A group of Albany city officials, including Latoya Cutts, Phil Roberson, Dorothy Hubbard, Justin Strickland, Nathan Davis, B.J. Fletcher and Sharon Subadan, joins Dr. Tripp Morgan, founder and owner of Pretoria Fields, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the company’s new craft brewery that will be built in downtown Albany on the property currently occupied by the art park on Pine Avenue and two adjacent buildings. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A new downtown craft brewery expected to bolster business in downtown Albany is one step closer to becoming a reality after city officials and developers gathered Tuesday for a groundbreaking at the former Albany Art Park, which will soon house a portion of the brewery.
Dr. Tripp Morgan, principal owner of Pretoria Fields thanks city and county officials, as well as company staff, during Tuesday’s ceremony commemorating the groundbreaking of the company’s new craft brewery which will soon be located on the art park property on Pine Avenue. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Albany city officials and principals from Pretoria Fields celebrate the groundbreaking of the company’s new craft brewery that will soon be built in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Albany City Manager Sharon Subadan addresses those gathered for the groundbreaking of the new Pretoria Fields craft brewery in downtown Albany Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard helps celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Pretoria Fields craft brewery in downtown Albany Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Downtown Albany Manager Latoya Cutts welcomes crowds to Tuesday’s ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Pretoria Fields craft brewery that will soon locate on Pine Avenue in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Thelma Adams Johnson, board chair of both the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority and the Downtown Development Authority, addresses those gathered for Tuesday’s groundbreaking of the new Pretoria Fields craft brewery. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Albany Ward III Commissioner B.J. Fletcher addresses the crowd gathered in front of the downtown Albany art park during Tuesday’s ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Pretoria Fields craft brewery that will be locating on the Pine Avenue site. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Chris Willis of Pretoria Fields shares some of the vision of the company’s new brewery that will be built in downtown Albany at Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
