Papa's Pizza Closing After 40 Years in Business

Really Happy wrote:

Too Bad, just another one of the economic problems in our community. Not enough good businesses to support! Papa's Pizza was out done by Blarney, Beggars and others! Kenootz is a bad product, but he got a nice deal in Midlo! I guess that shows that a good business environment can recharge a struggling business.
I wonder if Kuspa will get on the phone with Pete Manhard to let him know how well Dotson was doing on keeping this business going?

More happy wrote:

Don't know what PAPA's closing has to do with the city, the guy wanted to retire and sold the building to another Pizza business, he took the name with him. The building is going on it's fourth owner in forty years. Everything you commented on is called competition,which the city , by law cannot dictate. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the Pizza kitchen.

More happy wrote:

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Kennootz left Oak Forest I believe while Gordon was Mayor. He didn't get any kind of deal from Midlo, he got a good lease from the grocery store where he first moved, in fact they made his life miserable during construction of the store. He in the last couple of years got a good deal to move across the street, had nothing to do with Midlo. Cities cannot and should not set rents for businesses. You know nothing of the history.

for sure wrote:

i can get pizza for $10 at many other places..

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Common sense wrote:

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You can get one for three dollars at any grocery store and not have to pay the prepared food sales tax either.

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What is UP wrote:

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Personally, I have never liked Kenootz, but glad they are doing fine, but since they don't reside in Oak Forest, they do nothing for our tax base! I would be happier if organization like the high school boosters would support local food suppliers and not folks like Kenootz, but I believe there is some political reason that they use Kenootz and not local folks like Papa's, Blarney or Beggars! Just economics of business or is it? Higher Taxes means less businesses succeed! People don't use their buying power in our community and spend more of their discretionary income in other towns! The city did buy some rundown property though to help out another local business, with that precedent set if I was a business in Oak Forest, any business I sure would see what the city would give my business.

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So I respect the man a great deal.

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Really Happy wrote:

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Can you explain what he does so much for the community? You respect him a great deal, what reasons do you use to promote that stance, please give examples! I don't know the man, but know he is connected to the Oak Fest Group and sells his wares there - not for the community, but for his business! I do believe he gives discounts to the organizations, but would tend to believe that even with discounts he makes money on his pies!

Really Happy wrote:

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Can you explain what he does so much for the community? You respect him a great deal, what reasons do you use to promote that stance, please give examples! I don't know the man, but know he is connected to the Oak Fest Group and sells his wares there - not for the community, but for his business! I do believe he gives discounts to the organizations, but would tend to believe that even with discounts he makes money on his pies!