Is it just me, or are things on the southwest side of the square looking a wee bit depressing?
Chris and I were taking a walk around the square over Labor Day Weekend when we stumbled upon the revelation that things apparently aren’t going too well:
1. According to a sign taped on the door of The Spaz, (which is the kind of casual-but-not-greasy-spoon, lots-of-options, coffee-bar-that-actually-stays-open-during-the-evening place Macomb really, really needs), the business will soon be under new management.
Ok, maybe not a big deal.
But when I happened to pass by it again last Friday noon, the place was still shuttered.
I wonder what it will take for Macomb (a town with thousands of college students in it) to keep a coffee shop open past dusk. Srsly!
(oh, and btw, I tried to put my coffee-money where my mouth is and support them this summer, but since I was the only soul in the place they kinda had to ‘hint’ me out.)
Does anyone out there know about the future of The Spaz?
2. Kittycorner from there, Bliss has gone kaput.
This one, too, had a sign on the door. But it listed a phone number any interested buyers could call.
It’s a bummer, at least in the sense that it was a somewhat unique, hip, locally owned business (and downtown, vs. in a strip mall) that didn’t make it.
But hey, watch for a classified ad:
“Wanted: size 0′s to shop at close-out sale! Lots of XS, XXS, and XXXS items; all must go!”
Tags: Dining Deprivation
This summer, when ownership changed hands without regard to the liquor license, it was all over.
I was last in Il Spazio in July. I watched multiple people approach the place, only to turn around and head for Chicks after reading the "sorry no booze" note on the door.
The embarrassingly small kitchen didn't help.
Spazio's is supposed to reopen, but I haven't seen any activity (AT ALL) in there since it closed. I know biz had went downhill, as the service continued to worsen.
[...] other slightly depressing news, one of my esteemed sources tells me we have finally lost The Spaz. (Guess it’s been a long time since I’ve been on the Square). That true? If so, R.I.P. [...]