Local Business

From Trudy's last remaining location to Jim-Jim's Water-Ice, here are 10 places that called it quits this year. Some cited rising costs and tariffs as reasons for their closure, while others noted competition from national retailers and businesses with more capital flooding the market made it hard to continue operating.

After more than 40 years in business, the chain announced the closure of its North Star location on Monday. Long-time customers were met with shuttered doors and had to rearrange their dinner plans.

When it was announced early last year that the long-running post office on Speedway would be closing, concerns — and gossip — began swirling through the neighborhood. Now, new details are coming out about the building's future.

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