Business

Red Table Cafe was supposed to be moving and expanding this year; but it looks like that may no longer be happening.

I used to work at Toys 'R' Us.  Before the store moved to its current location in Front Range Village, it was located in the midtown area, off College and Bockman.  After sitting vacant for almost six years, another store is finally moving into that midtown space I remember so well.

When two huge companies merge, you can bet they'll want to streamline things.  In the case of the merger of OfficeMax and Office Depot, that means closing some stores.

Not more than a year ago, a good friend introduced my wife and I to a Mexican restaurant we'd never heard of before: Castillion's.  Say what you want about the slightly corny decor, but there's no denying how good the food is.  We've been back several times since then.  But now, as quickly as it began, our time with this new favorite Mexican restaurant is coming to an end.

I sort of had a feeling Wok & Roll was going downhill when they closed their Riverside Ave. location; and today, my suspicions were proven correct.

The game of "business musical chairs" in downtown Fort Collins continues as another store closes, and yet another scoops up the vacant real estate left behind.

JCPenney is a staple in the shopping scene of many cities across the country. But it won't be for much longer.

After sharing the long list of restaurants we've lost in 2013, I was not at all thrilled by the possibility of adding the Red Table Cafe to it as well. Luckily, with only days to go until its potential shutdown, Red Table has found a new home!

Not all of 2013 was rainbows and unicorns here in NoCO. Disappointment frequently struck as several of our favorite restaurants closed their doors, and never opened them again. So let's take a moment to acknowledge our dearly departed eateries, and remember the good times we had with them.

Maybe it's the Irishman in me, but few things in this world are better than good fish & chips. Unfortunately, I'll never have the chance to try some from Jimmy C's, and neither will anyone else.

It's been a rocky couple years for Fort Collins only gelato cafe, but maybe this latest owner can turn things around.

Some places in Fort Collins just can't catch a break.