Restaurant closures made headlines this week

We made it to Friday, LinkedIn community. It was a rough week for local foodies, as reporter Jacob Abbott covered three prominent closures on the local restaurant scene.

First: Chicago Fire, a local restaurant chain largely known for its pizzas, has permanently closed its Elk Grove location. Read more

Also: Dad's Kitchen, which operates restaurants in Sacramento's Land Park and Fair Oaks, announced its location at 2968 Freeport Blvd. will permanently close at the end of the month. Read more

Also: Brickyard Kitchen & Bar, which is in Roseville's Stone Point Retail Center, is closing its doors soon. Read more

Now, here are the rest of your local business headlines.

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New plan for former local Safeway store

Six years after a Safeway closed there, the City of West Sacramento has received an application for a new use of retail space near the city's downtown.

In an email Monday, the city announced a plan that would convert the 36,000-square-foot building at 1298 West Capitol Ave. into an entertainment center with indoor/outdoor dining areas, a bowling alley, laser tag, arcade and party rooms.

"We are just looking to bring an amenity to the Sacramento region," said David Bynum, CEO for Bakersfield-based The BLVD!, which the West Sacramento site will also be known as. "It'll be very modern."

Learn more in this article by Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer .

Placerville winery sold for $2 million

An El Dorado County winery that was the first of its kind to hit the market has been bought by new owners.

Public records show that Fenton Herriott Vineyards in Placerville recently sold for $2 million. The buyers are listed as Miodrag and Anamaria Docmanov, of Auburn.

Broker David Bolster, who listed the property, said he believes that Fenton Herriott is the first estate winery that is a part of the Apple Hill Growers Association that's been listed for sale. Most of them have been passed down through families, but Fenton Herriott was put on the market last year when owner and founder Guy Herriott got a new job out of state.

Learn more in this article by reporter Emily Hamann .

Quick Quack reportedly gets $850 million investment

New York private equity company KKR has made a “significant” minority investment into fast-growing Roseville-based car wash developer and operator Quick Quack Car Wash , according to a news release.

The KKR investment is for expansion into new markets, new technology and to support an employee ownership program.

News service Reuters reported that?sources familiar with the deal?said KKR would invest $850 million . Quick Quack and KKR didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Learn more in this article by reporter Mark Anderson .

Indoor playground business expanding to Natomas

Local business Enchanted will convert a vacant retail space at the San Juan Village center in Natomas into a cosmic-themed indoor playground.

Owner Theresa Mulcrone recently signed a lease for the location, in an approximately 5,300-square-foot space at 3291 Truxel Road, Suite 3, in Natomas. This will be the second site for Enchanted, which also has a playground in Elk Grove.

Learn more in this article by reporter Jacob Abbott .

Remembering a Business Journal colleague and friend

I'm not sure how Kathy Robertson would feel about being mentioned in a LinkedIn newsletter.

That's a lie. She probably wouldn't be thrilled.

For two decades, Kathy covered health care, law, labor and workplace issues for the Business Journal. A tenacious reporter who was recognized with multiple California News Publishers Association awards, Kathy died last month at 73.

Kathy loved digging into meaty topics, crafting long cover stories and conducting in-depth interviews. She did not, however, love social media.

When asked about Kathy's reaction to journalism's digital shift, her husband David Robertson was frank. "She hated it," he said. "It was the exact opposite of all that she believed in."

She wasn't entirely resistant, however. This week, I found an email that Kathy sent me in 2017, after she'd retired from the Business Journal.

She asked if I had time to grab a peppermint mocha and discuss LinkedIn.

I'll miss Kathy's desire to keep learning — and, more importantly, her commitment to the principles that attracted so many of us to journalism careers.

A celebration of life for Kathy will be held on Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis at?27074 Patwin Road. Click here to learn more about Kathy's life and legacy.

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