Swallows "Cums" Back to Life

Sorry, Swallows, I couldn't resist offering you one of your beloved euphemisms.

Anyway, my wife shared with me today that the owners of Kiva/Swallows/Exdo are taking yet another shot at putting a viable business in the old Tosh's building. Tenacious folks, huh? Kind of like a caged possum that will scratch and claw until it wears its little hands down to nubs rather than go quietly. Sorry, there's my podunk heritage coming through.

So the place is to be called "Eden", which Dictionary.com defines as "a place or state of great happiness; an unspoiled paradise." Sounds pretty nice, huh? We could use an unspoiled paradise in Cole.

Their tagline is "A woman's bar for everyone". Hmmm, again. What the heck does that even mean?

Is it owned by a woman, but she is allowing everyone to come in? If so, what is this woman's name?

Or perhaps are they just a bit reckless with their grammar and punctuation and it's actually a bar for women? Like, is it going to have really nice window treatments, and will they have Lifetime TV and Sex and the City viewing parties? But then it wouldn't be for "everyone". Hmmm, there is a bit of an inherent paradox in their name.

My wife seems to think it is a lesbian bar. OK that's fine I guess, but again, the name of the bar itself suggests some sort of potential conflict between those that might normally like a "Woman's Bar" and "everyone". What is it about this "Woman's Bar" that makes it good for both women, and everyone? I look forward to finding out.

Or, perhaps this is their attempt to re-launch the gay bar they're just dying to have in that location without the extreme, flamboyant gay branding that I'm guessing they found (as I suggested from day one) was simply a bit unpalatable for some of the credit card toting residents of Cole and Whittier. But I say why not just make it "Eden, a bar for everyone" and call it good?

The website says they're opening in five days. Can't wait to check it out and hear everyones' report.