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Douglass Loop-area building under contract; CVS purchase thwarted [News]

Corner building purchase kills expansion by drugstore chain

After more than a year and a half, the struggle over the 2100 block of Bardstown Road—bounded by the Twig and Leaf diner at Douglass Boulevard and a vacant building at Princeton Drive—is over.

CVS at Douglass Loop: Not Dead Yet [News]

Drugstore chain still vying for prime location; local organization looking to buy space

CVS, which attempted to get the Twig and Leaf property for a new drugstore, has reignited its interest in putting down roots in the Douglass Loop area.

According to Terra Long, legislative assistant to Councilman Tom Owen (8th District), the Woonsocket, R.I.-based chain is still trying to acquire property in the Douglass Loop area. Despite the landmark status granted to the Twig and Leaf restaurant this past April, a number of buildings—including Café Metro—are still vacant.

New Twig and Leaf hearing scheduled [Highlands]

Pro, con sides to be heard November 29

The CVS threat may be over, but the Twig and Leaf still has some hurdles to overcome before it can be ensured that it’s here to stay—but there are still inside opponents to its permanence.

Plan for Kroger gas station on Bardstown Road abandoned [Highlands]

CVS developers ‘taken aback’ at local attention over Twig and Leaf plans

Kroger has abandoned plans to build a gas station on the site of Hollywood Video, to the south of its store at 2410 Bardstown Road.

Twig and Leaf reaches compromise with CVS; diner to start carrying pharmaceuticals [AF]

Highlands residents excited about new venue to fill their Xanax
Highlands residents aghast over potentially losing another local business to gentrification will be delighted to learn that CVS and Twig and Leaf have reached a compromise. Rather than replacing Twig and Leaf with a CVS, the landmark diner will start selling pharmaceuticals from behind its counter on May 1.

Public meeting held on new CVS development

Residents, developers meet for presentation on Douglass Loop-area construction at the site of the Twig and Leaf and surrounding businesses

Bardstown Road Overlay District committee members met with representatives from The Zaremba Group, which is looking to build a CVS at the corner of Bardstown Rd. and Douglass Blvd., on the site of current properties including the Twig and Leaf diner and Farah Cleaners.

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