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Cheba Will Not Hut in Uptown
Can a restaurant close if it never opened? Is it possible to mourn something you never had? Is Uptown dead? These are some of the questions you might ask yourself upon hearing that the Uptown Cheba Hut has been served eviction papers. According to court documents, the company failed to pay February rent on its (never opened) shop at the Asher apartment complex at 1125 Lagoon Ave. in Minneapolis. That matter was settled out of court, but when Cheba Hut failed to pay rent in March, an eviction notice was issued. It’s currently on the hook for $49,413.45.
But what is a Cheba Hut? Minnesota may never know! The Colorado-based toasted sub shop announced back in April of ’22 that it would be opening just in time for legalized weed. (Curiously, they sell sammies named “Dank” and “Senshi Kush,” as well as alcoholic cocktails like the “Hash Can” and “Buzzed Bong Water,” yet they do not sell anything with THC in it.) By 2023, fans were starting to get annoyed and wanted answers on the opening delay. “Look, we want this door open as much as you guys do,” Seth Larson, chief relationship officer at Cheba Hut, told Racket at the time. “We will get there and we will have a kick-ass pre-open party… we do see some light at the end of the tunnel here.”
Welp, looks like that “light” was actually sandwich heaven.
What Could Go Wrong? MN Crypto Bill Introduced.
It’s an insecure world with a tanking stock market—a great time to add even more chaos in the mix, right? Enter Bitcoin, the decentralized cryptocurrency favored among money launderers, fraudsters, and the kinds of folks who keep offshore accounts. Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) wants Minnesota to be a crypto bro, too—he just introduced a Bitcoin bill in the state legislature…