Monday, October 2, 2017

Hinkle's Pharmacy and Restaurant to close October 25


24 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a sad day for columbia,now ask the council, how they plan on revidalizing a town that has nothing!!!!! There is nothing here,

Anonymous said...

Columbia is doomed.

Anonymous said...

Very, very, sad for all of us. I'm wondering how our elected officials will spin this in a positive direction. I hope it doesn't sit empty, especially since the market will be closing in December. If the borough offices go through with the move to a new location, that will be another empty building in the same area. Truly a ghost town.

Anonymous said...

They need to make this a priority. Don't talk, do something

Anonymous said...

No more double dipping!!

Unknown said...

Very sad another antique shop in the works

Anonymous said...

I'm sure our elected officials already knew this was happening.
It's a slow expensive death we are dying.

Anonymous said...

Columbia Borough should buy the building immediately so that it doesn't get in to the wrong hands.

Anonymous said...

I agree with everything every one is saying a sad time for the town not anything else in the down town worth going to what are you going to about it council the town is dying no Hinkles no market house what is left

Anonymous said...

If we would had followed the vision of some back in the 80s involving a pedestrian mall full of antique shops we would be much better off. Instead we followed the foolish vision of those who thought we could maintain a downtown business district as we had in the 50's.

Anonymous said...

Do you really think the Market House was bringing people to the down town ?

Anonymous said...

Parking meters!
Drugs for sale!
Dog Poop!

Anonymous said...

Lol....that WOULD be the wrong hands!!!

Anonymous said...

Ha! I know​ that was a joke haha!! The borough has done wonders with the buildings they have purchased. So many of Columbia's residents live in poverty, a business coming into this town that has quality merchandise will not be able to sell it to very many locals. They would have to be able to draw people in from other places, otherwise they're not going to make any sales.

Anonymous said...

That's so true, the locals always get the short end of the stick when towns like Columbia start to boom

Anonymous said...

no worries, Columbia is not booming.

Anonymous said...

When a resilient business like this folds in Columbia, what hope is there for this town. When will our leaders realize we can't stay independent. Paying for our own police force, municipal workers, & Scholl district is killing us.

Anonymous said...

One business closing isn't going to make a big difference !

Anonymous said...

One after another after another.
I think it makes a big difference.

Anonymous said...

When there are many businesses maybe not. In a ghost town it is.

Anonymous said...

One business closing is completely different, than THIS business closing. This business has been an anchor for our community. All of us today have had Hinkles in our town since we were born. We do not know Columbia without it, I had hoped we never would.

Anonymous said...

it won't make a difference

Anonymous said...

yes it will

Anonymous said...

Maybe you're right, it won't make a difference because the town was dying before Hinkles announced it's closing, now it will finally be dead.