INSIGHT Magazine February 2019 | Page 6

By Kelsey Butler H eroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd, in Anniston opens February 1. The restaurant is owned and operated by Ken McIntyre, who took over the building’s lease when the former owner closed in November 2018. McIntyre is opening his own restaurant in the original Heroes building and says he’s looking forward to the community’s response to the changes he’s made. “I know from talking to a lot of people they think that the old owner closed and I reopened and everything’s the same,” he explains. “I’m probably most excited about just seeing people’s reaction and helping them adjust to what Heroes is now versus what it was before.” McIntyre says he kept the Heroes name because of his support for unsung heroes in public safety. “The heroes theme is pretty much a public safety and military theme, and that is my background. I was in the military. I was an Anniston policeman for several years. My whole career was in EMS; over 20 years as a paramedic.” 6 In addition to his own service, McIntyre’s son is currently serving in the US Armed Forces. “My son is in the military; he’s active duty Army. So I just like the whole Heroes thing,” he continues. “That to me is the only thing that stayed the same. Heroes kind of February 2019 INSIGHT