[Dblcut3]

Michael Kusalaba Branch Library Opening in Early February:
Source: Business Journal Daily

The Michael Kusalaba Branch Library will be opening soon in the Rocky Ridge neighborhood on the West Side. It will be replacing the West Side Branch Library. It will have a maker space with technology such as 3D printers available to use. This branch will also be home to the garage for the city's mobile library program.

The exterior of the library:


Part of the interior of the library:


A classroom/conference space:



Downtown's Newest Bar- Whistle & Keg Self-Serve Taproom:

Whistle & Keg opened in October at 101 West Federal Street in Downtown, the site of the former Friends Specialty Coffee Roasters. It is one of many new bars and restaurants that opened in Downtown recently. It is a self-serve brew pub. When you enter, you receive an electronic wristband, and you scan your wristband when using the taps. A notable feature of the restaurant is the old steel mill whistle they installed outside of the bar - it blows every day at 5:00PM.

The exterior of Whistle & Keg:




Side note: In the photo above, you can see that the Silver's Vogue Shop Building is for sale. I hope someone buys it and fixes up the upper floor - it's been boarded up for years which is a shame considering it is in a very prominent location. Silver's can stay, but I'd be very happy to see some apartments on the upper floor, facade improvements, and a new store on the Phelps St. side of the building.

The interior of Whistle & Keg:


The self-serve taps: