10/17/2026
Well, here’s a little piece of history I wasn’t expecting to have today. The owners of Helen’s tavern came in to visit us!! if you don’t know of Helen’s Tavern, it was the bar before Fireside, and Fireside is 48 years old. Thank you, Peggy. Bill and Sandy for giving me so much more insight into the building and hearing some stories, and they told me they’d be back, so I can’t wait to hear more. From the takeout b**r counter to them building the actual bar in the old porch that’s now the main inside bar, the b**r distributor across the street, lots of history got talked about today. It makes me love that we all kept this as a family business in this neighborhood.
I also let Peggy know who is now 90 years old, that her shift starts at 11:30 tomorrow lol.