Submitted by michael kaplan on Wed, 2009/11/11 - 9:40pm

This from the Facebook page:

"The Crown and Goose is taking over Legacy, kicking Janice out, and will use her store as storage space. Help support one of Knoxville's beloved thrift stores by not giving the Crown and Goose your business AND by shopping at Legacy while it's still open."

(I understand Legacy will NOT remain open through the holiday season.)

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gone

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1. I think what has happened

1. I think what has happened to Janice is wrong.

2. Crown and Goose was lied to just as Janice was. The person to blame is her landlord who made promises he had no intention of keeping - all the way around.

3. Because you would foist the inaccurate account that is in that Facebook group, you don't know the story.

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you don't know the story how

you don't know the story

how would one "know the story" other than from what's been said or written? all i know (fact) is that there is a "closing sale" sign on the door. i did a search and found two results: a knoxnews piece and a facebook page.

if you have additional info please state your sources, especially if you claim someone "was lied to."

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I know Janice through my

I know Janice through my wife.. Hayduke's post adds more and correct detail. Basically, her landlord needed to unload some property. C&G wanted the back of the storefront for some storage. The landlord saw an opportunity to get out of the property. He took it. It's an icky business deal. She'll be OK. She's got lots of support and friends helping her through this. But this isn't C&G just kicking her out once they got the property. Her current landlord offered C&G the property vacant. He's the one giving her the walking papers. It is way more complicated than what that Facebook group represented.

I hate that this happened to Janice. Her store is one of the best vintage stores you'll find. She's got a real eye for that business.

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I was already 'boycotting'

I was already 'boycotting' C&G over ongoing disagreements about the reasonable price for a beer and the animal content of their meals, so I'm not in a position to punish them further. Anyway, I understand landlord misrepresentations and all, but how do you rent an occupied structure without knowing you'll be displacing the current tenant? OTOH, how do you get that far behind on rent and expect to stay? The real bummer is displacing a working storefront just to board it up for storage. Bad news for the Old City.

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