Well-known Gainesville pizza restaurant, Satchel's Pizza, reopened Friday after a fire destroyed it's salvage shop. The store opened at 11 a.m. and sold salvageable souvenirs and accepted donations for charred T-shirts and bandannas that had survived the fire.
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Satchel's Pizza also caught fire and was nearly destroyed in early 2012, but it reopened later that year with the help of a fundraiser.
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After moving to its new location next to Satchel's Pizza, The Repurpose Project has more than quadrupled in size and substance. The owners plan to expand with the additional space, adding a garden, play area for kids and an event area.
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Read More »Satchel’s owner working to get the restaurant open again
Although no one was injured in a kitchen fire at Satchel’s Pizza last night, there was significant structural damage done. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Michael Cadigan says the owner is already reaching out to insurance agencies and employees to get the restaurant back up and running. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/michaelvoicer1.mp3] Photos by- Michael Cadigan/ …
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