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After 77 years St. Paul is saying goodbye to O’Gara’s for good. The O’Gara family says it’s a decision they didn’t take lightly.
Word spread down Selby Avenue that the World War II, three-generation business that Charles Schultz family once lived above is closing.
O’Gara says competition from craft breweries, as well as an impending minimum wage and paid leave law, has his hands tied.
“I think over the next three to five years, it’s going to be very difficult for a single operator to succeed,” he said.
St. Paul Bar & Grill O’Gara’s Closing, To Remain At State Fair
Part of a city's lure is its uniqueness, take that away you are left with anywhere USA.
Word spread down Selby Avenue that the World War II, three-generation business that Charles Schultz family once lived above is closing.
O’Gara says competition from craft breweries, as well as an impending minimum wage and paid leave law, has his hands tied.
“I think over the next three to five years, it’s going to be very difficult for a single operator to succeed,” he said.
St. Paul Bar & Grill O’Gara’s Closing, To Remain At State Fair
Part of a city's lure is its uniqueness, take that away you are left with anywhere USA.
