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Opening Tuesday!

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Well it has been a long road and we are finally at the end of construction. We got our C.O. late Friday afternoon. We will be opening Revolutions doors on Tuesday at 4:00. Hope to see you all in for a drink! 

Final Inspections

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The long awaited final inspections are coming up. We have schedule most of the remaining inspections for the rest of this week. After the final fire inspection we will be ready to finish up with our ABC permit and then we should be ready to open very soon after. We installed our phone system and […]

Let There Be Light!

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We’ve installed lighting in the Dining Room, Bar and Chef’s Cellar…

For those of you who missed Jim on the news…

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here’s the link to the spot on Revolution that aired on NBC 17:
 http://durham.mync.com/site/Durham/news/story/13709/durhams-downtown-revival/

Watch NBC17 Tonight @ 7 p.m.!

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An NBC17 Reporter inteviewed Jim today for a spot on tonight’s news at 7 p.m..  The Reporter asked about Revolution’s construction progress, the concept of the restaurant, and reasons behind choosing Durham to house the project.   Watch NBC17 Tonight at 7 p.m. to catch all the details!
 We’d love to hear your thoughts on the t.v. spot…so don’t […]

Sheet Rock Giving Shape!

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Well, yesterday the fire marshal came by and approved our ceilings to be closed up. The crew spent all day closing the lid on the ceiling and walls. For months now the space has see little evidence of ever being finished and in one day they managed to zip up the walls giving amazing shape […]

Inching forward

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Got the final permit approvals for the changes made during construction. The past couple of days we have been working on framing the basement, sheet rocking walls and refinishing the hardwoods in the dining room and bar. Good news today, after waiting what seemed to be weeks for the new stairs for the basement, they […]

Fast and furious

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So much going on- drywall is up, built-in cabinets are in, gas lines are in for the ovens, the framework for the bar is complete…. Still a lot to do but things are really moving now! Check out the photos in the Construction Progress section 

Baldwin Building history

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Many newcomers to the area may not be aware that Revolution’s home was to home to Baldwin’s, one of the area’s most famous department stores, for many years. Built in 1928 and expanded in the 1940s the building has an interesting history. Check out the Endangered Durham blog for some great old photos of the […]

Will it ever end?

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Things seem to be moving along. Not as fast as I would like but moving along none the less. They should finish up the plumbing this week and then we will start to sheetrock the space. I am told that goes fast but I will believe it when I see it. Today they finished the […]


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