The HideAway

Today’s edition of the Northfield News includes the Diversions section and the James Gang Hideaway is featured on Page 1, continued on Page 2.

Local radio show/podcast Locally Grown took their recording session to the back room of the James Gang Hideaway on Friday. It featured Mill Towns Trail board member Peggy Prowe, since the legislature just allocated $1 million dollars for the trail. Senator Tom Neuville and Representative Ray Cox also participated. Click photos to enlarge and see the Northfield.org blog entry to hear the audio (30 minutes). Left photo, L to R: me, Peggy Prowe, Ross Currier. Right photo: same, plus Neuville and Cox.

Rob Schanilec, owner of By All Means Graphics, posted a story on Northfield.org on Wednesday titled James Gang Hideaway is open!

He wrote:

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I’ve converted the site to a WordPress platform… more changes on the way.

Next week I meet with James Gang HideAway manager Craig Stroeing (left) to show him the technical tools for him to make changes to all aspects of the site himself… including blogging.

The HideAway is open until 11 PM Mon-Sat and 9 PM on Sunday, perfect for late-night dining on the sidewalk. I snapped these photos earlier this week. Click to enlarge.

On Sunday, I took a few photos (click to enlarge) of patrons who’d discovered the HideAway’s charms via word of mouth.

Left: John Thomas’s son whips his dad in checkers in “The Younger Gang Hangout” area in the back room.
Center: Sue and Bart DeMalignon taking advantage of some sidewalk dining.
Right: In one of the two front window alcoves, Lance Heisler, attorney with Lampe, Swanson, Morisette & Heisler, and Tracy Davis, blogger and podcaster as well as proprietor of downtown’s Oriental Rug Gallery.

Last Thusday was an informal opening night for the James Gang Hideaway, downtown Northfield on Division between 4th and 5th. Here are some photos from that night. Click to enlarge.