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San Antonio redevelopment's next phase moves forwardThe largest shopping center redevelopment in decades came closer to fruition Tuesday night when the City Council expressed...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Dec 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 117 comments | 34431 Views
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No cars in sight: Castro Street closed to traffic for outdoor diningA long stretch of Mountain View's vibrant downtown was cut off to vehicle traffic Monday, marking the beginning of a monthslong...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 21, 2020 at 1:41 pm | 116 comments | 35770 Views
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Mountain View set to OK Chik-Fil-AFast-food chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to expand into the Bay Area with a new location in Mountain View, though the company's...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2012Last comment by nutile1011, on Jul 26, 2012 at 7:39 pm | 59 comments | 9314 Views
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Bierhaus owner sees trouble brewingMike Finley's downtown beer garden Bierhaus is considered one of Castro Street's most successful businesses. But then why...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by Steve, on Jan 15, 2018 at 3:04 pm | 58 comments | 25518 Views
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uWink restaurant chain struggles financiallySuffering from "serious liquidity issues," according to analysts, uWink has officially removed itself from the stock market...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by Joe K, on Jul 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm | 39 comments | 11720 Views
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Mountain View location of uWink closesThe high-tech restaurant on Castro Street that promised to bring "social gaming" to Silicon Valley eaters has closed its...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2009Last comment by Francois, on Aug 2, 2009 at 10:43 am | 38 comments | 8342 Views
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Esther's busted for bread recycling binAfter promising a $1,000-a-day fine on Esther's German Bakery for using a private company to recycle old bread, the city...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2013Last comment by Daniel P., on Mar 17, 2013 at 11:45 am | 31 comments | 14453 Views
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Country Gourmet to closeAfter 30 years in business, Mountain View's Country Gourmet restaurant is set to close on Sunday, May 19. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 8, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on May 10, 2013 at 10:46 pm | 30 comments | 11923 Views
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Lots of blame over restaurant's closureThe owners of Morocco's restaurant are alleging they were forced out after their landlord essentially doubled their monthly...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2017Last comment by Richard Kent, on Aug 1, 2017 at 10:46 pm | 30 comments | 12908 Views
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Taqueria La Bamba evicted, La Costena relocatesAfter a court dispute with an affordable housing developer over relocation expenses, Taqueria La Bamba is being evicted this...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2013Last comment by onetimeresident, on Jan 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm | 26 comments | 27219 Views
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Morocco's owner sues landlord over closureThe owner of the now-closed downtown restaurant Morocco's is suing his old landlords, blaming them for driving him out of...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2018Last comment by JAdamson, on Jul 10, 2018 at 12:25 am | 25 comments | 8101 Views
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Flights landlord sues restaurant CEO for late rentDespite Santa Clara County's ban on evictions amid the pandemic, Flights Restaurant founder and CEO Alexander Hult is being...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 28, 2020 at 12:22 pm | 23 comments | 9896 Views
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Tents must come down, city says, as restaurants, customers push backThe city notified businesses that they need to remove temporary tent structures for fire code reasons. Some restaurant owners...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Aug 25, 2022 at 10:28 pm | 22 comments | 12745 Views
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Smoking ban takes effect TuesdayA new ban on smoking near publicly accessible buildings and outdoor dining areas goes into effect Tuesday, May 15, which...
Original post made on May. 11, 2012Last comment by Tiffany moving from SoCal 9/2012, on Sep 3, 2012 at 2:42 pm | 19 comments | 7152 Views
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Mountain View's last strawA small crowd gathered around a dirty, 2-liter bottle filled to the brim with shiny plastic objects at the Monterey Bay Aquarium....
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2018Last comment by Whelp..., on Sep 4, 2018 at 4:53 pm | 19 comments | 10054 Views
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Zume Pizza lays off 172 workers in Mountain ViewZume Pizza, the Mountain View startup premised on pizza-baking robots, announced this week it was terminating most of its...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by DC, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:07 pm | 18 comments | 22280 Views
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Allow food trucks downtown?Increasingly popular food trucks serving gourmet and exotic foods could either add spice to Mountain View's thriving downtown...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2013Last comment by AK, on Jan 27, 2013 at 11:04 am | 18 comments | 8179 Views
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Woman arrested for alleged vodka robberyA 23-year-old Santa Clara woman was arrested last week after she allegedly stole liquor from a Mountain View strip mall and...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by No Armed guards at dispensaries, on Mar 11, 2019 at 10:50 am | 17 comments | 6023 Views
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Bierhaus owner sues his landlordsThe owner of the Castro Street pub Bierhaus filed a lawsuit this week against his landlords, alleging they are violating...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by robstar, on Aug 26, 2018 at 10:35 am | 17 comments | 10802 Views
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FOOD & DRINKThe Best of Mountain View 2010, "Food & Drink" category. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=3277...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2010Last comment by Joseph, on Aug 12, 2011 at 8:56 am | 16 comments | 12682 Views
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