- December 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
GASTONIA, N.C. — Gastonia’s downtown business leaders expect the new year to bring even more opportunities for growth to the city’s Main Avenue corridor.
Restaurant owners are considering wine pairing events and expanded menus while other business owners say more services at their shops will draw more foot traffic downtown.
BARRISTER’S AT THE ESQUIRE HOTEL
“We want people to embrace what downtown Gastonia can be,” said Joy Dixon, the general manager of Barrister’s, the restaurant inside the Esquire hotel on Gastonia’s Main Avenue.
The restaurant, located at 168 W. Main Ave., plans to provide event rental spaces, offer more monthly classes and include a rooftop bar in its 2022 plans.
A private rental space, conference room and fitness room will be available on the sixth floor of the hotel for guests to book.
Some of the monthly classes will…
