As downtown Tucson continues to grow at a rapid pace, the family-owned Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant temporarily shut its doors for renovations.
The restaurant has been serving Tucsonans in its circa-1860 adobe building since the 1970s, but is now making a few upgrades in anticipation of the new additions coming to the area.
Across the street, a hotel is currently in the works, as well as other new businesses and residential buildings being built nearby.
It’s unsure what the new changes will be, and there’s no set reopening date. Their voicemail recording states that the restaurant looks forward “to serving you again in 2019.”
Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant is located at 198 W. Cushing St. The restaurant’s website appears to be under construction, too, but you can keep up with Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant on Facebook.
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Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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