新加坡多多开奖记录

She took over the former聽Burly鈥檚 Firehouse Pub聽at 2 S. Main St. at the beginning of October.

The tongue-in-cheek name says it all. It's a play on words using the Gaelic word for a good time, which is pronounced "crack."聽

鈥淲hen you go to Ireland, they鈥檒l ask you, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 the craic?鈥� or 鈥榃hat鈥檚 good?鈥欌�� McAvan told 新加坡多多开奖记录.

鈥淚t鈥檚 free advertising by word-of-mouth. If you say you鈥檙e going to the Craic House, you鈥檒l get everyone鈥檚 attention.鈥�

Burly鈥檚 owner and volunteer firefighter Bill 鈥淏urly鈥� Simpson put the bar, the only one in Jordan, up for sale in December 2023. McAvan鈥檚 husband, Sean McAvan, saw the listing on Facebook Marketplace and entertained the idea of taking it over, she said. They decided to hold off until after the holidays, but his unexpected passing in March put those plans on hold.聽

'A flair for the bar business'

Central New Yorkers may recognize the McAvan name, especially if they鈥檝e visited the Tipperary Hill neighborhood in Syracuse.

Sean ran McAvan's Pub at 1217 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse since 2019. He took over聽the neighborhood bar after the death of his father, Jerry McAvan, who started it in 1983.

Sean鈥檚 brother, Brian, is currently running the bar until their sons are old enough to keep it going, Heather said.

She worked at Cayuga Centers in Auburn for 12 years, stepping away to help at McAvan's during the COVID-19 pandemic.

鈥淣ot to toot my own horn, but I think I have a flair for the bar business,鈥� she said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not just serving drinks, but hosting people and making them feel welcome, getting them to cross-communicate at the bar and meet new friends.鈥�

The Liverpool native has lived in Camillus for the last 25 years, but doesn鈥檛 second-guess her decision to open the Craic House Pub despite having no ties to Jordan.

鈥淚 really enjoy the small-town feel,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an Irish community. We need an Irish pub 鈥� a nice pub.鈥�

The only thing the pub lacks is a working kitchen, McAvan said. Abiding by state law, she brings in soups, stews and other homemade snacks. The chips and queso is a very popular item, she added.

The Craic House also welcomes food from other local businesses, including Towpath Pizza. It's one of the many women-owned businesses in the village, which McAvan said she loves.

Not 'just a watering hole鈥�

Picking up where Simpson left off with Burly's, McAvan said listening to customers is crucial. They can come to the Craic House Pub for not just beverages, but trivia, music bingo and other events.

鈥淕oing to your local pub to play some games or participate in a paint-and-sip,鈥� she said, 鈥渢hese add just a little extra to your evening. You鈥檙e engaging and having a good time 鈥� more craic.鈥�

Events like the Jordan Fall Fest, as well as occasions like Celtic Night, Halloween and Memorial Day, are big draws in the village, McAvan said.

Every year in March, community members also paint a large shamrock on the street in front of the bar. She hopes to make the event a bigger celebration.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to be just a local watering hole,鈥� she said.

This holiday season, the Craic House served as a drop-off location for Toys for Tots. McAvan said Sean was an inspiration for that, as her late husband often gave back to the community at McAvan's Pub. She described him as a caring person, who worked for the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and coached sports.

That's the kind of role Heather wants the business to have in the community, she said.

鈥淭he village really feels like a Hallmark movie,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 the only bar. The bank is across the street. There鈥檚 a pizzeria and cafe. It鈥檚 so homey.鈥�