r/Eugene • u/RottenSpinach1 • Sep 19 '24

Da Nang Eugene is closing Food

From their Facebook page:

"Aye Da Nang Gang! It has been quite the journey old friends, and we appreciate you all sticking by us through thick and thin. After 10 years in the game, it’s time for us to hang up our hats. We can’t express enough gratitude for your support of this little lemonade stand over the years! We were blessed by many opportunities this business and community has given us. It was a true honor to serve you all, and we’ll miss you all. Thank you for all the lasting memories. We will continue to be open until the end of this month. This for the Eugene location, our Bend cart will be operating still. Please come use your gift cards and vibe with us one last time!"

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u/OculusOmnividens Sep 19 '24

Not even businesses can afford the rent. Look at all the empty storefronts all over town.

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u/Aolflashback Sep 19 '24

It’s so gross, on an economic and social level. The city does nothing, either, and just lets these buildings sit, “unoccupied” (ya know), graffiti and trash all around them while other businesses try to keep their business attractive, inviting, and safe.

Not to mention the apartments and homes that are surrounded by these shite, “empty” businesses. (So awesome when ‘luxury’ apartments boast ‘close to downtown restaurants and businesses!’ Like WHAT?).

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u/CommercialGur3015 Sep 19 '24

What is the city supposed to do in circumstances like this? I agree they've massively dropped the ball with land use policies and development incentives, leading to high rents a housing market that has far outpaced earnings, but many of the other conditions are macro and national.

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u/WoeVRade Sep 19 '24

They are supposed to cut administrative overhead and unnecessary regulations, taxes, and fees, get the damn homeless out of the business hubs and storefronts, and stop nickle-and-diming every business who already is getting their blood drained by never-ending increases to their insurance premiums because of the crime rates. Stop coddling drug addicts and start coddling business owners who actually provide jobs and opportunity for the community.

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u/CommercialGur3015 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

I still think most of these things are tied either to housing or national and even global trends. You can't police your way out of pervasive economic disparity. We'd just be spending ever increasing sums of public money on bigger and bigger jails and more and more cops. Doesn't sound like a nice society to me.