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For more than three decades, Caldonia’s was an Aurora oasis, a beachhead of beer and barbecue. Why did Caldonia’s close after 34 years in business? Our calls haven’t been returned, and the website says only this: “We are proud to have shared our passion and services with our community for 34 years so this comes with a heavy heart that we are closing Caldonia’s indefinitely.”
But one of our frequent commenters offers two possibilities:
Says Dave Barnes:
1. Our landlord raised our rent so much that we said: Fuck It.2. We own the land and got an offer we could not refuse. Fuck It.
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With the closing of Caldonia’s, Aurora has lost one of its major party spots. But it still has an abundance of ethnic eateries, which are listed in Yum, a new guide put out by the city. Read about it here.
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