To Our Customers: It is with so much sadness that we announce the closing of our beloved Dairy Barn. We opened a year ago and we have enjoyed serving every one of you this past year. ....and now, at the end of our first year lease, we have encountered some issues that do not seem to have solutions, so we will close for the winter and look for another location to re-open this spring. Thank you for visiting The Dairy Barn, Thank You for believing in our dream, and Thank You for your continued support during this very very difficult time. Jane and Greg CarpenterThe Dairy Barn was one of the businesses in Waxhaw we regularly visited, generally for the ice cream. It was fun to play a game of checkers or Connect 4 while eating our cones.
It's a shame they needed to close up shop, but not really surprising given the revolving door of businesses that have existed in that location since we came to town. For what it's worth, Jackson's Emporium and their overpriced candy was my favorite, followed closely by The Dairy Barn.
Either way, the rent set by the owner does not seem to allow any businesses to occupy this space with serious longevity, at least thus far. But I have no idea what the rent is here or at other downtown locations.
It's times like this where I recall an old County Edge article that detailed the difficulties of starting and maintaining a business in Waxhaw. Of course, it's been so long that this article may just be a figment of my imagination at this point, growing more illustrative of this problem with each telling. For what it's worth, I'm told the Waxhaw library should have an archive of the old County Edges that I should someday take some time to re-peruse.
Either way, keep your eyes peeled for The Dairy Barn in the spring as they plan to investigate alternative locations.
My question: are they still going to have the arcade games? A large handful of tokens is sitting in our cupboard. Hopefully someday they can be put to good use, otherwise I may have to auction these off as arcane tokens of Waxhaw history.
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I liked "Cafe Fino," when it was at that location. Where else could you get ice cream AND fancy coffee (AND wine) in the same place, but not have to order a meal? (You could probably get ice cream and coffee at the Ice Cream and Pizza Works, without the pizza, but that would be missing the point there.) Also, they often had live music, including Josh Burch, the local luthier/singer/songwriter.
If I understand correctly, Waxhaw Bible Church met there, prior to moving to their present location (in Mineral Springs!).
My kids will miss watching the black-and-white Popeye the Sailor man episodes at the Dairy Barn. And riding "Lightning" the coin-op horse.
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