Cocktail Mary is postponing the project to move the bar in a new larger location, and they’ve announced plans to close their current spot at 229 Congress Street on January 28th.
I’m popping on to share some important updates. Our last day of service at 229 Congress Street will be January 28th. This is not an easy decision that we’ve made and while it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to 229 our physical space, it’s also a really great opportunity for growth. After a lot of thought we’ve decided at this time not to pursue a new brick and mortar location. Instead we’ll continue fostering this amazing community by hosting pop-ups, cocktail parties, and dance nights in partnership with like minded businesses. This isn’t the end of Cocktail Mary. It’s just a pivot. We’ll take this time to resource ourselves and lay the groundwork for a stronger foundation. Although our timeline will now be longer than we initially hoped, this will enable us to build a permanent space to a standard that the community deserves.
Cocktail Mary is raising funds for the move via a $30k crowd funding campaign on NuMarket, and expects to make further headway toward the financial resources needed to relaunch through holding the Cocktail Mary events mentioned above.
On a separate track, Cocktail Mary owner Isaac MacDougal and a set of partners are working to launch a new business, the Supper Club Cocktail Lounge (website, instagram). Supper Club is under construction at 441 Congress Street. and is on track to open by early March.