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Thursday was a very big day in Bridgette Smith's life.
"This is something I've wanted ever since I was a little girl," she said.
No, Thursday definitely wasn't Smith's wedding day – that's already happened. Instead, Bridgette and her husband Jared on Thursday officially opened the doors to Morning Grind, a new coffee shop at 451 West Montgomery Street, previously Old Time Delicious Hot Dogs.
Bridgette Smith promises that there's "plenty for the non-coffee drinker," including a selection of breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches, as well as baked goods. Also on the menu are smoothies and teas (see the complete food and beverage menu in the pics below).
Bridgette originally is from Monticello and Jared from suburban Atlanta, and they first met while going to college here.
"We found this spot and couldn't turn it down. We think it's a great location, and just today everybody has been so welcoming and wonderful," Bridgette said.
The hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and "closed Sunday."
The location is 451 West Montgomery Street, and Morning Grind shares the building with a barber shop on the other side of the wall. The building was first constructed as an old "filling station" in 1951, and the property still has many of the characteristics. According to Baldwin2k's Facebook audience, in the past the building also has been home to:
• "Chester Hodges Sinclair Filling Station"
• "Bruce Lyles' Dad's Gas station in the early '80s."
• "an auto parts store
• "Tomlin's Starter & Alternator"
• "a title pawn place"
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Everything sounded so lovely until the end.
“We tried”
If that’s not disheartening idk what is. I feel the need to quote my mom here. “I can’t have nothin nice”. Wiser words were never said.
Oh! And for gods sake STAY HYDRATED if you want to save on hospital bills. I hate summer.
Member when the river was fun and didn’t get angry and take lives? You could float down hopefully by sunset with only burnt skin that was a problem for later you? Member when your biggest fear were all the scary gar lingering about?
Partly Cloudy , with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. Partly Cloudy for the morning, clear overnight.
loving that suit! That hippie has style and wears it well.
I member hearing about this. So incredibly sad. The lady I spoke with couldn’t have spoken higher of the man he was.
"unless someone wishes to make some sort of far-flung statement about their dissatisfaction with both major political parties" omg! YES PLEASE! There's no choices, and they will never allow an independent a fighting chance. Other countries have multiple candidates to choose from.
Any reason why the sheriff rarely makes a statements its alway another Deputy isn’t the sheriff, the elected official in our county?