Together with the renovation of a rundown 75,000-square-foot hotel and shopping arcade, Read's will form the nucleus of a block of shops, restaurants and offices bounded by Cannon, Main, John and Broad Streets.
In 1992, founder Curtis Sliwa admitted to faking a half-dozen acts of heroism to gain publicity in the group's early years; by that time, his former associates had accused the Angels of becoming, according to the New York Times, "little more than a security force for a block of midtown restaurants".
One recent house call even brought her within a block of the restaurant where she was taking her parents to lunch.
Chicken + Whiskey managing principal partner Kris Carr saws a block of ice in the restaurant's back bar.
Mattson: It has a charming town square with a few blocks of restaurants, bars, tasting rooms, inns, breweries and shopping boutiques surrounding the redwood-shaded plaza.
It was nearly impossible to pick from block after block of restaurants, but we finally went with the "go to the crowded place" technique and ended up at Hung Vuong, a modern-looking Vietnamese spot with prices that topped out at 10 dollars an entree.
In a block of buildings containing theatres, hotels and restaurants all using air-conditioning the maximum per cent of the daily average was 250.
In summer, music festivals, art performances and family-friendly events liven up the courtyard at Market Square, a cluster of home design shops, bakeries and restaurants in a block of restored buildings.
PAGE A20 SEPARATING FAST FOOD AND SCHOOLS A study has found that young teenagers tend to be fatter when there are fast-food restaurants within a block of their schools.
