Setting the tone: Beloved Canton restaurant celebrates five years
The Southern Porch in downtown Canton. Five years ago, when the Southern Porch opened its doors in Canton, it wasn’t hard to get a parking spot in downtown. Back then, there were plenty of empty buildings on Main Street, too — a time when Nathan and Michaela Lowe decided to take a chance on a business community that seemed to have run out of those long ago. “We were one of the few [businesses here five years ago], and we’re really proud of that fact, being able to start that trickle effect that’s helped build downtown Canton,” Nathan said. “And we don’t want to be the only ...
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