{"id":196429588,"date":"2011-03-24T11:46:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T11:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=196429588"},"modified":"2011-03-24T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T11:46:28","slug":"say-hello-to-your-new-bicycle-themed-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=196429588","title":{"rendered":"Say hello to your new bicycle themed restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

From The City That Breads <\/p>\n

Well that settles it, Bill\u2019s Lighthouse Inn<\/a> had its transfer of license approved the other day and new owner Marla Streb (the Strebinator, as I call her) will be occupying the space for South Baltimore\u2019s second attempt at a Bicycle themed restaurant \u2013 hehehehe get it?<\/p>\n

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At any rate, seems like the establishment will now be named Cafe Velocity and will feature some sort of cycling theme, as the owner is a professional mountain biker and probably a triathlete and\/or Parkour expert or something. Whether or not the joint will be bicycle themed \u201cin name only\u201d much like The Bicycle, the failed<\/del> defunct wine bar \/ restaurant where Centro Tapas now resides, remains to be seen. Beyond that, the neighborhood where Bill\u2019s sits is a bit rough around the edges, to the point where prior ownership often times had to bolt the doors shut to keep drunkards out. Yeesh. Beer Baron Steve Fogleman noted \u201cShe\u2019s a tough woman. I mean really tough,\u201d so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how this whole thing flies \u2013 er, pedals.<\/p>\n

And being that I am personally an expert on all things restaurant, here are my suggestions for the upcoming Cafe Velocity that will enhance the experience, the cycling ambiance, the essence of biking:<\/p>\n