Longtime Austin Retailer Vulcan Video Announces Permanent Closure After 35 Years | Apr 7, 2020
Austin retail staple Vulcan Video announced on April 7, 2020 that it would be permanently closing its doors after 35 years in business. Co-owner Dian Donnell informed employees in an email, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Donnell stated that Vulcan Video’s operators have “closed the store, and we have no way of knowing when it will ….
Tropicana Resort Las Vegas Closes its Doors Forever | Apr 2, 2024
Bally’s, owners of The Tropicana since 2022, reached an agreement with the Oakland Athletics baseball team to demolish the Tropicana, making way for a baseball stadium on nine acres of the site, and a new resort bearing the Bally’s name on the remaining land. The Tropicana is scheduled to close on April 2, 2024 and ….
Atco Dragway, First NHRA-Sanctioned Drag Strip in New Jersey, Abruptly Closes | Jul 18, 2023
On July 18, 2023, Atco Dragway, the first National Hot Rod Association-sanctioned drag strip in New Jersey, abruptly closes permanently. Facility operators posted banners on social media websites announcing the closure.
Santa Barbara News-Press Ceases Publication After 150 Years | Jul 21, 2023
After more than 150 years of news gathering, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper posted its last online edition on Friday, July 21, 2023, a month after the newspaper ceased publication of its print newspaper and went fully digital. The end for the venerable News-Press came in the form of a bankruptcy filing last ….
Family Video | Business Closures | Mar 31, 2022
This date in 2022 marked the official date of closure for FamilyVideo.com, the online division of Family Video. The company had previously announced the closure of all physical locations, which at its height, totaled more than 750 nationwide, primarily in the Midwest and East Coast. Family Video, headquartered in Illinois, was one of the last ….
