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Late one afternoon on Allen at Houston the other day]
Stories posted on EVG this past week included...
Ciao For Now is closing after 17 years on 12th Street; will continue with catering business (
Friday)
Remembering Adela Fargas (
Monday)
Che Cafe returns as Benny's Burritos & Empanadas on 7th Street (
Friday)
On East Houston, El Maguey y La Tuna will have to close after the landlord doubles the rent (
Monday)
Cinnamon Garden, a new Indian restaurant coming soon to 6th Street (
Tuesday)
Report: Discrimination suit claims principal overlooked racial issues at Tompkins Square Middle School (
Wednesday)
P.C. Richard puts up the moving signs on 14th Street; more Tech Hub debate to come (
Thursday)
Ben & Jerry's is now open on St. Mark's Place (
Monday)
The 9-story boutique office building coming to the former Sunshine Cinema space (
Monday) ... Discarded theater seats and goodbyes at the Sunshine Cinema (
Monday)
Gregg Singer heads to federal court to clear way for his 9th Street dorm project (
Thursday)
Champion Coffee taking over the Madman Espresso space on 14th Street (
Wednesday)
Chelsea Thai closes ahead of move to former Neptune space on 1st Avenue (
Tuesday)
Oishi Village Sushi has gone out of business on 2nd Avenue (
Friday)
King Kong Lives (on 13th Street) (
Thursday)
Looking at Boris & Horton, opening soon on Avenue A (
Monday)
Unleashed by Petco has closed on 2nd Avenue (
Tuesday)
Robataya has closed on 9th Street (
Monday)
Boticarios opens on 1st Street (
Thursday)
Last call for JAM Paper & Envelope on 3rd Avenue (
Thursday)
I.Q. Decor closing on 14th Street (
Wednesday)
$10 million minimum opening bid at auction of former building that housed Lucky Cheng's (
Wednesday)
1st sign of Target on 14th Street (
Tuesday)
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Discarded on 7th Street via Derek Berg]
Some Tasty Taiwan for the former TK Kitchen on St. Mark's Place (
Wednesday)
Ciala has apparently closed (
Tuesday)
Taco Bell premiered its Nacho Fries on the Bowery (
Wednesday)
The literally sign at the Continental (
Thursday)
In the fall of 2015, the owner of the Lions BeerStore opening on Second Avenue at Sixth Street asked
Billy the Artist, a resident of the building,
to create a mural on the south-facing wall...
This past week, a building inspector made the landlord paint over it for rather vague reasons...
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