On Monday, firefighters from the Graton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 4:48 a.m. inside the popular Chinese restaurant in Sonoma County, according to a Facebook post by the agency. Residents living on the building's second story above the restaurant were safely evacuated through bedroom windows without injury. In its initial report, the fire department shared that it believed the fire could have originated from a charcoal barbecue used the night before, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
"Although NeueHouse has created an extremely valuable business that is prized by members and event hosts, unfortunately, it has been burdened by legacy liabilities," according to the post on the company's website, which was attributed to the NeueHouse board. "Despite our best efforts to find a sustainable path forward - including exploring every possible solution to address these challenges - we have made the very difficult decision to wind down the business."
A pillar in Toronto's tattoo scene is saying goodbye to his iconic shop with a few parting words on the standards in his industry. Joey Nixon, a founding partner at Adrenaline, says he's shutting down the Toronto location of his tattoo and piercing shop after nearly 20 years on Queen Street W., citing financial difficulties. Adrenaline's Montreal and Vancouver locations will remain open.
After taking a step back, we have to face the reality that we do not have the ability or resources to reopen. We're incredibly proud of the team that we had over the years.
I worked my whole life in this shop. My father put his whole life into this shop, it's internationally well-respected and in almost five and a half years the shop is no more.