Slices eyes Wisebram’s downtown
The old Wisebram’s Department Store building on Main Street in downtown Barnesville is under renovation and will be the location of a new Slices Pizzeria.
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Come on, give us a nice pub, tavern, or public house that serves tastful beer, has a nice decor, resonable priced with some healthy food, and is family friendly. Need ideas? Check out the Brick Store Pub. www.brickstorepub.com This is what Barnesville needs.
Welcome to town Slices!!!
I spoke my mind and left with-out ordering, and then had my son (2 year old) relieve himself outside. That is how nasty the bathroom was!
I have not been back and will not.
I use to like American Pie at first, but they have gotten sloppy and hasn't been fixing them with as much sauce or something.
I am also confused as to why you feel people think that in order for a restaurant to be successful they find it necessary to have booze. When responsibility is at work a beer or a glass of wine is nothing more than a beverage like any other. Slices does not advertise that they are a bar and grille or that they will be doing late night drink fests.
My suggestion would be to try the Slices here in B'ville when it opens to form an opinion of it rather than an experience you had in another location at another time.
If slices puts out a product with mixed greens and spinach salads instead of iceberg lettuce, offers a choice of whole wheat crust and a variety of sauces, decorates with art work and provides an atmosphere that looks like an old english pub and not a sports bar I will be super excited.
I hope the owners read this and hit on at least a couple of things I have mentioned...um like real greens instead of iceberg and no sports bar decor. The decor of the Slices in Griffin is better than most places locally but I would like to see something a little more classic.
Welcome to Barnesville Slices. Enjoyed the Griffin place for years. I did hear they will be under different management here. Can't wait to eat there.
I don't see how Barnesville expects to support three Pizza places. Most of the time Pizza Hut and American Pie are empty. Pizza is like a once a month food for me. I'd bet for others too.
CMT on the TV's is a killer for me too. Especially when it is on two different channels. I've always found the food OK at American Pie but the TV's so annoying I want to leave.
We have some strange people around here, letting kids pee outside and choosing restaurants by the booze they sell. My kids were raised to pee in bathrooms and flush toilets and alcohol isn't food.
I know for a fact that the Pizza Hut of the past will be no more. They have done away with just about everyone and they have a new manager. Complete overhaul. So, hopefully we can now enjoy pizza from there as well as Slices.
And I love a beer with my Friday night meal, and manage to keep my dignity intact so nobody needs to worry about me running amok.
endevor. The owners, Debra and Bill Adamson are dedicated to a clean and comfortable place for college students, business people and families. They are working hard to bring a positive and enjoyable eating experience to us all. And the food ain't bad either!
We are so excited and we appreciate all your comments ON EVERYTHING...
My family ate lunch at Slices in Griffin a couple months ago and the food was good. The pizza slices were huge, and the sauce and topping options were plenty. All in all, I thought it was much better than American Pie and Pizza Hut, but not quite as good as Mellow Mushroom. However, it was much less expensive than Mellow Mushroom.
To get a beer, liquor or other alcohol license in Georgia, or to get a lottery license, is to become familiar with a dizzying variety of local regulations and requirements. While the state creates a process for considering and granting licenses to sell beer, wine or liquor, the details of who can sell what where is largely left to local governments, which vary a great deal in their ordinances and regulations.
Perhaps in the eyes of our local officials Slices was a sound business decision to generate income in the downtown business district as well as bring about more food options.
Is your argument with there be a restaurant that serves beer within the alleged 300 feet of a church (which would pose no threat unless the church patron walked into the facility) or that a city council member may have influenced the decision of local officials?
I guess you've never been to Disney World, Six Flags or Universal Studies. Each are VERY much family oriented, but low & behold- they serve beer!
What kind of Mickey Mouse world we live in? What do you think will be next- a Minnie Mouse Show Bar?
It's exciting to see the noise level our project downtown has created. Ever since Anne & I purchased the "Old Wisebram Building", we've had people from the community share their memories and experiences of Wisebram's. From Santa coming to town on the fire truck, buying their back to school cloths and who will ever forget having your feet x-rayed for that "perfect fit". We recognize the importance of the tradition that this establishment has played in Barnesville for many generations.
When I first heard that Carter's was leaving, I immediately knew that I wanted a resturant to fill the space. I wanted to create a pleasant, comfortable dining experience for any member of the community to come, sit, dine and share their memories of a "time gone by".
I first contacted Mr. Wisebram to get his feelings of this transformation and shared the vision we had for the building. It was during this conversation that inspired the decor for the new establishment. Not to give away all the surprises, but we will use many items Mr. Wisebram graciously gave me before moving to Atlanta.
Once I had the opportunity to meet and get to know Bill & Debbie Adanson, we sat and shared our visions. We are totally aligned on our goals and objectives for this project. Of all the projects I've been involved with during my 21 years in Barnesville, I find this to be the most exciting.
I invite you to come by and visit once Slices opens. Share your experiences and stories with the next generation. Be prepared- it's not the department store you once visited but the memories are alive & well. If you come during the first week of October, you may see Mr. Wisebram himself. He has promised a visit and has it on his calendar.
No, you won't see an Italian mural. This building is all about Barnesville...always has been and always will be!
Hope to see you soon,
Bill Claxton
"3-3-21. Sales of alcoholic beverages near churches, school buildings, or other sites
(a) (1) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell or offer to sell:
(A) Any distilled spirits in or within 100 yards of any church building or within 200 yards of any school building, educational building, school grounds, or college campus;"
ref: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp
3-3-21.
(a)(1) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell or offer to sell:
(A) Any distilled spirits in or within 100 yards of any church building or within 200 yards of any school building, educational building, school grounds, or college campus;
Distilled spirits are defined as, "is a drinkable liquid containing ethanol that is produced by means of distilling fermented grain, fruit, or vegetables. This excludes undistilled fermented beverages such as beer and wine" by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
The menu at Slices (per our August 12 article) will include pizza, calzones, salads, specialty beers and wine.
GEORGIA CODE
Copyright 2009 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current through the 2009 Regular Session ***
TITLE 3. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES GENERALLY
ARTICLE 2. PROHIBITED ACTS
O.C.G.A. § 3-3-21 (2009)
§ 3-3-21. Sales of alcoholic beverages near churches, school buildings, or other sites
(a) (1) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell or offer to sell:
(A) Any distilled spirits in or within 100 yards of any church building or within 200 yards of any school building, educational building, school grounds, or college campus;
(B) Any wine or malt beverages within 100 yards of any school building, school grounds, or college campus. This subparagraph shall not apply at any location for which a license has been issued prior to July 1, 1981, nor to the renewal of such license. Nor shall this subparagraph apply at any location for which a new license is applied for if the sale of wine and beer was lawful at such location at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding such application;
(C) Any distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages within 100 yards of an alcoholic treatment center owned and operated by this state or any county or municipal government therein. This paragraph shall not apply to any business having a license in effect on July 1, 1981.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term "school building" or "educational building" shall apply only to state, county, city, or church school buildings and to such buildings at such other schools in which are taught subjects commonly taught in the common schools and colleges of this state and which are public schools or private schools as defined in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-690.
(b) Nothing contained in this Code section shall prohibit the licensing of the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages by:
(1) Hotels of 50 rooms or more which have been in continuous operation for a period of at least five years preceding July 1, 1981;
(2) Bona fide private clubs, owning their own homes, subject to licensing under Chapter 7 of this title; and
(3) Licensees for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises only who shall be subject to regulation as to distances from churches, schools, and colleges by counties and municipalities.
(c) For purposes of this Code section, distances shall be measured by the most direct route of travel on the ground.
(d) (1) In counties having a population of not less than 175,000 nor more than 195,000, according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census, the distances provided in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of this Code section for separation of businesses licensed under this title from churches and schools shall be measured as follows:
(A) From the property line of the tract on which is located the business regulated under this title;
(B) To the property line of the tract on which is located the church, school ground, or college campus; and
(C) Along a straight line which describes the shortest distance between the two property lines.
(2) No license in effect on April 13, 1979, shall be revoked before its date of expiration by reason of the method of measurement set out in this subsection if the license was granted in reliance on another method of measurement. No application for a license or for a renewal shall be denied by reason of the method of measurement set out in this subsection if the application is for premises for which a license was granted prior to April 13, 1979, in reliance on another method of measurement.
(e) (1) As used in this subsection, the term "housing authority property" means any property containing 300 housing units or fewer owned or operated by a housing authority created by Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 8, the "Housing Authorities Law."
(2) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises within 100 yards of any housing authority property. This subsection shall not apply at any location for which a license has been issued prior to July 1, 2000, nor to the renewal of such license. Nor shall this subsection apply at any location for which a new license is applied for if the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises was lawful at such location at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding such application.