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Pinups Pitzeria, from happy pizza paradise to gloomy and unwelcoming.
Pinups was the place to be under original ownership.
When Pinups Pitzeria first opened next door to Buddha club, it was the place to go for delicious pizzas and a friendly atmosphere. The owner at the time, Amy, was a great, wonderful person, very welcoming and caring, she never let anything bad happen to any of her customers, she was nothing but friendly and welcoming. The pizzas there were so very delicious and filling, too.
Pinups Pitzeria was a great, great place to chill out, have a pizza, socialize, and make friends when Amy was the owner.
Then things crashed around April 15th when a rogue employee stole her business and sold it, which was then bought by two gangster guys from East St. Louis, Illinois. One guy called "Russo," a member of the Gangster Disciples, and some other guy called "Thorn" that is a member of the Crips, bought Pinups and have taken over the place.
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In the time span of just one week, Pinups Pitzeria went from being as graceful as a crystal palace to being as dark as a demon's dungeon. Several people this past weekend have reported getting dreadfully sick from eating their most recent food, including a woman who reported a white powdery substance on her pizza that tested positive for cocaine, and a few customers have reported that the new owners, especially "Russo," threatened violence against them for multiple reasons.
Today, Pinups, with "Russo" and "Thorn" now owning and running the place, has become a place that everyone should avoid, it's become a dangerous place to be. And truthfully, this "Russo" and his entire gang belong back in East St. Louis, and they need to give Amy her business back. "Thorn" and "Russo" have no right to be in Florida and turning Fort Myers into another East St. Louis.