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After more than five decades of serving East Coast-style pizza and slices in Phoenix, Raffaeles Pizza will soon close.
The pizzeria opened in 1974, and moved into its current home on 19th and Glendale avenues in 1978. The family-owned eatery has to leave the building because of plans to redevelop and expand a neighboring 7-Eleven, owner Billy Burns said. Raffaeles will serve its last pies at its Phoenix location on May 30…