ASHEVILLE – It was only a matter of time before Boomer’s Bourbon and Cigar Bar would close, without the customer sales to keep it afloat after Tropical Storm Helene, according to co-owner Missy Baker.
From her Coxe Avenue office, she had noticed that foot traffic was significantly reduced from what it had been before the devastating fall 2024 event, with near-empty streets in the South Slope district downtown.
“It started after the storm. We lost our business partner because we weren’t doing enough business, because there weren’t enough tourists here. We were hanging on the whole time after the storm,” Baker said…