The building used to be Lowery’s Diner at 14 W. Main St. in Old Fort and it was a popular eatery and gathering place in the town for many years. Owners Vicki Gilkeyson and Bill Hancock worked to transform the structure into a first-class ice cream shop.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Employee Barbara Tucker serves some ice cream to some young hungry patrons at Black Beary’s Café.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Black Beary’s serves Mayfield ice cream and the flavors rotate. So you will find different flavors there from one visit to the next. On Wednesday, Black Beary’s had vanilla, chocolate, coconut castaway, cookie dough, rainbow sherbet, peach, strawberry, birthday cake and a few others.
Black Beary’s Café opened last month at 14 W. Main St. in the building that was for many years Lowery’s Diner. The new ice cream shop is owned and operated by Vicki Gilkeyson, pictured, and Bill Hancock.
Black Beary’s Café is owned and operated by Vicki Gilkeyson and Bill Hancock, center. They are surrounded by employees Bobbie Townsend, left, and Barbara Tucker, right.
“So everybody has fond memories of this building and we want to make it another gathering place where people can create more fond memories,” said Vicki Gilkeyson, owner of Black Beary’s Cafe.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
A young customer inspects the selection of ice cream at Black Beary’s Café. Black Beary’s serves Mayfield ice cream and the flavors rotate.
Black Beary’s Café opened last month at 14 W. Main St. in the building that was for many years Lowery’s Diner. The new ice cream shop is owned and operated by Vicki Gilkeyson, pictured, and Bill Hancock.
Black Beary’s Café is owned and operated by Vicki Gilkeyson and Bill Hancock, center. They are surrounded by employees Bobbie Townsend, left, and Barbara Tucker, right.
The building used to be Lowery’s Diner at 14 W. Main St. in Old Fort and it was a popular eatery and gathering place in the town for many years. Owners Vicki Gilkeyson and Bill Hancock worked to transform the structure into a first-class ice cream shop.
Black Beary’s serves Mayfield ice cream and the flavors rotate. So you will find different flavors there from one visit to the next. On Wednesday, Black Beary’s had vanilla, chocolate, coconut castaway, cookie dough, rainbow sherbet, peach, strawberry, birthday cake and a few others.
“So everybody has fond memories of this building and we want to make it another gathering place where people can create more fond memories,” said Vicki Gilkeyson, owner of Black Beary’s Cafe.
