Historic Fountain Square

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1. SPENCER’S $ (0-10)- Casual

This local coffeehouse was just named Best Coffee in Bowling Green for the third year in a row by WKU students, and has been in the Square since 2001. The owners of this local hangout have gone above and beyond to make this a comfortable, yet entertaining environment for any occasion. Unique drinks like the Honey Badger and original sandwiches are just a few characteristics customers claim set them apart.

2. 4 4 0 M A I N $$ (0-40)- Formal

Located in the same building as Micki’s, this restau-rant offers customers upscale, French Quarter cui-sine and a formal environment. 440 Main features steak, seafood and New Orleans cuisine, created from Kentucky-grown ingredients, as well as a full wine selection. Although this dining experience is ideal for special occasions and corporate events, doors are

always open to the public with a reservation.

3. MICKI’S ON MAIN $ (0-10)- Casual

Voted “Best Happy Hour” and “Best Night Life” since 1998, Micki’s offers Happy Hour and $3.99 appetizers weekdays from 4-6 p.m. Their low-price, casual menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads and hot eats, which can be enjoyed on the outdoor patio, weather permitting. To make Mondays better, they offer half-pound burgers for $3.99 and your first beer for $1. Local bands provide live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights, at no charge. In their own words it is “where Bourbon Street and the locals meet.”

4. TEA BAYOU $ (0-10)- Casual

Formerly known as Tea Squares, this casual New Or-leans-style cafe operates around its tea room. Offering the largest loose-leaf tea selection in Bowling Green, it provides customers with teas such as black, green and white, and can be served in pots or individual servings. Aside from a wide variety of teas, savory eats such as Po’Boys, burgers, personal pizzas and a variety of origi-nal sandwiches are also featured. As the perfect ending to a meal, be sure to grab made-from-scratch sweet treats like cakes, cookies and muffins before heading back out to The Square.

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5. BARBARA STEWART INTERIORSOwned and operated by Barbara Stewart and daugh-ter, Susan Hoechner, the business made its debut in 1952, before moving to the square in 1979. Hoechner has worked in interior design for over 30 years, both personal and commercial, and Stewart is a portrait art-ist. Their store features a large selection of restored oil paintings and custom home pieces. Also located within the store is Invitations On Main, a stationary collection designed by Stewart.

6. PINK DAISYThis signature Lilly Pulitzer store, is one of only three in the state of Kentucky. and was opened by WKU alumni, Dale Augenstein, in April 2013. Character-ized by its pink front door, the store primarily targets young women who enjoy vibrant colors. Beyond its doors, you can expect you find a variety of Lilly Pulit-zer dresses, skirts and tops. The Pink Daisy also carries Lilly’s line of sorority prints, which are offered on totes, wallets and other accessories.

7. CANDLE MAKERS

This seven-year-old business is dedicated to provid-ing customers with one-of-a-kind souvenirs. Offering candles in over 80 scents and six different jar sizes, all of their candle production takes place in-house. Local consignment, wood crafts and art created by other lo-cal businesses are also sold at Candle Makers.

8. MORRIS JEWELRY

The Morris family first opened its doors in 1881 and has served Bowling Green at 408 East Main Street ever since. Even before the streets were paved, it created custom pieces for customers and offered jewelry repair services. Despite minor renovations, the current show-room still features the original wooden floors, mahog-any display cases and well-preserved tin ceiling.

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Entertainment

The Capitol Arts Cen-ter has been an integral part of local entertainment for over 100 years. It made its debut as a vaudeville house in the late 1890's, before being renamed the Colum-bia Theatre. It was finally redesigned in the mid-1930's, as a movie house, and was renamed the Capitol Theatre. The Theatre showed movies for over three decades before closing its doors in 1967.

After over 10 years of vacancy, the building was purchased in 1977 by a group of citizens, formerly known as the Bowling Green-Warren County Arts Commission. After a $1.3 million reno-vation, the Capitol Arts Center reopened its doors to the community in September 1981 and was managed by the Capitol Arts Alliance for 30 years.

The Capitol Arts Center now serves as a place for south central Kentucky residents to enjoy the art of entertainment and operates under the management of the Southern Kentucky Perform-ing Arts Center (SkyPAC). The facility currently features the Houchens Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery, SKyPAC’s Education and Gallery Department, hosts touring performances and concerts, local the-ater productions, and community events, along with SkyPAC’s Youth Theater.

The Capitol Arts Center

The Capitol Arts Center is located at 416 East Main Street in Historic Fountain Square Park, next to Morris Jewelry. For ticket reservations contact the ticket office at 270-904-1880. For any ad-ditional information contact the main office at 270-904-5000.