Owner to add beer sales in building occupied by Arsenal Street Wine

April 22, 2013 By

Workers install the framework for the entrance to Bottle Caps Beverage Center, a separate business located in the same building as Arsenal Street Wine & Liquor Depot. The new business will enable all types of alcohol to be sold, without requiring customers to drive to a different location, while at the same time complying with state law. Photo by Amanda Morrison/Watertown Daily Times.

Under state law, beer and wine can’t be sold in the same store. But Mary R. Miles, owner of Arsenal Street Wine & Liquor Depot, found a solution to that problem.

Cases of cold beer will be sold by Bottle Caps Beverage Center, a convenience store being built in the basement of the building occupied by the wine store at 940 Arsenal St. An array of brews will be showcased in a large walk-in cooler at the business, a 2,400-square-foot retail space separated from Arsenal Street Wine that’s set to open at the end of May. [Read more...]

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Fireside at Partridge Berry Inn closes restaurant; is now event center

April 22, 2013 By

The Fireside at Partridge Berry Inn, 26561 Route 3, Watertown, closed its restaurant last week to become exclusively an event center. [Read more...]

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Jefferson County quarterly sales tax revenue dip may be due to Fort Drum deployments

April 15, 2013 By

County officials are publicly expressing concern that sales tax revenues may fall below their projections, following the release of totals for the first fiscal quarter.

On Saturday, County Legislator Scott A. Gray, R-Watertown and chairman of the Board of Legislators’ Finance and Rules Committee, said the numbers could be linked to recent deployments at Fort Drum. [Read more...]

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Women TIES sets business organization program

April 15, 2013 By

Women TIES will host its fourth regional program titled “Becoming More Organized to Become More Successful” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1290 Arsenal St. Registration is $29 and includes a mini-trade show promotion and lunch. [Read more...]

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Behind a big name: With national brands, family hardware stores flourish

April 5, 2013 By

Michael H. Stratton, left, is owner and partner in Stratton Hardware with his father, Michael S. The elder Mr. Stratton signed a contract with True Value in 1991. Photo by Justin Sorensen/NNY Business.

The allure of shopping local is being able to buy from your neighbors.

But many consumers enjoy the safety of name-brand, trusted products. To capitalize on both, many family-run hardware stores operate under the larger banner of nationally recognized companies.

ACE Hardware and True Value are two examples of national corporations that boast thousands of shops across the country that are owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. [Read more...]

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Growing into a new century: Ambulance service’s new facility honors late owner Wright

April 5, 2013 By

Guilfoyle Ambulance General Manager David C. Sherman shows one of the large new conference rooms in their new headquarters. Photo by Norm Johnston/NNY Business.

The north country’s newest conference center has some empty space to thank for its existence — 13,000 square feet of it, to be exact.

In July 2012, Watertown’s Guilfoyle Ambulance Service decided to move operations from its Newell Street facility to the former Covidien building, 1291 Faichney Drive. While the new space was ideal in many ways, Guilfoyle quickly realized that there would be room to spare in the 77,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.

“We looked at several commercial locations throughout the city to try to relocate the Guilfoyle business, and this one had been on the market quite a long time,” said Jeffrey J. Call, director of operations for Guilfoyle. “When we looked at this one, it was the perfect setup for our administrative and business needs, but it had a lot of extra space.” [Read more...]

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Stewart’s to demolish Mill Street store, rebuild

April 1, 2013 By

A woman exits the Stewart’s Shop at 518 Mill St. in Watertown. The franchise plans to demolish the current building, formerly a Sugarcreek store, to rebuild and add a gas station. Photo by Amanda Morrison/Watertown Daily Times.

Stewart’s Shops has bought the former Sugarcreek Store at 508 Mill St. in Watertown, an old building that it plans to demolish to make room for a larger store and gas station.

The franchise plans to demolish the 1,700-square-foot structure in the fall, after the plan is approved by the city, to build a 3,384-square-foot store at the site. The store would be moved back from its current spot, about 50 feet to the east, to create extra space for the parking lot and gas station in front, where three pumps are planned. Sugarcreek, which previously operated four gas pumps there, removed its gas station in August because of low customer traffic. [Read more...]

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JCC plans for more students, refocuses recruitment and marketing

March 18, 2013 By

Although many community colleges are experiencing a decline in enrollment, Jefferson Community College has seen increased numbers over the past four years.

However, college officials don’t want to take chances. To combat the national trend, JCC Vice President for Students Betsy D. Penrose created the first enrollment plan in recent memory to make sure the number of students at the college continues to grow. [Read more...]

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Slopes close, seasons change at Dry Hill Ski Area

March 18, 2013 By

Dry Hill owner Timothy L. McAtee skis past the ski lift on Sunday afternoon. Sunday was the last day for skiing and tubing at the hill, which was on the rebound after mild weather last season deterred people from hitting the slopes. Photo by Amanda Morrison/Watertown Daily Times.

The change of the seasons from winter to spring is a study in contrasts.

“March: in like a lion, out like a lamb,” they say.

“April is the cruellest month, breeding/Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/Memory and desire, stirring/Dull roots with spring rain,” T.S. Eliot wrote.

And so it went, in more ways than one, at Dry Hill Ski Area on the last day of its season Sunday, which coincided with St. Patrick’s Day. [Read more...]

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Speciality hot dog stand opens on Watertown’s north side

March 5, 2013 By

Owner Vernon A. Johnson shows off a chili dog at his newly opened 1185 Water St. takeout restaurant, Hot Dogs, Frogs and Hogs. Photo by Amanda Morrison/Watertown Daily Times.

Sitting atop a hog is a frog holding a hot dog.

That’s the zany logo for a takeout eatery that opened at 1185 Water St. on the north side of Watertown in February. It has a name that uses the rhymes to its advantage: Hot Dogs, Frogs and Hogs. [Read more...]

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