Flying High: New Blue Bird Welcomes Guests, Irons Out Kinks
By Art Bukowski | Nov. 7, 2025
Skip Telgard is resting a little easier these days – literally.
It’s not that his work in the brand-new version of Leland’s beloved Blue Bird restaurant is done. Far from it. It will be a few more months, at least, before all of the loose ends are tied up and the space is to his liking.
But getting paying customers through the door a few weeks ago was a huge hurdle to clear, and Telgard is awash in relief to get to this point after a somewhat arduous buildout.
“This has been a long journey. So many things in the construction process went slow or got derailed for various reasons, …
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