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Owner Joyce Remick packs up her consignment items at The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. She and her husband, who ran the business for the past 10 years, suddenly closed its doors on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Unable to continue financially they told their employees the night before that they were shutting down. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro suddenly closed its doors on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Unable to continue financially, owners Vance and Joyce Remick told their employees the night before that they were shutting down. They had owned the business with 25 investors for the past 10 years. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Jim Pomroy, is one of the last (non-paying) customers in the General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. "I'm here to lend some moral support," he says over some chicken salad and bagels. A friend and advisor to the owners, he and his wife, Darlene, not seen, were on-hand on-hand Thursday, January 26, 2012 to help prepare the establishment for closing. To the surprise of many loyal customers, the business was permanently closed on Thursday morning. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Vance Remick fields phone calls in an empty General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. He and his wife decided to close the business after 10 years. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Arriving for a luncheon meeting, long-time customer Trish Clark, takes a photo of a sign on the door of The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro announcing their immediate closing on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Her daughter, who grew up going to the restaurant, worked there over the summer before going to college. "I can't believe there won't be a General Store," says Clark. "I'm not sure that I want to work in Pittsboro anymore." – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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A detail inside the restaurant. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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The General Store Cafe manager Stephanie Arndt, left, says good-bye to Rowan Derewicz, center, the grandson of the owners of the Pittsboro restaurant. Owner Vance Remick, rear, his daughter Maia Derewicz, far back, his wife Joyce Remick and grandson Wilem Derewicz, right, enjoy their last meal in the establishment. Unable to continue financially, Vance and Joyce Remick decided to close their business on Thursday, January 26, 2012. They had owned the business with 25 investors for the past 10 years. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Supplies are gathered for removal at The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. The business suddenly closed its doors on Thursday, January 26, 2012. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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General Store Cafe employees Bridget Brown, left, and Almetta Fearrington, right, commiserate with one another over coffee in the empty restaurant. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Darlene Pomroy helps her friends, owners Vance and Joyce Remick, not seen, pack up their business of 10 years. Under the Remick's ownership, they had expanded The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro from 3,000 sq. ft. to 11,000 sq. ft. Unfortunately, they could no longer afford to run the business. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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Arriving for a luncheon meeting, long-time customer Trish Clark, sits outside The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro after learning that it had closed. "I can't believe there won't be a General Store," says Clark. "I'm not sure that I want to work in Pittsboro anymore." – clowenst@newsobserver.com
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For years, customers have been leaving anonymous napkin notes in the drawer of one of the tables at The General Store Cafe in Pittsboro for its owners. – clowenst@newsobserver.com
