Ron Evans used to walk with his grandmother — as she clutched her purse — past the intersection of Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard because she didn’t feel safe walking to Save A Lot alone.
At that very same intersection, Urban Restaurant (formerly Urban Cafe) now hosts dinner guests as part of a pocket of redevelopment that includes several apartment complexes and a Chase Bank branch.
“The first time she came in here, she was blown away at how nice everything was,” says Evans, co-owner of Urban Restaurant. “When she walked back out on the street her first words were, ‘I almost forgot where I was.’”…