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You might think it's not the best time to open up a business. Well, Barbara and her daughter went for it last year and and opened a business that had lost years before. Things have been up and down as expected, but they do have a certain way of running the place that keeps people coming in the door.
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You might think it's not the best time to open up a business. Well, Barbara and her daughter went for it last year and and opened a business that had lost years before. Things have been up and down as expected, but they do have a certain way of running the place that keeps people coming in the door.
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Locals save the day, for nowI checked this out because of its title (I'm a diner enthusiast), but stuck with it because its characters were so compelling -- and then the story got me. What shines through is the sense of a community banding together to save a local institution. Even when the chips are down, when people are cutting back, you get the sense that places like the Tinman will survive, simply because its customers won't allow it to die. The piece is well-produced and sound-rich, with a nice balance of narration, background/ambient effects and interviews. |
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March 2009, WCAI
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Edna Hartigan
Posted on January 02, 2011 at 05:04 PM | Permalink
Tinman Diner Closing
It breaks my heart that the Tinman Diner will be closing. Sadly the owners have fallen behind on the rent and their landlord is evicting them. Personally as a landlord myself I think their rent is way too high and due to the economic times their landlord should cut them a break. They are only one month behind. Not only me but the entire community will be sad to see them go.