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June-July 2018
RIBBON CUTTINGS
SEN SUSHI & HIBACHI GRILL
Family, staff, and Chamber members joined Mr. Lin and Anna at the
opening of their new restaurant, Sen Sushi & Hibachi Grill, at 6050
Airline Road in Arlington
CRAVE SWEETS BAKE SHOP
Family, friends, staff, and Chamber members joined Ben
and Lana Hickey for the Ribbon Cutting and expansion of
their business in Arlington with the opening of Crave
Sweets Bake Shop at 11615 Hwy 70, Suite 107 (next
door to Crave Coffee Bar & Bistro). See
www.facebook.com/cravesweets107/
Don’t Sit by the Window
By David B. Peel. Special to THE VIEW 38002
You may
have
never
thought
about
being in
danger
sitting in your local coffee
shop or restaurant.
The news will report
these, when an elderly lady
hits the wrong pedal and
rockets into a retail shop.
These are often called
“rare”
and
“freak
accidents.”
Well, until you look at
the numbers. Cars hit
buildings 60 times a day.
There are 500 deaths and
3,600 injuries per year.
In one, an SUV, driven
by an 81-year-old man
who suffered a stroke,
pushed a woman through a
wall, killing her.
In another, 10 people
were hurt, including a 5-
year-old girl who suffered
serious head injuries, when
an SUV slammed into a
pizza shop.
One
store
chain
reported 485 “car strikes’’
between 2000 and 2009 at
its 500 convenience stores
The familiar 7-Eleven
chain once disclosed
having more than 1,500
incidents just over a seven-
year period. Buffalo Wild
Wings, Starbucks and
Dunkin’ Donuts have all
had notable incidents.
Target shoppers will be
familiar with the giant red
balls shaped bollards in
front of their storefronts.
But, in one famous case, a
truck nudged one and the
4,000-pound ball careened
down through the parking
lot hitting motorists.
Commercial property
owners and managers
should be aware that more
and more foreseeability of
these incidents has created
a duty for them to address
the protection of their
customers and employees.
Advertising in The View
38002 makes good business
sense. To learn more about
increasing your business by
adding print media to your
marketing plans, contact
Iggy Collazo, Advertising
Director, at
[email protected] or
901-848-4092