Chick-Fil-A Closes Its Doors

Chick Fil-A Closes it's Doors 

Sadly, yesterday, August 31st, 2024 Chick Fil-A closed up shop at the Southern Park Mall in Boardman, Ohio. Chick Fil-A has served fantastic meals including a fabulous chicken sandwich and fantastic waffle fries. 

Shocked after reading the we will close our doors on August 31st sign taped to the side of the counter, I asked the manager for more information. After all, we are talking about Chick Fil-A, the darling fast food chain with locations everywhere. Including the Southern Park Mall located in Boardman, Ohio.

He told me that he did not have a choice. The franchise was told by the mall management that they would not renew the provided space where the restaurant conducted business for the past 44 years. 

Attempts were made and discussions planned but to no avail. (Seriously, no talks about a franchise for the last 44 years!)

My thoughts are now focused on hoping the current employee's working at Chick-Fil-A can find new employment at a new venture. Thankfully, I was told that all employee's would be transferred to the several other local restaurants. So, at least that is some good news. 

After my conversation with the manager, it was time to go. I took my chicken sandwich, 12 pack chicken nuggets, and medium sized macaroni and cheese and began my exit. 

I stopped for a mere few seconds. I slowly took a wide look at the restaurant just hours before it closed. The same restaurant I have been a patron for many many years.  In front of me were dozens of empty tables quietly waiting for customers to sit down and eat their food. 

I took a long hard look, turned slowly, and exited for the last time.

If it matters anymore, the Grassy Knoll Institute awards 5 hits out 5 for my last visit to Chick Fil-A.

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Bruno’s - Large Cheese Pizza

Bruno Brothers Large Cheese Pizza Southern Park Mall

The Southern Park Mall, located in Boardman, Ohio, is the home of Bruno's Pizza shop. They offer several items on their menu, but always go with the home choice. You have the option to order by the slice or the entire pie. Be prepared for a 15-20 minute wait for the entire pie but slices are usually ready after a few minutes in the oven to reheat.

We called in advance for an 18 inch New York style cheese pizza. (New York style is thin crusted pizza) It was ready when we arrived. The pizza box was sturdy, not a flimsy grease seeping out of the bottom type of box. It was well cooked, hot, and the cheese plentiful. The crust was not soggy, nor burnt. And most importantly the pizza slices were cut all the way through. The cost was $17 dollars.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3.25 out of 5 shots and recommends Bruno's Pizza for dinner.

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UFO Crashes In Youngstown Parking Deck

UFO Crashes In Mall Parking Lot Boardman Ohio

A large explosion was heard as dawn broke in the township of Boardman, Ohio, (A suburb of Youngstown) and an immense fireball was seen in the parking lot of the Southern Park Mall on Market Street and Route 224. The above photo was taken from a Grassy Knoll Institute operative while hovering in helicopter Grassy Knoll One.

The Institute has already learned a great deal from the crash site comparing the alien craft to another than it filmed just months ago hovering in the sky. Notice the similarities between the two photos. UFO In Flight. Notice the elongated apparatus extending from the center of both ships. (We believe it to be the weapons array)

The wreckage has been gathered, crated, and transported to the secret laboratory of the Institute where it hopes to shed some much needed light on the UFO mystery that has plagued our society for decades. Some local speculation referred to the 1947 Roswell UFO conspiracy and how both scenario's are very similar.

On a side note, our investigators noticed that there were a few security light posts missing from their normal positions. We do not know as of yet if there is any connection to the UFO crash or not.

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Credit Card Gift Card

A Grassy Knoll Institute Holiday Shopping Tip

Thanksgiving is no longer a holiday to remember the Pilgrims sitting down with the Indians for a meal. It is now the kickoff day for the holiday shopping season feeding frenzy. Shoppers will flock in droves to the stores for those early bargains, deep discounted items, and door buster one-day only specials. But buyers beware. There is a new gift out there this year. The CREDIT CARD Gift Card. Yes, this gift just recently surfaced the past several years but is deemed to be one the most popular gifts given this holiday season. And the retailers love it.

Lets say you decide to get a $100.00 gift card for the family member on your list that is tough to buy for. After Christmas, said family member happily embarks to the local mall to buy, say, a pair of shoes. He pays $85.40 including tax. He then buys a pack of sports socks, his favorite team for $13.49 including tax. He has spent $98.89 and is happy that he got what he wanted. And, the credit card company is happy for said family member now has $1.11 left on his account and it is very difficult to purchase anything at the mall for that amount.

The credit card company will keep that balance available for approximately 6 months and then clear the account reaping in that $1.11 as profit. Multiply this amount by several million cards and it turns out to be a pretty sweet business venture.

I found this out last winter while shopping. My son had one of those gift cards good at any store in the Southern park Mall in Youngstown, Ohio. He used a good portion of it up and wanted to buy a calendar with the remaining balance. The clerk was unable to see the balance on the card and tried to complete the transaction. The computer beeped back that there wasn't enough on the card. My son tried a lower number and would pay the difference in cash.

He had to try 5 times before the computer would accept the amount entered. And still, my son didn't know how much was left on the card. Now wait a minute for everyone that is going to tell me that there is a website you can visit and enter the card number to see the balance, but when you are already at the mall, its a tough call.

So, what have we learned at the Grassy Knoll Institute today? When giving a monetary gift for Christmas, make it cash, not the gift credit card.

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