Previous articles have made mention of the extensive damage due to the meteor strike around Dead End.  While several businesses were forced to temporarily close while repairs are made, one has been forced to move.  Pipes burst inside the Red Herring as a result of the meteorite, causing severe water damage as well as some structural damage due its proximity to the blast zone.  Building inspectors have been examining the wreckage to determine what is salvageable.  Unfortunately, for the Red Herring, the news was dire:

Thankfully, owner Kahlen Vaniva had the foresight to have an insurance policy that allowed her to cashed out quickly and begin her search around town for a new site.  She briefly considered the old Sticked N’ Stoned building but in the end decided that the building between the Icky Quicky Mart and next door to the DMV would be the new home of the well known and loved coffee and pastry shop.  The new space is larger than before and will offer a chance for the Red Herring to bring back an old tradition of Wet T-Shirt Wednesdays once a month as well as continuing the ongoing Topless Tuesdays and Thong Thursdays. Currently, Kay is working hard at acquiring new furniture and decorations to replace those lost in the destruction. Little, it’s been reported was salvageable from the wreckage aside from some old movie posters.

The coffee and pastry center of Dead End will once again be open for business so be sure to stop by for a frothy latte and a special brownie!

Vance Clayton, DE Daily Reporter