Clark County (The Evening News)
Stevie B.’s to open Friday
Owner’s pizza place will open next door, next month
JEFFERSONVILLE — Thousands of vehicles pass through Clarksville’s Veterans Parkway on a given day, estimates restauranteur Steve Baldwin.
“Folks are here to eat and shop and go to movies,” he said. “It’s a retail hub. There’s a lot of money being spent.”
However, while there are stores and eateries aplenty, he said, he always noticed that the strip was missing two things: A burger place and a pizzeria.
Baldwin, along with a business partner, hopes to remedy that problem within the next month, as he’s opening two new restaurants in the area. Stevie B.’s Burgers and More is set to open by Friday, at the newly developed shopping center, near Wal-Mart and Interstate 65.
Then, next month, he’ll be ready to open Studio Pizza next door. Baldwin compared Stevie B.’s to WW Cousins, in that it will have a toppings bar where customers can customize their burgers. If burgers are not you’re thing, the business also offers Philly cheesesteaks, cheese chicken sandwiches, a quarter-pound chili dog, salads, hand-cut fries and fried pickles.
Studio Pizza, which is set to open by early April, will offer a different type of atmosphere with booths and concert-style lighting — on theme with the name. There’s a small stage in front of one of the windows, which he said may someday be used for either solo artists or karaoke.
Baldwin plans to decorate the dining room with his very own artwork, something in which he dabbles. It’ll seat about 110 patrons. The Chicago-style pizza will be hand-tossed. And the recipe was developed by a Toledo, Ohio, chef especially for the restaurant. It’ll also offer calzones and other Italian items. Beer and wine will be available, as well.
“It’s going to be on par with some of the better pizza places in Louisville,” he said. Though they’ll seem completely separate to customers, the two businesses actually share some kitchen space including coolers, dishwashing room and ice maker. There’s also office space included in the back of the development as well.
Baldwin is no stranger to the Clarksville restaurant scene. For the last three years, he and a business partner have operated Kansai, a Japanese steakhouse on Veterans Parkway. That business just expanded in December, adding more seating, a bar and a 40-seat private party room.
Despite the addition, he said, the restaurant is still seeing wait times on Friday and Saturday evenings and has developed a loyal following.
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Borden principal to return to school
In a short school board meeting Thursday afternoon, the West Clark Community Schools board approved an addendum to an employment contract that would allow Borden High School Principal Lisa Nale back on the job as early as Oct. 7.
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Jeffersonville residents challenge IDEM on Mac plant
Questions and concerns gushed Thursday night from an audience upset with the living conditions in their neighborhood brought on by odor, soot and dust they attribute to the nearby Mac Construction and Excavating asphalt plant.
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Bridges Authority adopts strategy as deadline approaches
The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority adopted strategic objectives at its public meeting in Jeffersonville on Thursday while rejecting calls to alter the Ohio River Bridges Project to avoid possible tolling.
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Ex-employee of Sportsdrome charged in beer-theft scheme at track
A Memphis woman has been charged with class D felony theft in an alleged scam to defraud Sportsdrome Speedway in Clarksville out of more than $20,000 in beer sales.
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$47.5 million in marijuana plants eradicated by ISP
Within about a week, Indiana State Police eradicated approximately 19,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $47.5 million across the state.
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Setting out for a stroll
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Moving on: Students, teachers get used to new schools at NA-FC
“You have to get to know people. You have to learn all these new names. It’s kind of scary at first. You don’t know them and they don’t know you.”
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Burglary suspect leads police on chase
Crotchett said he knows the owner of the house, so he called him to ask if anyone should be there.
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Straight ‘A’ educator: St. Anthony teacher makes top 10 list
She also wrote about how teaching is more than a career. It’s a vocation.
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Facelift planned for part of Market Street in Jeffersonville
Crouch said the entire road is being redone from sidewalk to sidewalk and local traffic can use rear-alley to access their homes.
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Borden principal to return to school
