The staff behind Green Russell wants to breathe some new life into an old corner. Last week, Bonanno Concepts opened Salita, a new Italian cocktail lounge, in the former Lou’s Food Bar space at 701 Grant St. in Governor’s Park. It will be staffed with the beverage team from the former Larimer Square bar, which closed on the last day of 2022.

“We’d become a really tight-knit team at Green Russell, and we all sort of put to rest one of our favorite jobs we’ve had and started on this new adventure together,” said Addison Blythe, Green Russell’s former lead bartender and Salita’s new general manager.