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BREWPUB RESTORATION KEEPS CHARACTER OF ICONIC BUILDING by Patty Hutchens
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hey say that timing is everything, and that was exactly the case for brothers and business partners Duffy and Mickey Mahoney, owners of MickDuff’s Brewing Company, which operates both the Beer Hall at Third and Cedar and the recently relocated Brewpub at 419 North Second Avenue. “Our old location had some structural issues which forced our hands (to move) and helped us find this amazing building,” said Duffy Mahoney of their new location in Sandpoint’s historic
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federal building. “We tried to buy the building for multiple years, and it actually sold, but that deal fell through at the last moment. Then we got a second opportunity to purchase it, and the timing was just about perfect.” The recent move of the Brewpub has proven to be a huge success with residents and tourists flocking to check out the new location. The building, originally known as the Sandpoint Federal Building, was constructed in 1928 and was placed on the National
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