Popeye’s closes; Spangles wants into Emporia
Originally published 01:08 p.m., February 5, 2008
Updated 01:08 p.m., February 5, 2008
Photo by Carly Pearson
Popeye’s Chicken on West Sixth Avenue has closed after little more than a year in business. The restaurant gave no reason for the closing.
One fast-food restaurant has closed its doors, and another is looking for a place to open in Emporia.
Spangle’s owners have searched for an appropriate location in Emporia for some time.
“We’re looking at several sites,” Spangle’s co-owner Dale Steven said Monday morning. “We have nothing signed, sealed or delivered at this point.”
Realtors have shown several sites to the Wichita-based corporation, and the company would like to see more.
Steven said Spangle’s long has wanted to have a restaurant in Emporia.
“We just haven’t found anything that works for us,” Steven said. “If someone has a good site for us, we’d certainly like to hear about it.”
On Monday morning, the marquee at Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits notified the public it had closed.
A sign posted on the east and west doors read: “This location is closed. Please come visit us in Topeka, 3/08.”
The restaurant opened here in late December 2006 at the former KFC location, 1400 W. Sixth Ave.
Popeye’s management had not yet returned telephone calls for comment this morning.
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Posted by yankee49 (anonymous) on February 15, 2008 at 10:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
spangle hell yes there has to be a site somewhere for them.
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