Nichols, Edson Open Bl? Lounge
Paul Nichols and Katie Edson, both of Van Buren, opened The Bl? Lounge on Oct. 11 in the Fayetteville Mercantile Building on West Avenue.
The Bl? Lounge is a restaurant and martini bar. The business has 1,600 SF of space inside that can seat 52 and a 600-SF patio that can seat another 30.
The Bl? Lounge specializes in panini sandwiches, grilled chicken and mango salads. Brad Vinson is manager of The Bl? Lounge. It is open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Nichols received a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Central Arkansas this past spring. Edson was previously doing commercial property development in Van Buren.