A longtime fixture along South MacArthur is closing its doors… and cites the beautification efforts along the boulevard as one reason.
Town and Country Shell… which has operated near the former K-Mart building for decades… is shutting down with little advance notice.
Owner Jim Benson says high gas prices and the cost of processing credit card transactions have hurt his bottom line. But he also points to frequent city citations for building code violations connected to the beautification push.