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- Collin Sourdiff holding a plate of Wicked Wings and a Woodstock Inn & Brewery brown ale
Disruptions from the Winooski Main Street Revitalization Project — which started in April and is anticipated to continue through summer 2026 — led to a 60 percent drop in dine-in business and a 35 to 40 percent drop overall, Sourdiff said in an interview for a recent story about the construction.
"A lot of my regulars I haven't seen in a long time," he said. "It's hard for me to keep staff because of that. We're just getting hit hard."
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Wicked Wings started at a now-closed spot in Johnson and operated a location in Essex Junction before moving to its brand-new building in Winooski in 2021. The business has long sponsored Essex CHIPS, a youth-focused community health nonprofit in Essex Junction that offers a free afterschool program and teen center for local families. Wicked Wings raised more than $50,000 per year for the small organization, according to executive director Christina Corodimas. Sourdiff hopes another local bar or restaurant will take over offering Break Open Tickets in support of the charity.
Sourdiff doesn't plan to leave the restaurant world, he said, but would rather work for someone else than run his own business.
"I love this industry. It's my whole life," he continued. "I'm proud of what we did; it just seems like it's time. Fourteen years is a good run."
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