South Bend’s East Bank Village Redevelopment is Decidedly Urban

South Bend’s East Bank Village Redevelopment is Decidedly Urban

ByKyle W. Bell

Yesterday, we looked at a new downtown South Bend restaurant that is part of a bigger project to reinvigorate the East Bank neighborhood along Niles Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. Smoothies, Crepes & Coffee is the creation of Dave Matthews, a local developer and owner of Matthews LLC. Matthews is a lifelong resident of the area,…

South Bend Eats: Smoothies, Crêpes, & Coffee
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South Bend Eats: Smoothies, Crêpes, & Coffee

ByKyle W. Bell

It was a quiet Saturday in mid-September. The sun was shining on the eastern banks of the St. Joseph River. Notre Dame’s bye week meant that locals — who might have been consuming alcohol at a tailgate, or barbequing at home in anticipation of the Fighting Irish — instead looked for entertainment elsewhere. Several bikers…