Archive

  1. June 27, 2016

    La Belle Vie

    La Belle Vie, the most important restaurant in Minneapolis, is closing. Last day: Oct. 24, one day shy of their 10-year anniversary at the current Minneapolis location…. [The] restaurant has…
  2. June 6, 2016

    Quizno’s

    The owner’s of the Quizno’s Bear Creek location announced that, “after 11 years operating here, the store will be permanently closed as of Monday May 16th 2016. (Our last day…
  3. April 26, 2016

    Bob and Ron’s Fish Fry

    Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry will be closing their Latham location at the end of this month. … As their fans and regular customers were saying their sweet goodbyes, the…
  4. March 7, 2016

    R-N Market

    “The R-N Market has been operating in south Hanford for 35 years. R-N’s store director Neng Lee attributed the closure to competition from other supermarkets, as well as the prospect…
  5. March 1, 2016

    Medici House

    “Medici House shut down this weekend. [Owner John Rooney] places the blame squarely on the state of New York. “I’ve got employees that have been working for me for 14 years, that…
  6. February 23, 2016

    Black Oak Books

    “Black Oak Books, the large independent store — once a fixture in North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto and now in West Berkeley — will close its doors at the end of…
  7. February 23, 2016

    Merit Medi-Trans

    Owner Joe Micele claims, “Adding to the financial problems has been the final straw of [California’s] minimum wage increases to $9 in 2014 and $10 this year. Other wage hikes…
  8. February 14, 2016

    rePlanet

    “California’s largest recycler rePlanet closed 191 recycling centers and laid off 278 employees throughout the State of California. Following the most recent reduction in State fees…coupled with the mandated rise…
  9. January 29, 2016

    Mokka

    “We have decided not to renew our lease primarily as a result of the rising minimum wage in Berkeley. The increase from $10 in September 2015 to $12.53 this October,…
  10. December 8, 2015

    Roosevelt Tamale Parlor

    “The Roosevelt Tamale Parlor on 24th Street recently closed shop after more than 90 years of service — its owners blamed a climbing minimum wage and an exodus of…