FIRST LOOK: ShopBar brings distinctive shopping, dining experience to Barret Avenue (PHOTOS)


For decades, the two buildings situated at the intersection of Barret and Highland avenues housed an auto shop and at one time operated as a filling station.

Within the past five months, the property has been transformed into a new, unique concept. Instead of selling motor oil and wiper fluid, ShopBar is offering customers a combined shopping, dining and drinking experience.

Owners Natasha Sud, 44, and Gerald Dickerson, 39, have merged their passions together in the new venture. The engaged couple…

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