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Patio of popular Halifax café and bar damaged in hit-and-run
Global News
Kelly Irvine of Coburg Social Bar and Café said after 2 years of COVID-19, this incident is just "one more thing in a long line of things that a business owner has to deal with."
A café and bar popular among university students in Halifax is working to get its patio up and running again after a hit-and-run Sunday night left the outside dining space heavily damaged.
A picture posted to social media by the Coburg Social Bar and Café shows a concrete barrier torn in half and tables and chairs askew.
Kelly Irvine, owner and operator of the Coburg Social, said the incident happened around 9 p.m., when the business was closed.
“A car was going up Coburg Road from Robie Street — it must have been going at quite a fast pace — and turned the corner right onto Henry Street,” where the patio is, she said.
“And instead of making the corner … it went across the street and right into the patio.”
This is the third year the patio, which extends into Henry Street where cars would otherwise be parked, is open.
Irvine said while Coburg Road can be busy, Henry Street is relatively quiet. This is the first incident of this kind that she’s aware of in her 11 years of operating the business.