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July 7, 2012

Wally Kennedy: Free chicken for those dressed like cows

By Wally Kennedy wkennedy@joplinglobe.com

All of that activity you see at the southwest corner of the 2200 block of South Main Street is connected to the reconstruction of the Crystal Clean Car Wash.

The carwash will be bigger than the one that existed there before the tornado. The owner, John Alburty, who has a long history of operating carwashes in Joplin, has acquired the former Murphy’s Irish Pub property to the south, which effectively doubles the space for the carwash.

The new carwash will have two additional bays. The vacuuming area will be shifted to the south part of the property where the bar once was. The entrance to the car wash, which was too close to 22nd Street, will be shifted farther to the south to comply with a city request. Some new sections of sidewalk are part of the package.

I am told that the appearance of the new carwash will be “much improved’’ when compared with what was there before.



BIG PLANS

Some big plans could be unfolding at the northeast corner of Seventh Street and South Range Line Road. This was the longtime home of Grand Fortuna. Before that and to the best of my recollection, it was a Diamond Head restaurant and before that it was a King’s restaurant.

A Chicago developer has the property under contract. The plan calls for construction of two buildings in a mini-mall format with two storefronts in each building. I have been told that as many as seven national entities, restaurants and retailers, are vying for those storefronts.

This once again proves that it’s location, location, location.



OPENINGS

Andy’s Frozen Custard, under construction at 30th Street and South Range Line Road, should open sometime next month. That’s from a worker at the site.

Andy’s apparently offers a quality product because I keep hearing favorable references. The new building is certainly eye-catching. It makes me want to go there to just check it out.

Mobile 1 Express, under construction at the southeast corner of 24th Street and S. Range Line Road, will open next month, according to Juston Mitchell, the owner.

The shop will be a quick-lube operation, offering oil changes and light mechanical work. That would include air filters, fuel filters, alternators, brakes and minor tuneups.

Also opening next month will be IHOP, 2117 S. Range Line Road.



RELOCATION

Charles Burt Realtors has moved again.

The agency had its offices in a stylish building at 1010 E. 20th St. The tornado decimated that structure.

The agency then relocated to the bunker-style buildings that formerly housed Allgeier Martin and Associates, 2820 S. Range Line Road.

It has recently relocated from there to the former UMB Bank building at 2300 E. Seventh St. I was told by an office worker that this, too, will likely be a temporary site.



JUST FOR FUN

Customers dressed head to hoof in cow attire on Friday the 13th will be rewarded with a free Chick-fil-A meal — either breakfast, lunch or dinner.

The dinner includes an entree of choice, a side item and a beverage.

For those who worry about dressing up like a cow in this heat, the restaurant is awarding a complimentary entree to customers dressed in partial cow or bovine-themed attire, such as a cow-spotted scraf, purse or hat.

Nearly 600,000 people nationwide participated in “Cow Appreciation Day’’ last year. Details: visit www.CowAppreciationDay.com.



CLOSED

Trade-X Sales, 5229 N. Main Street Road, has closed after 30 years at that location.

A sign on the door indicates that it could reopen soon as 4 States Floorcoverings.



If you have news about something that’s happening on Range Line Road or Main Street, dial 623-3480, ext. 7250; send an email to wkennedy@joplinglobe.com; or send a fax to Wally Kennedy at 623-8598.

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