Hosted by 44 Bytes.Open & Shut is an ongoing series looking at the comings and goings of businesses in Southcentral Alaska. If you know of a business opening or closing in the area, send a note to reporter Alex DeMarban at with “Open & Shut” in the subject line. Openīlarney Stone: This Irish pub opens Friday for St. It replaces McGinley’s Pub, which closed three years ago because of the pandemic, said Jack Lewis, a co-owner with both the new pub and the former one.Ĭo-owner Jack Lewis, left, and manager Sheila Powers stand for a photo at Blarney Stone, a new Irish pub that opens on St. Patrick's Day, on Friday, Main Anchorage. “We’re a beacon that things are returning,” Lewis said. “A beacon that some sort of normality is coming back.”īlarney Stone, following a $300,000 renovation, will be cozier than the previous pub, with a new fireplace and decor and a redesigned stage to better engage audiences, he said.īlarney Stone’s opening is a step in the continued recovery of downtown Anchorage, after the pandemic emptied streets and buildings, Lewis said. Patrick’s Day in 2020, a victim of pandemic-related closure mandates, he said. It had to toss thousands of dollars’ worth of food and drinks that it had on hand for that celebration, he said. Patrick’s Day events at Blarney Stone, at Seventh Avenue and G Street, begin at noon and last until midnight. Highlights include Celtic dancing and bagpipers, Irish music sessions and the string band Whiskey Jacks topping off the night starting at 8 p.m., he said. There’ll be Irish drinks and food, like Irish corned beef sliders, homemade pretzels with beer cheese, and chicken wings with a homemade Guinness-based sauce, he said. “It’s a whole-day extravaganza of Irish events,” Lewis said. Inferno Seafood Boil: Tony Chheum’s newest establishment in South Anchorage has been a long time coming. The pandemic slowdown delayed his plans by a few years, he said.
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