Reilly Craft Pizza and Drink, in downtown Tucson, will soon reopen and offer rooftop dining after being closed for more than a year.
Owners have received a commitment of $100,000 from the Rio Nuevo board to add additional outdoor seating in a space above the beer garden.
The pizzeria plans to open the existing restaurant, 101 E. Pennington St., this summer. It has been shuttered since March 2020 due to the pandemic.
Co-owner Zach Fenton said the rooftop can accommodate about a 2,000-square-foot addition. Capacity will depend on city decisions.
He told the board the addition could add about $700,000 in annual revenue.
The former funeral parlor turned Italian eatery opened in 2012 when downtown Tucson was making its comeback.
The Rio Nuevo board pledged the money, contingent on the restaurant reopening.
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These photos of cactus blooms will make you fall in love with Tucson
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Cactus blooms
Blooming saguaro
A saguaro blooms in the Catalina Foothills. Blooms can be unpredictable, but peak blooms usually occur from mid-May to mid-June.
Cactus blooms at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Prickly pear in bloom
Another prickly pear’s bloom has a splash of red.
Cactus blooms
Prickly pear
A small prickly pear cactus in colorful bloom.
Brilliant bloom
Saguaros are blooming brilliantly in parts of the Tucson Valley. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz/Arizona Daily Stars
Prickly pear cactus
A prickly pear cactus in brilliant bloom.
Prickly pear cactus
Yellow prickly pear blooms and hikers in Tucson Mountain Park.
Saguaro and ocotillo
A blooming saguaro with an ocotillo in bloom nearby.
Hedgehog cactus
A hedgehog cactus shows off its bright blooms.Â
Cholla cactus
A cholla cactus with yellow blooms.
Cholla cactus
A cholla cactus with red blooms.Â
Prickly pear
A prickly pear cactus with red blooms in the desert west of Tucson.Â
Bees and blooms
Bees visit the blooms of a saguaro cactus.
Yellow prickly pear flowers
Yellow flowers of prickly pears add color and beauty to Tucson Mountain Park west of the city.
07 VAM outside birding trail
Red cactus blooms decorate the Birding Trail.
Prickly pear cactus
Blooms and buds of flowers to come on a prickly pear cactus.
Cactus blooming
Saguaros will be blooming this month at Saguaro National Park . -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Bonanza of blooms
This cactus in the Catalina Foothills is in a blooming mood — and it’s just getting started. Still more buds than blooms.Â
Sabino Canyon saguaro
A blooming saguaro in Sabino Canyon with more buds waiting to open.
Multiple blooms
A saguaro with multiple blooms in Sabino Canyon.Â
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Trichocereus cactus in bloom
Trichocereus cactus in bloom
Cardon in bloom
Cardon in bloom on 3rd Street bike path
Barrel Cactus in Bloom
Late bloom on a barrel cactus
Foothills flowering cactus
Cactus wreathed in pink blooms
