Two more local businesses bite the dust

Shane is finished in the rib business in Barnesville.

Two more local businesses bite the dust

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Monday, April 19. 2010

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Two more local businesses have or will shortly shut their doors for good.

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#1 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 01:50 PM

Man...Shanes rib shack was good...bummer

#2 confused adult on 04/19/10 at 01:56 PM

Man..Danny must've put a curse on those properties!!!

#3 Jim on 04/19/10 at 02:03 PM

RIP Barnesville.

#4 high rent on 04/19/10 at 02:16 PM

Think the rent is too high!!! I am surprised Subway still around. Come on Danny. Take a few hundred a month off rent so we can keep a good place to eat.

#5 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 02:42 PM

Rudy Vaughn needs to pack up his mobile rib stand and take over where Shane's was.

#6 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 02:54 PM

I'm sure it's not the rent! People just don't have the money to spend liberally anymore! Barnesville's big wigs need to focus on jobs, jobs and more jobs!

#7 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 03:19 PM

to many youngin's trying to liberate an old farming town to big city way's of thinking.as well as greed with over priced rents.if it shows anything its shows country folk with over priced educations and greed for the all money dollar rule...

#8 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 03:21 PM

Danny isn't goin to give any one a money break. He's gotta have it to live on

#9 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 03:25 PM

Danny's shopping center is the worst place in Barnesville for business. Bad Location.

If Allstate and Shane's left, YOU KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THAT LOCATION!!!

#10 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 03:58 PM

I think its just the poeple in this town, you all are so negitive and quick to lay the blame...I wounder how much money you spent at these places????
Its not just food its movies , cloths store ...I am sure there are more to come..
If we dont spend money there they cant pay their bills...
Times are hard...

#11 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 04:01 PM

don't get me started about allstate cause they started up telemarket and i wish mac and crew quit calling unsolicited.next time they might git slapped wit big fine cause he making folks here so mad

#12 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 05:08 PM

My 3 experiences with Shanes were all pretty poor. I gave it a shot the first time on my own. The second and third were with friends who wanted to try it. The fries were over cooked and the chicken strips weren't seasoned at all and over cooked. RIP and good riddance. What B-ville really needs is a decent sit down restaurant like Ruby Tuesdays, Applebees or O'Charleys.

#13 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 05:21 PM

It's not a bad location at all...times are just tough and people are not eating out as much... it actually is one of the nicest strip malls in town- better than where Allstate went.....go figure....

#14 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:15 PM

People would spend money if the places were any good.... Movies coming out are crap, I can order PPV and not worrie about returns, and BBQ isnt a place were people want to go, BBQ is on every corner in Bville... the problem isnt the location either, the problem is quality. A place where someone can get a good steak, meet after church, and take the family out is what we need!

#15 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:20 PM

DANNY???

#16 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:24 PM

I agree,

#17 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:27 PM

I Agree with you!!!

#18 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:44 PM

Not Danny....don't even know the man....

#19 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 06:54 PM

you got to be kidding!rudys is with out a question the worst bar-b it doesn't even count as bar-b-q.now if your looking for tractor parts-lumber-guns or dope now thats a different story

#20 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 07:19 PM

Danny is the man. He didn't cause the recession.

#21 wdm on 04/19/10 at 07:23 PM

Loosing the Chinese plant is what is causing the restaurant business to suffer. A couple of the restaurants (bbq) opened satelite locations here because they thought Barnesville was about to boom with hundreds of construction workers eating daily. This is just how the old ball bounces in a recession. Those guys took a gamble the Chinese factory was going to open, it didn't, they lost. To quote Michael Corleone "it's not personal Sonny, it's strictly business."

#22 Anonymous on 04/19/10 at 07:25 PM

Danny Turner for Mayor!!!!!!!
Team 1 :) K.

#23 It's Me on 04/19/10 at 08:02 PM

I really liked Shane's but there are too many BBQ places for a small town. Don't know anything about Allstate ... I am a State Farm kinda person. As for the video rental place, I prefer the store downtown for the personal attention and hometown feel. Danny ... he's got an amazing wife and family so I cannot imagine having anything negative to say about the man.

#24 glenn dutton on 04/19/10 at 08:09 PM

way to go danny|

#25 So what? on 04/19/10 at 08:29 PM

Oh man. Barack Obama did this? Budget cuts. Job cuts. School cuts. Foreclosure homes. All time. All time. No job? No money? Not rich or poor.

#26 Trooper T on 04/19/10 at 09:02 PM

i know this has nothing to do with the topic but why are all of barnesville and milner police cars are at Mitches Automotive

#27 Danny Turner on 04/19/10 at 09:23 PM

I debated for several minutes about commenting on this topic and have decided to do so. Some of the remarks are quite silly and I will just leave those alone and will try to put a positive spin on things. Building and developing restaurant space was a conscious decision made a long time ago. My thinking was to rent to restaurants because people had to eat and that these tenants would be more recession proof than other ventures. I still think I was mostly right. I won't offer any public speculation as to why the previous tenants decided to leave out of respect for them and their families but instead I would like to commend them or providing high quality products and services to all of us. They all worked very hard and are all really good people. To the staff writer who calls our center "troubled", let me assure you that you are wrong. With the exception of one space, we are full and excited about the future. Thanks to everyone who supports Barnesville's restaurants and small businesses. We truly appreciate the opportunity to serve this community.

#28 Tell it like I know it! on 04/19/10 at 09:31 PM

Past Time Grill "Simply The Best"

Ask Tommy, Ask Walter, Ask your Mama!

#29 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 01:51 AM

I dont see how Pizza Hut is still open.

#30 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 04:20 AM

Lighten up! Its 420!!! Whoo!

#31 It's Me on 04/20/10 at 04:47 AM

The last time I bothered to go into Past Time Grill ... there was a roach crawling around on the wall to entertain me and the sticky seating was it's usual unclean turn off. Some places are really only there because of their so called foothold into the community.

#32 Ronny Smith on 04/20/10 at 05:43 AM

At least State Farm doesn't call you at home trying to get you to buy more, even though you tell them you are trying to cut your expenses.

Count me in as a State Farm kinda person now, as well.

#33 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 06:18 AM

Allstate relocated and are still in Barnesville, they didn't shut down.

#34 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 07:01 AM

YEAH RIGHT! ONLY DANNY WOULD SAY THAT!

#35 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 07:03 AM

Shut your pie hole!

#36 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 07:08 AM

It's a front... look who hangs out there!

#37 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 07:11 AM

pizza hut is still open because they serve a good product for a good price.but mainly because of all the pot and meth heads in barnesville and lamar county

#38 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 07:21 AM

You are a class act Danny. Thanks for bringing some decency and intelligence to the blog.

#39 C Jones on 04/20/10 at 08:07 AM

This down fall of the economy is not President Obama"s fault hie inherited this problem. It started with Bush and Channey.

#40 C Jones on 04/20/10 at 08:24 AM

Its not President's Obama's fault. This was inherited from the previous admintration. inapt spending on their part. Which trickled down to the now economy.

#41 Taxpayer on 04/20/10 at 08:26 AM

You are right abot the bugs. The only thing past time has is rumors and gossip.

#42 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 08:50 AM

I think the award winning Barnesville Blues Brothers should set up shop in the Shane's space. What say ye Mike and Greg?

#43 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 09:19 AM

I know this reply has nothing to do with the topic, but are police cars indestructible? Thought they were just regular cars with regular malfunctions that require maintenance? Didn't know that police agencies couldn't take their cars to a professional mechanic to have fixed. Thanks for pointing out that there is obviously something wrong with a police vehicle being in a car shop.

#44 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 09:47 AM

Your most welcome!

#45 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 10:35 AM

My goodness! This started before he was elected. This has been an ongoing issue since 2007. BUSH DID IT!

#46 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 10:54 AM

That would be you're not your. So much for bringing intelligence back.

#47 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 11:13 AM

Not Bush or Cheney. Barack Obama did this? Bad economy. Budget cuts. Job cuts. School cuts. Foreclosure homes. ObamaCare: Anti Cancer. All time. All time. No job? No money? No help. Obama took 2 years to mess...

#48 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 11:18 AM

You're right Ronny. The State Farm guy is not desperate like that Allstate fella.

#49 H B on 04/20/10 at 11:30 AM

I wouldnt blame the owners of the shopping center. Some of these were chains that went out of business (Milano's) as an example.
I would think any business that serves food, the factor of risk is part of the business.
I am sorry these business' went under or left the area, I feel certain there will be replacements for each.

#50 kari on 04/20/10 at 12:49 PM

Telemarketing is over people! Not only is it intrusive and ineffective, it is so despised that there are now very stiff federal and state laws against it! Not sure what goes through a local businessman's mind when he thinks he should start telemarketing the good people of Barnesville, for pete's sake?

#51 Anonymous on 04/20/10 at 01:05 PM

I'm so sorry. Jack A

#52 Get a life. on 04/20/10 at 01:08 PM

Will you stay off here. And go and ride around in your State patrol car.

#53 Trooper T on 04/20/10 at 07:08 PM

all the crack heads and drunks works there

#54 Elvis Presley on 04/21/10 at 12:15 AM

I think D.T. is awesome. Hell, if he didn't build it, they couldn't come. I wish he'd buy the damn pizza hut and shut it down. It's nothing but a thug hangout anyway and the pizza can't even touch American Pie or Slices.

#55 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 05:47 AM

Is this how a STATE TROOPER suppose to talk?

#56 Anon on 04/21/10 at 07:21 AM

Pizza Hut is horrible, wish they were closing too.

#57 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 07:30 AM

u so crasy!

#58 p00h on 04/21/10 at 07:41 AM

You no they say sellin policies is hard job, but I been knowing Mr. Mc over 15years and what he do is his Allstate business, but how can you sell policy and have folks hatin for it, and as for Booty, he gotta work for what he got to, RayRay is his only life line he has left, cause he lost his teeth, down for time, but Mr. Mc got that big crib now and booty can't even go there!

#59 churches chicken man on 04/21/10 at 10:37 AM

buisnesses could charge what big chic charges and could pay any amount of rent....It cost $4 just to smell their chicken.

#60 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 11:13 AM

Two more local businesses? Pizza Hut or Sonic Drive in or Herdee's or Garden Patch or El Durango Mexican?

#61 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 11:26 AM

Ok I'm a transplanted Yankee and have made B'ville my home for the last 6ys. I'll never understand the "closed for business on Sunday" deal. Most people work M-F and only have the weekend which is Saturday AND Sunday to eat out, shop...etc. I never do business in "my town" of Barnesville on Sunday because it's mostly closed for business. So Macon or Griffin get more of my money. I don't like fast food because it's poor quality so eating at MC'Ds, Wendys or any of the other Obese producing dives is not on my menu.

This isn't 1952 anymore and not everybody is bible thumping all day church goer on Sunday. Some of us acutally like to live and enjoy the day on Sunday and stay active before going back to work on Monday.

(Sorry for the rant) The economy sucks, it's worse than last year, people don't have alot of money, and a business or restaurant has to offer something differnt & unique to bring in new customers. Being open all weekend and not selling BBQ, Fried Catfish or Chicken Fingers would be a good start.

#62 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 11:55 AM

I'm not going to even entertain that stupid comment. Best wishes to Rudy and his business.

#63 Bubba on 04/21/10 at 01:36 PM

So, you deliberately move down here, and then complain about being down here?

Why not just go back to wherever you came from?

#64 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 01:59 PM

AMEN! Us Southern folks like things the way they are.

#65 trish on 04/21/10 at 03:14 PM

Amen again!... take your self-absorbed, arrogant yankee attitude and go back home!

#66 Mustard Biscuits on 04/21/10 at 08:56 PM

'Scuse me sir, but this here's the south. And we'uns from the south don't do no workin' on a Sunday. It's the Lord's day. Now, why don't you go get a little woman to make you up a nice Sunday dinner at home? Or maybe you can put you a piece of meat betwixt two pieces o' loafa bread, with a lil' bit a mayonnaise and mustard. M'kay? Then on Monday, you can go on back t' where whatever heathen land you come from in the first place.

#67 Anonymous on 04/21/10 at 09:20 PM

dont know why them yankees always cryin bout whatever an wantin evrybody feels sorry for them boohoohoo.they juss always crackin me up

#68 It's Me on 04/21/10 at 10:03 PM

I'm not a yankee or a bible thumper and I completely agree with this person.

The Wednesday BS needs to go away also ... there is no market day anymore, sheeeeeez

#69 Anonymous on 04/22/10 at 07:06 AM

Sometimes I wonder if there are even adults in Barnesville anymore or if it has turned into nothing but overgrown children.

#70 Anonymous on 04/22/10 at 10:08 AM

amen to 34,s comment. it,s time for the people of barnesville to grow up.

#71 Anonymous on 04/22/10 at 08:26 PM

I eat at the shanes in McDonough on a regular basis. Unfortuanetly the Barnesville location had Barnesville employees that help burry it. Service was terrible both times I visited.

#72 G-MAN on 04/23/10 at 08:57 AM

I HEARD THAT NEW GARAGE THAT OPENED UP AT THE OLD FORD PLACE IS CLOSEING ITS DOORS TO IMAGINE THAT

#73 Anonymous on 04/23/10 at 10:13 AM

Well I ate the Barnesville location once or twice a week, so I am going to miss it. We need more eating options.

#74 Anonymous on 04/23/10 at 10:30 AM

the best thing that could happen to the old davis cooper ford place is for that eye sore to be tore down by that dozier behind it that place is a dump and dean davis needs to do something with it and that yellow building to and might as well tear down the roach motel

#75 Brenda on 04/23/10 at 06:47 PM

If you will remember correctly the democraps were running the congress. If you want to blame anyone, go first to Chris Dodd & Barney Frank, then blame the people that overspent. Come on and put the blame where the blame should be.

#76 Anonymous on 04/23/10 at 09:28 PM

the phillips 66 had the best chicken in town cheap prices to

#77 Anonymous on 04/23/10 at 11:19 PM

Oh honey....your still wrong. You will need to look much further back. Try Reaganomics.

#78 jsimmons on 04/24/10 at 06:08 AM

Yea, listen to "those southern" people - they don't care if there are businesses here because they collect their welfare checks, their food stamps and now their healthcare is taken care of - why do they need businessess? That is why you see all these defensive comments about NObama.

#79 Rnkin Fyle on 04/24/10 at 06:21 AM

I like mid-south barbecue downtown

#80 HOOT on 04/24/10 at 12:00 PM

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH now go home

#81 cats on 04/25/10 at 09:37 AM

I'm a little disturbed that a transplant voices an opinion here and instead of nicely explaining why businesses here don't open on Sunday, a couple of people tell him to go home.
That's not the Southern hospitality I was taught to expect.
Allow me to apologize for the boorish behaviour of some people who hide behind a keyboard.

#82 Anonymous on 04/29/10 at 03:14 PM

Maybe the transplant could nicely ask why we don't open on Sunday, instead of boorishly ranting about what we do "wrong"?

#83 ananomous on 04/29/10 at 03:51 PM

hey listan man..we dont need no negativity on this internet man shane rib was good place to take familey and childern. and so was movie gallery. i renteed movies from theyre all the time is a shame they had to go close theyre doors on that there place

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