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New rule allows pets on patios at restaurants
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Duncan Davis of Thomasville recently completed his second Ironman Event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The 36-year-old who is employed in management at Davis Furniture Inc. in High Point also completed the Ironman event in Louisville, Ky., in 2008.
BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
HIGH POINT – If you’re a dog or a cat lover, taking your furry friend out for a nice dinner may be easier due to a new public health law that was recently passed. Restaurants and food service businesses inspected by local health departments now can decide if they will allow dogs or cats in their outdoor dining areas. Some regulations are included, such as animals must be constrained while at the restaurant, whether on leashes or in cages. They also cannot come into contact with food or food preparers, and they aren’t allowed inside. The new rule was approved by a state panel last month after it became popular for restaurants and bars to advertise themselves as “pet-friendly.” Norman Andrews, owner of Uptowne Tavern at 1807 N. Main St., said he struggled with the issue of allowing pets on the patio before the rule was enacted. Previously, only service dogs were allowed on restaurant patios, but the law was sometimes misinterpreted. Andrews recently bought Uptowne Tavern from Greg Stephens, who ran Harrison’s Restaurant in the space. Stephens often advertised the restaurant as being pet-friendly. “We’re welcome to the idea now,” he said. Less than a handful of Andrews’ customers bring their pets to the restaurant’s patio each month, he said, but it does happen. Last week, he said two customers had two dogs on the patio at once. “That’s rare, but we do have people who bring them every once in a while,” he said. “As long as it’s a wellcontrolled dog, we don’t mind.” Pets often show up on the patio of Liberty Steak House and Brewery on Mall Loop Road, said Jessica Nathan, the restaurant’s administrator. “We have regulars that bring their pets, and we’re already pet-friendly,” she said. “We don’t see it a lot, but we do see some customers who bring their dogs.” Bringing Fido in for a treat is also a trend at Ham’s on N. Main Street, where a manager said the restaurant often gets calls from customers inquiring about their pet policies. The issue is disputed by some nonpet lovers, said Allen Andrews, general manager at Uptowne Tavern. “There’s two sides to it because some people may not want a dog around their food,” he said. “But as long as it stays under control, I’d like to keep our patio pet- and family-friendly. I’m a dog lover, so I get it.” phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617
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Shannon Patrick, 2, gets her face painted by Peggy Metz at the Archdale and Thomasville Pediatrics tent at a Bush Hill Festival in previous years.
Bush Hill festival set for Saturday BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
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One option for non-residential garbage collection considered by the City Council’s Public Services Committee would charge a flat fee per location – $25 for downtown 4 day-per-week service and $6 for the 570 non-residential locations throughout the city for oncea-week pickups. Other options include assessing the fees per container per month or assessing a flat fee for two carts per location, with the option to pay more for additional carts. The city considered imposing a $6 monthly residential garbage collection fee in the 2010-11 budget, but officials eliminated the idea after hearing feedback that it would impose a burden on financially-strapped residents.
HIGH POINT – For businesses, churches, nonprofits and other nonresidential entities that receive city garbage service, a change appears to be coming, but what form it will take is unclear. That was the picture that emerged from the City Council’s Public Services Committee session on proposed solid waste collection fees Tuesday. The council is considering enacting a $6 monthly charge for non-residental
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Bush Hill Bash will take place 6-9 p.m. Friday at the corner of Bonnie Place and W. White Drive. The Bush Hill Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Bonnie Place, N.C. 62 and several of its side streets and the campus of Archdale Elementary. For more information on both events, visit bushhillfestival.com or call the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce at 434-2073. made jewelry and more. She said the festival provides the opportunity for residents to have low-cost entertainment with their families. For the 25th birthday, organizers will be placing a proclamation, a T-shirt and other memorabilia in a time capsule, which is to be opened by the Bush Hill Heritage Festival committee in 2035. The festival marks the 1786 settlement named Bush Hill, which later became known as Archdale. The city of Archdale was named after the first Quaker governor of North Carolina, John Archdale. “We have always tried to recapture that heritage feel,” Nelson said. dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657
City still hashing out new garbage plan BY PAT KIMBROUGH ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
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ARCHDALE – Organizers of the annual Bush Hill Heritage Festival this weekend will celebrate the 25th birthday of the festival that marks the city’s early beginnings. According to Beverly Nelson, president of the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce, about 25,000 people are expected to attend the two-day festival, which recently was recognized by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 September festivals in the Southeast. The Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce hosts the Bush Hill Heritage Festival. Bush Hill Eve is being renamed this year to the Bush Hill Bash in honor of the festival’s 25th birthday. It will take place 6-9 p.m. Friday at the corner of Bonnie Place and W. White Drive. Several children’s activities will be offered, and Nash Vegas, a country rock band, will perform. Saturday’s events will be held at Bonnie Place, on N.C. 62 and several of its side streets and the campus of Archdale Elementary School. A car show that includes two new categories, imports and antique tractors, will be a part of Saturday’s festivities. There also will be three stages for music. Nelson said the festival will have a wide variety of vendors selling food, crafts, home-
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garbage customers, as well as fees as high as $25 per cart for downtown businesses that have their garbage picked up four days per week. The fees were to have been adopted in the city’s 2010-11 budget, which took effect July 1, but have not been implemented because of confusion about how they should be applied. City officials said $62,000 from the proposed fees is budgeted in the current spending plan. “While I appreciate ($68,000), I don’t think it’s going to make or break a
$100 million budget,” said Councilman Latimer Alexander. City officials said they had identified 40 customers in the downtown area that wanted to keep the four-day-per-week service, many of them small businesses that don’t need a Dumpster and can fit their trash in a mobile toter. “The problem is, they’re generating more garbage than will fit in one container per week,” said City Manager Strib
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