Live Bakery and Bar planned on Bay Street

[thelakelander]

By Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor

The former Dive Bar and adjacent tattoo parlor Downtown are slated for renovation into the Live Bakery and Bar.
The Downtown Investment Authority approved a retail enhancement grant in December for the project at 327 and 331 E. Bay St.

The CEO of that project has applied for a certificate of use for the business and the city is reviewing a permit for contractor Nialvi LLC to renovate space there.

Owner John Ferra said Monday the bar area would offer seafood, such as oysters and crab legs, and operate more as a sports lounge. He expects to open about 4 p.m. and close late.

The bakery side focuses on his mother Maria's specialty.

"My mother has been in the bakery business and we've been doing this for 20-something years," he said.

Ferra Bakery Inc. is based at 5570 Florida Mining Blvd. S

Full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=549171

[downtownbrown]

fantastic upgrade.  We need to get the dingy off of Bay Street.