Rue de la Course on Mag closed. Will be Ignatius Eatery's new location.

restaurant should be open early next month. haven't seen anything printed about it yet.

article from June

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Jerry Roppolo, who owns Rue and its building, was poised earlier this year to get a liquor license for Ignatius Eatery up the street, but then withdrew after he was unable to reach an agreement with his landlord there. Based on a subsequent plan he presented this month to move Ignatius into Rue’s building, the City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend Roppolo receive a conditional-use permit to sell alcohol in the building he owns, but Roppolo said any changes to either location are still a long way off.

“I believe our building would be a lot more valuable as a restaurant, and by getting a conditional use I have the opportunity to open a restaurant there,” Roppolo said. “Does that mean it’s going to happen? No. I’m just investigating and looking.”

His actual lease for Ignatius has more than five years remaining on it, he said, so he is in no hurry to make any change. He also could conceivably swap the two locations, putting Ignatius in his building with alcohol sales and the coffeehouse in the building he is leasing, he said, or purchase another building so that he owns the location of both, but it all depends on the costs associated with the process and the difficulty of getting city approval.

6/14/11

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They were doing great business. Were always busy and had a large and loyal group of regular patrons - whom are quite angry. Word is he might just swap the locations out. I think he just wants to make more money and feels that having a coffee shop in that location isn't as profitable as having a restaurant. And I'm sure he's right; it's a very choice spot.

There was a sign out front of Rue saying "Reopening Feb. 1".

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ah, wasn't Rue across the street a while back too?

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It was, but quite some time ago.

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Love Rue de la Course, and I like Jerry okay.

I'm just not a huge fan of Ignatius.

Therefore, I'm not real happy with this development either.

Y.A. Tittle provides sound opinions once again.

RDLC was good.

Ignatius is bordering on terrible.

I liked that Rue as well. Good coffee but always bastards to people that didn't have cash and weren't aware of the rules.

I like that location too but it's a little tougher to get a close parking spot that you don't have to pay for at that one.