[smartdev]

Today I stopped in at The Peoples Coffee to grab a drink. I was speaking with an employee there and asked him if he was aware of the proposed Worthington project on that block. He told me that the developer is trying to get everyone out by the end of this month, with plans to start construction this summer and no later than this fall. He said their coffee shop is moving to 2nd and 2nd and the Tavernacle is hoping to move to The Gateway. He said everyone is disappointed in the developer because most of them signed a 5 year lease and still have 3 years on it but it looks like they will be forced out of the lease early. The employee said the development would be the cities tallest at 31 stories. However, that appears to be inaccurate based on the info we've seen so far. Sounds like at least a few of those businesses will still remain in the city.