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Pawtucket police looking to ID person of interest in multiple arsons
"Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who may be connected to a number of arsons that occurred in the Broadway area of Pawtucket."
There are few restaurants that are such an institution, that they have a city corner named after them.
Such is the case of Kip’s Restaurant in Pawtucket at the corner of Newport Avenue and Armistice Boulevard, which was officially recognized as “Kip’s Corner” in 2009, for “fifty years of community service and friendship.”
The restaurant was founded in 1959.
Now, it is slated to be demolished, and current owner Hank Macomber told GoLocal he was informed by his landlord he needed to be out by February 1, 2022
The closing of Kips is another sad chapter at The Corner. I grew up blocks from there. That intersection will have lost nearly every longtime landmark as all these previously left - Darlton Theater, Pinault's Pharmacy, Korb's Bakery, Beef Hearth, and Ben Franklin Five & Dime. This area will no longer match any of my childhood memories.
The closing of Kips is another sad chapter at The Corner. I grew up blocks from there. That intersection will have lost nearly every longtime landmark as all these previously left - Darlton Theater, Pinault's Pharmacy, Korb's Bakery, Beef Hearth, and Ben Franklin Five & Dime. This area will no longer match any of my childhood memories.
"Gone is another piece of Rhode Island, another piece of Pawtucket. Pawtucket has already seen the stuttering of its hospital, the loss of its theater company, the departure of its baseball team, and now, "Kip’s Corner" will just be a memento in the family storage. Hopefully, Rhode Islanders will be a little more local. Folks will eat at the local diner, bank with the local guys, and support the small retailer. If not, the Rhode Island we loved will just be a cliche of driving directions - where the Almacs used to be, across from where the Benny's was, and just past where Kip's once stood. "
[b]EDITORIAL: Hopefully, Rhode Islanders will be a little more local. Folks will eat at the local diner, bank with the local guys, and support the small retailer. If not, the Rhode Island we loved will just be a cliche of driving directions - where the Almacs used to be, across from where the Benny's was, and just past where Kip's once stood. "
But...this might be a convenient line for a journalist but it has nothing to do with why they closed. They didn't close their doors due to lack of customers but due to a greedy landlord. And Chase has been moving into RI DESPITE having no base here, and most people banking with the local guys.
But...this might be a convenient line for a journalist but it has nothing to do with why they closed. They didn't close their doors due to lack of customers but due to a greedy landlord. And Chase has been moving into RI DESPITE having no base here, and most people banking with the local guys.
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