When starting this assignment I thought it was going to be quite a challenge for me to decide where to go and do an interview at and more importantly what the angle would be that would make my piece different than all the others. First of all, I knew I didn’t want to go somewhere that most people would go to, like the Southside. There are many shops over there and probably some with great history behind them but it is an idea the same as most. My first idea was to go to the new restaurant over in Market Square, Bella Sera. Bella Sera is a classic yet casual Italian restaurant the opened up for business in November 2009. I thought this would be a good topic because it is something new to the area and many not may know about it. But after doing some research, I read articles about the restaurants food choices, how the restaurant became about, and the owner, himself, history. I kept thinking how I could get a different angle from this place that others have not? But trying to think of an angle was the hardest part when writing about something like a restaurant. So I then knew maybe this wouldn’t be the best topic. With all the weather interruptions this weekend it was hard to travel about and find some place that many haven’t heard of, kind of like a secret place with a lot of mystery, which is what I would really have liked to do it on. So I had to settle for a place that I know will work.
Even though I had originally decided to not go to the Southside, while walking over there one day I did find a nice store with an interesting story. This store is eco-friendly and everything they sell there is recycled and made organically. I asked the lady about the store, The E House, and she said it only opened about 20 years ago and it was very hard for them to get started because during the 90’s the environmental movement was just beginning so starting off was a little rocky. Something different about this store is that it is surrounded by antique stores, diners, bars, and tattoo places that have been settled there for many years. It is completely out of its environment and I think that is what interests me the most about it.
