re: The Draft House, with 95 taps, to open in former 3rd Street Pub downtown

I don't know why The Draft House won't serve food. Or why they didn't serve food at Punchers/Third Street Pub. I think that's a given for a bar that wants to bring in an after work crowd and has a sports theme, to serve burgers, fries, chicken sandwiches. I'm not a huge fan of Walk-On's, but I'm waiting for that downtown location to show up. It will be nice to have a place within walking distance where I can drink a beer, eat a burger and watch a game with a bunch of people.

I think all of the apartments opening up downtown and the IBM building will be a game changer for the area. That will be a big source of customers. And I think most of the people living downtown and working at IBM will be young and somewhat affluent, so they'll want to go out and drink.