Nineteenth Century Club owners ‘totally agreeable’ to paint removal
Restaurant owner Jose Gomez (left) met Friday, Nov. 17 with Memphis Heritage vice president Michelle Koeppen (center) and president, David da Ponte-Cooper. Gomez and his brother Alex Gomez, and sister Maria Gama plan to open a second location of Tekila Modern Mexican restaurant there. (Courtesy Michelle Koeppen)
Owners of the historic building unwittingly created an uproar by starting to paint the brick. But they’re fine with a plan to restore the original facade at the future Tekila Modern Mexican restaurant site.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.
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