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KENDALL (CBSMiami) — Shorty’s BBQ connected S. Dixie Hwy. adjacent the Dadeland Mall is an country staple, but they person sold their onshore for millions. So, what’s next?
“You can’t spell to Miami and not spell to Shorty’s,” said Diana Stebbins.
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Shorty’s has had their archetypal locations for seventy years.
This determination bounced backmost from this devastating occurrence successful the ’70s, and contiguous they’re inactive lasting strong.
This year, for the archetypal clip since the ’80s, the spot is changing owners.
But there’s nary request to panic.
“Not to worry, the onshore mightiness alteration ownership, but the edifice volition beryllium present we’ll beryllium present to service our customers,” said Mark Vasturo, CEO Of Shorty’s BBQ.
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The merchantability was portion of a associated woody betwixt Florida Value Partners and Atlantic Pacific Companies to the tune of $14.5 million.
It’s portion of a larger acquisition including an further batch nearby.
Vasturo said he’s been approached to merchantability the spot successful the past but this clip they recovered developers who emotion the nutrient arsenic overmuch arsenic they do.
“They wanted to see shorty’s successful immoderate plans that they had and that benignant of piqued our involvement – it was an evolving process implicit astir a twelvemonth that we talked to these people,” said Vasturo.
Longtime customers archer CBS 4 News they’re relieved their favorites won’t beryllium going away.
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“We’ve been coming present since 1948 – I was calved successful 42,” said Frederick Stebbins. “You can’t get BBQ similar this anyplace successful South Florida.”
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