(Sorry this is late. We usually publish at 5:30 am. Today, it was set for 5:30 pm)!! Nothing says summer more than ice cream. Last night, we headed to Ozzie's for ice cream and hot dog night. In the beginning (2014), Ozzies was located on Old Battleground at Westridge. Since 2020, has been located down the road at 3712 Old Battleground; about as far as you can go on on Old Battleground before you arrive at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. This location is perfect. There is good car parking and since it backs up to the greenway, it is possible to grab an ice cream after a walk or bike ride. As you can see from the above photo, there is plenty of room for outdoor seating. Most nights, it is full.
Through the summer, Wednesday evenings was a time for hotdogs being grilled outside with live music at Ozzie's. However, the schedule will now change with is a couple of weeks off and then for the hotdog & music nights to resume outdoors on September 1st. Student workers will be going back to school and they will be able to work on Friday nights, but not on Wednesday. The owners, Adam and Betsy Greer are educators themselves. Plus, they have five children of their own, and their own children have developed a great work ethic as a result of working at the store. Adam and Betsy got the name for the business on a mission trip in Uganda. There is a diner on the Main Street of Jinja called Ozzie's. They became friends with the owner and the name is a nod to that friendship.
In 2020, Maria Johnson wrote a great article about Ozzie's for O. Henry Magazine. Happy Thursday. It's a great day for ice cream!
Who can pass on ice cream?
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 05:49 PM