Speaking of random jobs, I worked at a pharmacy during college down in Charleston. People would drop off stuff and say they were heading to the Pig. Like 4 or 5 people on my first day. It was getting close to lunch time, so I asked the pharmacist if the barbecue was any good. He looked quizzical, and I said at this Pig place everyone is going to. He said, “oh, that’s the Piggly Wiggly store they call that”. I’m pretty sure my Mema shopped at a Piggly Wiggly in Chatham (when she wanted to splurge, as Byrd’s was closer I’m pretty sure) but she never called it the Pig and I never heard that term. Haha, oops.
Also I remember the Winn-Dixie that was on Creedmoor Rd way back when. Became a Kroger and now is a Harris Teeter. Bringing this back on topic, there is always a market for a supermarket. As downtown grows, so will the options.
I walked by there on my evening walk and it smelled heavily of mildew. I can’t imagine how horrible it must have smelled inside the building before demo.
The building is going to be set back further from the road to make more room for the sidewalk. The West St. and Hillsbourgh St. sides become pretty active with the proposed tables and seating areas.
at the city require 14 feet widths for sidewalks on new projects.
