Garage Pub lease reassigned to new management

Closed signs are taped to the door of The Garage Pub and Grill in downtown Columbus, Ind., Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. The owners of the restaurant announced it will be closed until further notice. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Garage Pub and Grill has sat empty and silent for the past three months, temporarily closed due to safety concerns amid the pandemic.

However, it won’t stay closed for good. The restaurant is being sold to new owners and could reopen in late April or early May.

The Columbus Redevelopment Commission voted Wednesday to reassign the restaurant’s lease at 308 Fourth Street from Garage Pub Partners, LLC to BCP Holdings, LLC.

The restaurant is currently co-owned by Steve and Tonya Leach through the entity Garage Pub Partners. Redevelopment director Heather Pope said that the new owners and operators will be Brent Phillips, Dustin Craig and Ryan Bozell.

“All three of these gentlemen are very successful business owners currently,” Pope said. “In particular, Dustin and Brent, they run three highly successful restaurants and entertainment venues here in Columbus. And then Ryan is from Columbus but now lives in Indianapolis and owns several successful businesses up there too. And so I think we’ve got a good partnership here.”

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