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Circle Diner In Fairfield Closes After More Than 20 Years In Business: Report
The longtime Post Road diner closed earlier this year as a lease dispute plays out.
FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield’s Circle Diner on Post Road has closed after more than 20 years in business, CT Insider reported.
The once popular diner has been closed for weeks, Mark Barnhardt, Fairfield’s director of community and economic development, told the publication. It was known for its extensive menu of American and European comfort food.
For more than a year, the diner and its property owners were embroiled in a legal case over unpaid rent, a case that a court reportedly ruled in favor of the property owners.
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Circle Diner's proprietors were reportedly ordered to vacate the property by the beginning of this month.
The property adjacent to the diner, the Circle Hotel, has been proposed for a new project, first as a boutique hotel and housing complex and then as an affordable housing development.
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Both plans have been opposed by neighbors and are subject to pending court cases.
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