Five-One-Eight hosts ribbon-cutting event
Published 12:39 pm Friday, June 26, 2020
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Star Photo/Brittnee Nave Five-One-Eight celebrated their new home on Friday, along with new businesses in the market space.
Star Photo/Brittnee Nave Betty Barnes, the owner of Simply Elegant Bakery, says the move gives her more space and wants everyone to enjoy her fresh baked goods.
Star Photo/Brittnee Nave Marcia Ross, the owner of The Art Space who has been with Tracie Mosley Young at Five-One-Eight since the beginning, is excited about the new additions.
Star Photo/Brittnee Nave Kim Ward, the owner of Powers Coffee, is excited for the transition into the Five-One-Eight location and says customers can expect a good cup of coffee.
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BY BRITTNEE NAVE
STAR CORRESPONDENT
Five-One-Eight officially celebrated their new home on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting event.
Five-One-Eight, which is owned by Tracie Mosley Young, serves as “a market for the makers.” The market was previously located at Building 520 before moving in January.
The Art Space, owned by Marcia Ross, joined the building during the January move. This past month Powers Coffee and Simply Elegant Bakery also moved into the market.
During the ribbon-cutting, all four business owners were present.
Kim Ward, the owner of Powers Coffee, described her excitement for the move and the future.
“I love it, I really do,” she said. “I think it’s amazing we can all be in one space and work together.”
Ward also shared optimism for the Elizabethton community.
“I love seeing Elizabethton grow and seeing new businesses come in or ones that have already been here rebrand,” she said.
She concluded by sharing what customers can expect from her business.
“You can expect a really good, strong cup of coffee,” she exclaimed.
Marcia Ross, owner of The Art Space and who has been with Young since the beginning, shared her thoughts on having new neighbors in the building.
“It’s wonderful, I’ve been with Tracie from the beginning, and just having these guys added and having a whole building with so many different kinds of things, it just works together really well, I’m excited about it,” she said.
Ross also shared her concerns for resuming her art classes.
“I’m kind of in limbo about what to do with classes and gatherings,” she said.
Ross said she is having a small camp in July but is keeping the numbers low.
“I kind of hope that maybe some people will get together and say ‘this is our group and we would like you to have an art thing with us,’” she explained.
Betty Barnes, the owner of Simply Elegant Bakery, said the move gave her more space and that she loves the atmosphere.
Barnes said homemade is what you can expect.
“We have homemade baked goods, everything is homemade, not out of the box, so it’s going to be fresh and it’s going to taste different than what you could get at the grocery store,” she said. “We strive for good quality products.”
The downtown community also shared excitement.
“We’re excited to have this unique community space here for people to shop, connect with their community, enjoy delicious treats and enjoy the arts,” said Courtney Washburn, Main Street Director for Downtown Elizabethton.
The Five-One-Eight business is also celebrating its four-year anniversary as well.
For more information check out The Five-One-Eight Facebook page.
