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Miami Herald
23-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Famous Mexican restaurant unexpectedly closing, no bankruptcy
One of the most fickle industries to operate a business in is the restaurant space. Sometimes, it seems like no matter what you do, an eatery just seems destined to fail. Related: Popular Mexican chain closing all restaurants, no bankruptcy Part of this is because running a dining establishment is so resource-intensive. Let's say you're starting up a restaurant from scratch. You'd need a lot of money up front to purchase property, equipment, dining accessories, and to make the necessary renovations. Once the foundation has been laid, you'd need to hire labor, which is typically hard to come by and can be highly seasonal with a lot of turnover. And recurring costs are expensive, too. Since you'd be running electricity near-constantly to preserve food, and you'd be keeping long hours, utilities would be higher than average. And food is a perishable good, so fresh products would need to be shipped in almost daily - and a lot of it would go to waste. But costs are just the beginning of a restaurant owner's plight. Customer tastes are also incredibly fickle. What's considered trendy and exotic now may be considered a flash in the pan a year from now. More Food & Dining: Iconic Warren Buffett candy store suddenly closing after 30 yearsWalmart's Sam's Club makes a Costco-style food court changePopular Trader Joe's wine brand has bad news, making harsh choice And even if your food is deemed worthy, rising costs of living, a few bad online reviews, or changing population trends can sink your business before it even takes off. It's no wonder, then, that about one in five restaurants fail within their first year of business. That number increases to about one in two restaurants by year five. And sometimes, even when everything seems to be going right, something unexpected happens and sinks your whole operation. Such is the case for Oscar's Taco House, a popular taco shop located in San Antonio, Texas. Oscar's Taco House is famous for its puffy tacos, which are fried for a few seconds until they puff up, making for a crunchy and indulgent twist on the traditional Mexican favorite. The restaurant had been in business for over 60 years, since 1962. But now, it's closing as the City of San Antonio prepares to construct a railroad overpass near the city block where Oscar's Taco House operates. Related: Home Depot local rival closing permanently after 120 years The owner of Oscar's Taco House, Alex Pruneda, said the planned construction will hurt business by reducing customer flow and foot traffic. Oscar's also functions as a drive-in, but the railroad project will ostensibly block easy access. The City of San Antonio reportedly asked for Oscar's to vacate business in May 2025, but ultimately granted an extension. So the official last day for Oscar's Taco House will be June 28. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2026, and Oscar's has no plans to relocate or reopen business elsewhere. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Girl's cancer walk to 'give hope' to other children
A 12-year-old girl has said she wants to "give hope" to children living with a brain tumour, as she prepares to take on a charity walk. Thalia, from Sheffield, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two years ago and now plans to walk the Ullswater Way for a charity which has supported her. She said cancer had given her "determination" and she wanted to go back to doing activities she enjoyed before her diagnosis, such as walking with her family. "There's not many treatments for this, but I want to give hope and support to kids like me," she said. Thalia's parents noticed an issue with her co-ordination in March 2023, leading to doctors diagnosing her with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumour. "At the start of it I was very scared," she said. "I remember one time where I was left in my hospital room all alone and I was sat there thinking 'what is going on?'." Her dad Chris Toseland said: "You sort of just retreat into that prospect that 'OK, this is just our daily life'. "It is very much just in the motion of treatment, looking after Thalia, Thalia was very tired in that time." Her condition was described as "stable" by Chris, with her having some treatment to help control it. "It's about, therefore, that we make the most of all the moments because the point is things can change so rapidly as we've learnt over the past two years." Thalia has been helped by York-based charity Oscar's, which specialises in support for children with brain tumours. It provides so-called booster boxes, which are filled with gifts to keep their spirits up. Chris said he felt "incredible pride" at Thalia's efforts to complete the 20-mile Ullswater Way walk. He said: "She's always been very thoughtful and wanting to bring help to people as much as possible." As a family, they have been taking part in training walks near their home and in the Peak District. "It's actually been really, really fun," Thalia said. "There's been times when we're outside and it's lovely weather and we're just having fun walking." Phil Martinez, from Oscar's, said it helped families "at the point of greatest need". "We can be there on the end of a message, on the end of a phone call and give them that guidance and hope," he said. "I think it's really important for children to know they can help other children. "Thalia is just leading the way in that respect. She's going through it herself and she wants to make it better for others." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North Dad in research call as girl faces brain tumour
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Sheffield girl's charity walk to 'give hope' to other children with cancer
A 12-year-old girl has said she wants to "give hope" to children living with a brain tumour, as she prepares to take on a charity from Sheffield, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two years ago and now plans to walk the Ullswater Way for a charity which has supported said cancer had given her "determination" and she wanted to go back to doing activities she enjoyed before her diagnosis, such as walking with her family."There's not many treatments for this, but I want to give hope and support to kids like me," she said. Thalia's parents noticed an issue with her co-ordination in March 2023, leading to doctors diagnosing her with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumour."At the start of it I was very scared," she said."I remember one time where I was left in my hospital room all alone and I was sat there thinking 'what is going on?'."Her dad Chris Toseland said: "You sort of just retreat into that prospect that 'OK, this is just our daily life'."It is very much just in the motion of treatment, looking after Thalia, Thalia was very tired in that time." Her condition was described as "stable" by Chris, with her having some treatment to help control it."It's about, therefore, that we make the most of all the moments because the point is things can change so rapidly as we've learnt over the past two years."Thalia has been helped by York-based charity Oscar's, which specialises in support for children with brain provides so-called booster boxes, which are filled with gifts to keep their spirits said he felt "incredible pride" at Thalia's efforts to complete the 20-mile Ullswater Way said: "She's always been very thoughtful and wanting to bring help to people as much as possible."As a family, they have been taking part in training walks near their home and in the Peak District."It's actually been really, really fun," Thalia said."There's been times when we're outside and it's lovely weather and we're just having fun walking." Phil Martinez, from Oscar's, said it helped families "at the point of greatest need"."We can be there on the end of a message, on the end of a phone call and give them that guidance and hope," he said."I think it's really important for children to know they can help other children."Thalia is just leading the way in that respect. She's going through it herself and she wants to make it better for others." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
