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  Phoenix Razing: 9 Buildings That Deserve Demolition

  April 19 at 6 a.m.

  Local preservationists are still clutching their stomachs and groaning about our latest architectural loss. In late February, the Molly Helen Neal house at 120 East Willetta Street was bulldozed by developers who recently bought the property. Built in 1920 and designed by famed architectural firm Lescher and Mahoney, the building was offered for free to anyone who could pay to move it. The new owners (who plan, naturally, to build condos on the site) even offered 50 grand in financial assistance toward relocating the gorgeous but dilapidated old house. But no one was willing the pony up the rest of the dough needed to move it.
  
  Which has me thinking, as I often do, about all the ugly buildings that deserve to be razed. Here’s my latest list of eyesores I’m certain no one would miss should they be knocked over tomorrow. Robrt L. Pela
  

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  Ahwatukee Los Dos Molinos Restaurant Liquidated; Other Three in Area Not Affected

  April 17 at 2:56 p.m.

  Ahwatukee restaurant is liquidated through bankruptcy courts; restaurants in Phoenix and Mesa remain open.

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  Joe's Midnight Run in Phoenix Has Closed

  March 5 at 3:04 p.m.

  Another Seventh Street restaurant is toast.

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  January Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

  February 2 at 7:43 a.m.

  22 new restaurants opened in January, and one favorite closed for good.

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  December Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

  January 3 at 6 a.m.

  24 new restaurants opened around Metro Phoenix in December.

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  2017 Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

  Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 6 a.m.

  A rundown on shifts in the Valley food scene