SouthSiders profiled in Observer

Ron Stodghill profiles Waxhaw's SouthSiders in today's Charlotte Observer.

"Last Friday night, we were the only place in town conducting commerce," boasts Kennedy, who, with her husband, Mark, co-owns SouthSiders, a modest little joint in downtown Waxhaw.

"That's because we are the only place in town with a bar."

SouthSiders is one of those delightful rarities of modern life, a family-owned business that, with voters' help, beat City Hall. It's the tale of a daughter, beer and an uncle: the daughter of an old-school Chicago pol gets mad at city leaders who won't let her sell beer and makes them cry "Uncle."

But not until the 14th paragraph do we learn the most useful piece of info:

The passage has breathed new life into SouthSiders, Patte says. Adding beer - for now, Blue Moon and Guinness on tap, and 20 bottled brands - has not only boosted revenues by more than 35 percent, but added four waiters to the payroll.

I haven't visited since the new bar was put in, so I'll have to make my way over there at some point and have a pint -- Guinness because I don't understand the fascination with Blue Moon. Hopefully the beer on that tap will be rotated out.