Tag Archives: Out Of Business

Rappa’s Closed

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City is against consolidation.

The Monterey City Council on Tuesday will consider taking final action to deny the transfer of a wharf lease for Rappa’s Seafood Restaurant from Anthony Rappa to would-be buyer James Gilbert, who has three other wharf restaurants.

Rappa, who has been running the restaurant since 1980, said Thursday that he hopes the council decides otherwise.

“What they are doing is counterproductive,” said Rappa, who at age 79 wants to retire. He said Gilbert has the money to make badly needed improvements to the property, along with plans to make it a “destination location.”

The restaurant sits in a good location near the end of the wharf, with a second-level observation deck overlooking the harbor.

Rappa’s Closed

Searles Art Supplies Paints A Picture Of Closed

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Held on in tough times for 5 years. Was the foolish MST project a contributor to the final straw?

Searls

The nail in the coffin for Searle, he said, was the construction of Monterey-Salinas Transit’s JAZZ line bus stops last year. He said snarled traffic kept customers away.

MST general manager Carl Sedoryk said Monday afternoon they never heard from Wiseman during construction and noted Searle has its own parking lot and no construction took place in front of it.

He did say, however, that traffic was likely backed up in front of Wiseman’s store.

“I’m sorry to see such a long-standing member of the retail community has not been able to make it,” Sedoryk said. “I’m not certain what role though our project, if any, really had on that decision.”

Sedoryk said no claims against the transit district had been filed by Lighthouse Avenue businesses.

Searles Art Supplies Paints A Picture Of Closed

Le Normandie Ihors de l’entreprise

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Kick ’em while they are down.

Normandie

Le Normandie in Pacific Grove abruptly shut down two weeks ago, leaving many in the community confused as to why.

The Lighthouse Avenue restaurant in the Holman Building was owned by Christine and Francis Richard — previous owners of now- shuttered Chez Christine in Carmel and Bistro Christine in Monterey — and family friend Nancy Lewis.

“We’re done opening restaurants,” Christine Richard said Thursday. “… I’ve had it.”

Landlord Nadir Agha (who knows a thing or two about lies)

Agha said he made the decision to kick out the owners after he said he found out Christine Richard was lying about the sale of her mother’s home in France — money she allegedly told him she would use to buy the restaurant.

“She still owes us the $40,000,

Here’s a Moe Quote to add to the list of Stupid Things Moe Says:

Ammar believes the Richards are unethical and said in his 20 years with the chamber he has not witnessed “such bad business dealings” as he has with the pair.

Le Normandie Ihors de l’entreprise

Being Distinct

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Going Out Of Business since August 2012! Smallest Going Out Of Business sign yet on the longest ongoing going out of business sale ever. Think it will really happen? Probably not, there is no “March 31th”. Get ready for Hazaras Emergency Spell Check Reopening Sale.

Hazara Carpet Closing

Oriental carpet stores are the all time champion of fake “going out of business” sales.

Phony going-out-of-business sales long have plagued Oriental rug retailing here and across the country, dealers say. The industry is susceptible because Oriental rugs can cost thousands of dollars, and many consumers lack the expertise to judge whether a rug’s quality matches its price. That frequently makes the lure of huge markdowns effective, especially when the discount is off a grossly inflated original price.

Also lacking distinction, the rapidly changing 606 Lighthouse Avenue cries out for another occupant.The Nothing Store

This place is a regular photo-shop satire subject – 2009:
Gone Too

P.G. Mayor Tells Shopkeepers to “Be Distinct”

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Yah, but don’t ruffle the old guard by trying to open provocative lingerie shops or anything that may take customers away from Fandango or Grove Market.

Pacific Grove’s businesses need to be more distinctive, Mayor Bill Kampe told the city’s Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

“The hard evidence is that we are not well identified by those outside of P.G.,” he told 200 people at the chamber’s annual membership luncheon at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach.

He said some ideas for standing out on the Peninsula are changing the mix of businesses downtown, improving its visual appeal, getting better signs or adding public art.

Meanwhile, I’m sure there are more “distinct” art galleries and resale shops ready to move in when other art galleries and resale shops go out of business.

213 Grand Ave Art Really Closing

P.G. Mayor Tells Shopkeepers to “Be Distinct”

Patrick’s Consignment Store Closes After 24 Years

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Can’t afford the rent. But Moammar has the money to reopen another thrift shop on the same property and continue his quest to be the Central Ave Gateway to P.G.

Moe Ammar Dont Buy American

“The recession hit and I could slowly see our numbers start to decrease, and whereas we were averaging a 1,000 to 1,500 a day. I mean we were having 30 dollar days, 15 dollar days,” explained Strauch.

And that wasn’t going to be enough to pay for her $4,500 a month rent. After negotiations with her landlord didn’t work out, there was no other choice but to close. It was news longtime customers didn’t take lightly.

Patrick’s Conignment Store Closes After 24 Years