What’s Happening on Hendersonville’s Main Street – Update

Here’s what’s new on Main Street, Hendersonville as of Thursday, August 22, 2024. A few changes have happened since my previous June, 2024 “What Happened on Main Street” article. Images below.

• 119 S Main St – The Tipsy Taco buildout’s coming along. New and existing equipment’s being stored in space to the left while work continues on the right. Looks like sheetrock’s going up on a new bar(?) and walls.
• 117 S Main St – Elena’s Taco Cantina has had brand new double glass doors with glass upper and side panels installed, replacing the single wooden door. Doors and windows are still papered.
• 101 S Main St – The Kingmaker’s Draft (Board Games & Beverages) is closed. This space is still empty, but it looked like, to a “casual observer”, that someone might be interested. A couple people were on site, taking pictures & texting. Might be something. Might not.
• 114 N Main St – Wild Mountain Trading Co opening soon.
  • Ed and Dee Sine recently moved to Main Street after 34 years at 8,000 foot living on the side of a Colorado mountain. Co-owner Dee told me the “very, very friendly people and climate” were the two big draws for them. They’re opening multiple business entities, similar to those they owned and ran in Colorado, in this two-story space.
    • First: Wild Mountain Trading Co (gift shop) – the website’s live, including the ability to purchase items online. The website shows mounted signage on the building, but nothing’s up on the exterior yet.
    • First: Wild Acoustic Music Co (Instrument Shop) that also offers Music Lessons.
    • Second: Wild Moose Café and Coffee Bar – coming once retail is up and running. Pastries, sandwiches & soups to stay or go, and espresso.
    • Third: Ticketed live acoustic Music Events with local musicians held upstairs as “mini-concerts” where you can talk and enjoy a quiet evening. Drinks and bites, including charcuterie will be available up there.
  • The plan is to have the gift and music shops open in time for the Apple Festival.
  • They’re currently in the process of setting up displays and products after spending quite a bit of time cleaning and working on the building: plumbing, electrical, new flooring behind the bar, and repairing a few holes in the walls & floor. Good thing Ed’s an Architect. They’ve also installed new kitchen equipment.
  • Co-owners Ed and Dee have full careers behind them. Ed has degrees in Architecture & Engineering and is Founder and Creative Director at Red Creek Design Company. Their client list is impressive and includes residential and commercial heavy hitters.
• 222 N Main St – Deluxe Social House could open any minute, from what I saw.
  • Tables are set. Someone inside was finishing up a few things. They have a Website that isn’t completely populated with Deluxe-specific information yet. Social media pages are up and running, although they don’t have any content yet. The food menu’s in the window and on the website, but the drink menu’s not public yet. Don’t be surprised if the menu, hours, etc., change after they open and do their shakeout.
  • The interior looks upgraded, but not completely different than it did as Black Rose.
• 238 N Main St – Bone & Bottle Butcher Shop a few steps closer, but it’s still in the buildout process.
• 459 N Main St – Franklin, NC Caffé REL French bistro owners Tracy and Katie Passmore are getting their 2nd location ready behind the papered windows and door of the previous D9 Brewing spot. They have to build a kitchen from scratch, so it’s going to take a while.