Jimmy John’s opens with ceremony
As a worker tested the meat slicer inside Charleston’s new Jimmy John’s, company president James North was quick to point out that the lunchmeat was not being sliced for tomorrow’s grand opening.
“We do everything fresh here,” North said.
The test was in preparation for the opening of the store’s new location at the northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Fourth Street, diagonally across from Old Main.
North said he and his company were excited to be opening the new location.
“Charleston’s our original store,” North said. “This is our hometown.”
The location became available after Hardee’s closed its store there. The new restaurant fills one of several abandoned lots on Charleston’s primary street, Lincoln Avenue, a problem that city leaders have been hoping to fix.
“This is the best corner in Charleston, and we wanted to give something back to the community by putting a nice store here,” North said.
The new restaurant opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at 9 a.m., and will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. each day.
Jimmy John’s opens with ceremony
The new Jimmy John’s fills one of several abandoned lots on Charleston’s primary street, Lincoln Avenue, a problem that city leaders have been hoping to fix.
