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"A recently closed neighborhood watering hole on the east side is being resurrected: Wilburn Street Tavern at 302 Wilburn St. will be reopened this spring by Mas Tacos owner Teresa Mason. The dive bar, long run by beloved neighborhood fixture Miss Paulette, closed early last fall for renovations before a permanent shutter was announced in December; Mason says she’ll keep the name and current signage and intends it to remain a low-key hangout for McFerrin Park residents when it reopens in late April/early May. The space will get a spit polish — new furniture and a pool table — and will serve beer and liquor, but without a full kitchen Mason will only be able to heat items like nachos and hot dogs (earlier tamale rumors have been confirmed as false). Mason’s planned revamp is the latest addition to the quickly evolving McFerrin Park neighborhood, where chefs Philip Krajeck and Bryan Lee Weaver plan to open restaurants on the same block." - Matt Rogers