Miami Student

Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: Community

Walgreens drugstore, located at Spring and Locust streets, is one of the newest developments in Oxford, giving students more store options.

The summer months may offer a break for Miami University students, but Oxford continued to pursue new economic developments with further completion of Stewart Square and two new restaurants uptown.

The newest addition to uptown, College View Restaurant, debuted Aug. 16. College View, dubbed "Uptown Oxford's Breakfast House," features a cereal bar with 14 different types of cereal for mixing and matching; unique breakfast sandwiches like "The Dead Elvis" and the "Sasquatch Sausage Double Stack;" baked goods; and several other breakfast choices.

Lori Hoelle, one of three co-owners and previous owner of the Uptown Café, said College View fills the void for places to eat breakfast in Oxford. Hoelle worked for Uptown Café several years ago, but is now back in the restaurant business.

"There simply weren't enough places to eat breakfast uptown while there are so many for lunch," Hoelle said.

College View will appeal to both Oxford residents and students, because of their creative menu, Hoelle said.

"I describe it as an eclectic eatery," Hoelle said. "We have a funky menu with several vegetarian entrees that cater to a broad variety of people."

Hoelle also said they were pleasantly surprised with the turnout on their opening weekend.

This past summer also experienced a transformation from fashion to food.

Taking the place of the fashion retail store Soho, Iggie's-a new restaurant next door to The Smokin' Ox-opening within a few weeks, will feature smoothies, gelato, and baked goods.

Owner and manager Sean Pennington, who also owns and manages The Smokin' Ox, said Iggie's will open as soon as they receive their food license.

"We will be serving coffee, espresso, salads, lunch combos, and bread bowls," Pennington said.

According to Pennington, everything will be 100 percent juice with a healthy, fresh and modern twist.

"No other smoothie place exists in Oxford, and I feel that we fit the local market," Pennington said.

The addition of Stewart Square also blends nicely with the Oxford community, according to Pam Lindley, business operations administrator for Hotel Development Services LLC, a construction and developmental company based in Oxford.

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