bringing downtown back to life

New crop of talent is bringing downtown back to life

Aside from the occasional whoosh of a MetroRail train going by, there's not a lot happening around the corner of Main and Congress on the north end of downtown. Empty storefronts hold the remnants of bars and clubs that clogged the street a decade ago, when the Super Bowl and burgeoning public transit brought Main Street to its most recent, though short-lived, heyday as an entertainment district.

That's something that a group of young but influential restaurateurs and bar owners is trying to change. In the next two months, no less than four new concepts are opening within a block of this intersection, transforming a dead zone into a culinary and nightlife destination.

"We had a conversation two years ago at Warren's Inn, and the gist of it was that individually we could fail but together we could make something really cool," said Brad Moore, a co-owner of Grand Prize Bar in Montrose and Big Star Bar in the Heights. "What we wanted was a place where we could all park and walk to each other's businesses, and I don't think we could have picked a better block."

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