Goodbye Old Friend: The Pittsboro General Store Cafe Closes

Was it the 64 bypass or that it’s time had come to pass?  While they are not saying, it is true that Joyce and Vance Remick have closed the General Store Café in the middle of Pittsboro on 64 business after ten years.  

Picture of Peak City Blues Project
 Plays the General Store Cafe from the Bar                                              

It is like the loss of a friend.  Anytime you lose a place that has live music, it is a great loss to me as a musician.  But the General Store was the heart of this funky downtown Pittsboro community.  The last time one of my bands played there I wrote this:

What is it about Pittsboro?  An artist community, local farmers, a rebuilding court house, and even a wonderful restaurant -The General Store Cafe.  If you have never been, this is your chance.  

Come early and enjoy a walk through old town Pittsboro.  Check out the court house that burned about one year ago and see how the renovations are coming.  Walk up the street and window shop.

After all that walking you will be ready for dinner at The General Store Cafe.  Fresh salads and vegetables that are locally sources and prepared.

And what we love is the music is locally sourced! 

A Dancing Night Makes for Another Wonderful Performance at the General Store Cafe

Unfortunately, if you have never been, you have lost your chance.  Here is the News and Observer article on the closing.

Peak City Blues Project promo photo taken at the General Store Cafe goes black and white to mourn the loss

We feel  a sense of loss and passing.  Hopefully there can be a resurrection of another great business place in the old building that was once a car dealership.  Where it was a joke to play Mercury Blues because in a time pass it was true, you could by a Mercury or two there.  Now you cannot buy anything.