tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post5063595278093115984..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Award winning Walnut Creek Bakery closing Martha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-91839453115535759812012-09-03T07:34:22.354-07:002012-09-03T07:34:22.354-07:00how come there are 8, make it 9, comments about a ...how come there are 8, make it 9, comments about a bakery closing and only one about a missing teen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-42036378741210568512012-08-29T11:41:31.413-07:002012-08-29T11:41:31.413-07:00Another one bites the dust....makes me wonder abou...Another one bites the dust....makes me wonder about the future for the few unique shops left in downtown Ming Quan comes to mind.theresenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-19213955061778592362012-08-29T08:28:05.135-07:002012-08-29T08:28:05.135-07:00I don't like the gentrification etc of WC eith...I don't like the gentrification etc of WC either, but how long should a landlord subsidize a tenant, assuming that is the case? Where does the demand for higher priced Retail which results in hugher priced remts come from? Making the landlord the villain isn't necessarily the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-86545113242893699892012-08-29T08:22:04.933-07:002012-08-29T08:22:04.933-07:00Why isn't the relocation of a successful and w...Why isn't the relocation of a successful and well-loved business viable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-42206568996620053312012-08-28T11:52:40.195-07:002012-08-28T11:52:40.195-07:00Hello all,
I updated the post with some more infor...Hello all,<br />I updated the post with some more information, courtesy of Diablo magazine, which reported that Vickers had been in talks with the landlord about selling them business to him and keeping the bakery open. There was a disagreement about the terms of the lease. Martha Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-87766861888038934852012-08-28T10:36:59.969-07:002012-08-28T10:36:59.969-07:00Small business gentrification. That's what hap...Small business gentrification. That's what happens when the plan is to make North Main the Rodeo Dr. of the East Bay. Pretty soon only corporate chains need apply in the WC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-27453124686926250462012-08-28T08:54:01.648-07:002012-08-28T08:54:01.648-07:00This is really upsetting, it is hard enough for in...This is really upsetting, it is hard enough for independent coffee shops/bakeries to stay open in the face of competition from chain shops, but for a thriving and well-loved company to be forced to close because of landlord issues? It's unacceptable, we all work hard to support local businesses, the property managers should bear that responsibility as well.WhitMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941593118951192249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-17429727084376152122012-08-27T20:53:09.801-07:002012-08-27T20:53:09.801-07:00It is most disheartening that this has happened. D...It is most disheartening that this has happened. Denise Vickers ran a special place and the employees were great. I hope they can find work and Denise will return to the local scene. <br /><br />Landlord issues indeed!! It seems they want to jack up rents and when local businesses can't afford it they are driven out. Some remain vacant like Pinky's and Sunrise. Our favorite Caffe delle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-49816271031402734812012-08-27T20:48:45.168-07:002012-08-27T20:48:45.168-07:00I'm really sad about this! Do you know anythin...I'm really sad about this! Do you know anything about who owns this property? I would love to send a note to them!!!<br />This happened also to my beloved Poppy Fabrics in Oakland. The owners of the business decided not to just shut the whole thing down instead of relocating, and the building sits abandoned and vandalized to this day!! <br />How very sad :(Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.com