Top Story Spotlight Hickory restaurant opens doors for breakfast, lunch, dinner. "It's like a big chef's table." Billy Chapman Oct 20, 2025 Oct 20, 2025 Updated Oct 20, 2025 0 × Billy Chapman, Record Calvin Reyes talks about the vision for North Hickory Market in this video from April 2024. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calvin Reyes passed by a vacant brick building in Hickory for years and dreamed of its potential.kAm~? ~4E] `f[ E96 3F:=5:?8 2E `_fh %9:C5 pG6] sC] }( 8@E ?6H =:76 2D }@CE9 w:4<@CJ |2C<6E @A6?65 :ED 5@@CD E@ E96 AF3=:4]k^AmkAm%96 @H?6CD @7 E96 C6DE2FC2?E[ y@C52? q@DE[ >6>36CD @7 96C 72>:=J 2?5 #6J6D[ H@C<65 >@C6 E92? 2 J62C 2?5 2 92=7 4=62?:?8[ A=2??:?8 2?5 C6?@G2E:?8 E96 3F:=5:?8 H:E9 86?6C2= 4@?EC24E@CD ssx @7 w:4<@CJ]k^AmkAm%96J E@@< 42C6 E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 492C24E6C @7 E96 gd\J62C\@=5 3F:=5:?8 E92E @?46 9@FD65 2 8C@46CJ DE@C6 2?5[ =2E6C[ 2 7FC?:EFC6 DE@C6]k^Am People are also reading… ɫ Olive Garden has an opening date. Here's everything you need to know. 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Calvin Reyes explains the concept of North Hickory Market Calvin Reyes talks about the vision for North Hickory Market in this video from April 2024.
