During the construction Ziggy's plans on staying open, but may close on a few slow nights.
"I can't say for sure that we will not be closed on a Sunday or a Monday for a week or two," Everhart said.
Although the construction will not begin until May, the architectural plans are currently completed.
Architect Dave Wilson did the concepts and drawings and said he incorporated Everhart's ideas with his own to make the project successful.
Other area bars consider their second floor a valuable resource.
Junction's bar and grill general manager Mike Hanhold said that having an upstairs allows them to better accommodate their customers' needs.
"We can get more people in and make sure everyone gets served," Hanhold said. "You don't have people trampling over people."
With the expansion and the future ability to accommodate more customers Ziggy's has obtained more parking space. Everhart has a 20-year parking agreement with St. Aloysius's church. Customers will be allowed to use the church's parking lot as overflow parking during the evening, but all cars have to be moved from the church by 4 a.m.
The bar and grill's roof will be raised several feet to make space for an indoor upstairs balcony that will mimic the balconies in old movie theaters, Ziggy's owner Bob Everhart said.
Customers will be able to look down on the first floor, but Everhart said this will be monitored.
"Obviously we are going to have to baby-sit it to make sure nobody is throwing drinks on each other or being stupid," Everhart said. "But I don't think it will be a problem."
The balcony will be approximately 25-by-25 feet - about the size of Ziggy's first floor deck - and will be able to hold around 80 people.
The construction will begin immediately after graduation and is predicted to be finished in one month, Everhart said.
During the construction Ziggy's plans on staying open, but may close on a few slow nights.
"I can't say for sure that we will not be closed on a Sunday or a Monday for a week or two," Everhart said.
Although the construction will not begin until May, the architectural plans are currently completed.
Architect Dave Wilson did the concepts and drawings and said he incorporated Everhart's ideas with his own to make the project successful.
Other area bars consider their second floor a valuable resource.
Junction's bar and grill general manager Mike Hanhold said that having an upstairs allows them to better accommodate their customers' needs.
"We can get more people in and make sure everyone gets served," Hanhold said. "You don't have people trampling over people."
With the expansion and the future ability to accommodate more customers Ziggy's has obtained more parking space. Everhart has a 20-year parking agreement with St. Aloysius's church. Customers will be allowed to use the church's parking lot as overflow parking during the evening, but all cars have to be moved from the church by 4 a.m.
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Judy StClair
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