The Grit was born back in 1986-not coincidentally as the Athens music scene had exploded into national consciousness-when two young Athens women, Jennifer Hartley and Melanie Haner Reynolds, decided to start a combination coffee shop and art gallery at the old train station on Hoyt Street.
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The lowest price for a copy on ABE books Thursday afternoon was $72.56, plus $5.55 shipping on Amazon, one copy was available, at $38.98 plus shipping. There was a run on copies of the famous The Grit Cookbook, and online sellers jacked up their prices.
“If anyone can make this not happen, I’ll mow your lawn, cut your hair and paint your home, all while I give you a key to the city,” tweeted Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz, a vegetarian. For at least a while, business has picked up considerably as not only Athenians but former customers who’ve moved off to Atlanta and other places headed back to the Grit for one, two or three last meals at the famous eatery. Word traveled fast and far, to widespread dismay. So, it is with heavy hearts but with a hopeful eye on the future that we announce that we are closing our doors at the end of the evening service on Friday, October 7th, 2022,” read the post in part. “Unfortunately things have changed due to the pandemic and we’ve had to reevaluate our business goals. 22 in a social media post addressed to its customers, noting accurately that The Grit has been “the cornerstone for vegan/vegetarian food in Athens” for more than 30 years. The Prince Avenue restaurant announced the imminent closing Sept. “It was the soul of Athens, really,” an irreplaceable essential element, said a longtime faithful Grit patron, Athens artist and retired University of Georgia art professor Judy McWillie.
Athens is losing more than just the city’s only locally owned vegetarian restaurant when The Grit shuts its doors for the final time this week: Our town is losing a piece of its beating heart.
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