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YUM!!!
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This latest impending loss hurts.
Hurts bad.
The Wheelhouse Diner, a 77 year old local institution, will be closing next month after a settlement was reached yesterday on essentially the courthouse steps given a long ongoing landlord/tenant dispute.
The dispute?
The usual one over rent asked and rent offered.
The difference was not all that much but so it goes.
Ready to serve but not for much longer
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Also in the mix is that the landlord is a somewhat recent owner as well as plans to redevelopment the site at some point at least a few years down the road.
In turn, one would think some rental income in the meanwhile would be appreciated but apparently not.
As such, going away will be the last hometown purveyor in North Quincy of hearty breakfasts such as corned beef hash, eggs and home fries to nice updates on French Toast featuring a nice mix of fresh berries.
No more chicken fingers — sad!
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And for lunch, The Wheelhouse has long offered a wide range of burgers, sandwiches, and other sorts of classics, including chicken waffles featuring chicken fingers and what are one of Quincy Mayor Tom Koch’s fav when dining out meat choice, albeit skinless and broiled.
Soon, however, what is also one of the last old Quincy dining establishments in Mayor Koch’s neighborhood will be calling it a day.
But there is a bright lining and it ties to how we all know what is the nature of payback or perhaps how payback could be seen as — well —”gendered.”
If a building is to be put up. It should serve disabled Veterans as they get Automatically paid by the VA to house Veterans
If this doesn’t happen you bet we will boycott the building. HELP VETERANS AND DONT WORRY ABOUT GETTING PAID.
Sean,
An FYI: Quincy Mayor Koch exempted developers putting up new apartment buildings in the Quincy Center redevelopment district from compiling with the local affordable housing ordinance which requires all other larger project (10 units or more the last I looked) developers to set aside 10% of the units for those with low income or pay an in-lieu of fee to the local affordable housing trust.
So what for the fact that the foundational documents for redeveloping Quincy Center call for abiding by the local affordable housing ordinance.
Then again, it is surely but a coincidence that those who have built new apartment buildings in the redevelopment district include the mayor’s top contributor to his campaign fund and several other major contributors with several more affordable housing exempt projects in the works by other of his major donors.
It’s disheartening to hear about The Wheelhouse closing its doors. These local businesses are the heartbeat of our community, offering not just goods and services but also a sense of identity and belonging. Each closure feels like a loss of a piece of our town’s unique character and history. It’s a reminder of the importance of supporting local enterprises, especially in these challenging times. Let’s rally together to support our remaining businesses and perhaps find innovative ways to revive and preserve what makes Quincy special. The resilience of our community is our greatest strength, and together, we can navigate through these tough times.
Boycott the new restaurant that goes in. Helen Shiner should be ashamed of herself, Boycott Helen and Shiner Group Realtors, as well.