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'Bittersweet': Popular Quincy Diner To Close This Summer After Legal Battle 'Bittersweet': Popular Quincy Diner To Close This Summer After Legal Battle
'Bittersweet': Popular Quincy Diner To Close This Summer After Legal Battle A popular Quincy diner that has been a South Shore staple for years announced this week that it will close this summer rather than continue to fight with its new landlords.  The Wheelhouse Diner posted a lengthy message on its Facebook page on Wednesday, May 15, explaining that the 453 Hancock Street restaurant would close on June 30.  Owner LeeAnn Vieira McDonough called the decision to close "bittersweet," but said she plans to go "out with a bang." I love the Wheelhouse. My children grew up here and now work with me. I have watched other people’s children grow up here. I have …

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
'Many Fun Nights': Live Country Music Bar In Peabody Closes, Will Be Replaced By New Pub 'Many Fun Nights': Live Country Music Bar In Peabody Closes, Will Be Replaced By New Pub
'Many Fun Nights': Live Country Music Bar In Peabody Closes, Will Be Replaced By New Pub If you haven’t had a chance to visit Stanzy’s Country Ranch in Peabody, the restaurant has closed down and will be replaced by a new pub. The "first and only live country music bar” in Peabody, according to Stanzy's Facebook page, closed up shop after the owners’ landlord told them that he wanted to open his own pub. “The perfect and only place he could imagine doing it in was his own building at 1 Main St. in Stanzy’s space,” they said. “We were blown away and beyond flattered!” Related: Deli King Closing After 40-Year Run In Tewksbury, Boston The owners of Stanzy’s decided to sell their…

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by Khier Casino
Business
TGI Fridays Closing 'Underperforming' Marlborough Restaurant TGI Fridays Closing 'Underperforming' Marlborough Restaurant
TGI Fridays Closing 'Underperforming' Marlborough Restaurant TGI Fridays is closing nearly 30 "underperforming" locations across the northeast and will sell eight restaurants to the chain's former CEO, the chain said in a news release. The 27 closures include restaurants in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In total, 36 TGI Fridays locations are shutting down nationwide. The company says about 1,000 employees, which represent more than 80% of those impacted, will be offered transfer opportunities. "As we continue along our path of transformation to revitalize the Fridays brand and …

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by Chris Spiker