Word that the Dunkin' Donuts on Manatee Avenue West has closed, albeit over a legal dispute, brings back memories.
Good memories.
When I came to Bradenton in 1998, Ken Vogler had the franchise on First Street, not far from the Herald, and then he moved to the present location, 5605 Manatee Ave. W.
He later added the store at 5635 14th Street West.
It was Ken's store on Manatee Avenue West store that was a regular stop for me on the way to work when I lived on Anna Maria Island and later northwest Bradenton.
Coffee. Donuts. Good conversation.
Ken wasn't just a donut shop owner, but a swell friend.
I miss him.
He sold the business a few years ago and, along with his wife, moved to the beautiful northwest, where he made crazy money working on the dismantling of the decommissioned nuclear production complex in Hanford, Wash.
The Dunkin' Donuts corporation said it hopes to reopen both stores under new management.
It's too bad Ken Vogler isn't part of the conversation, picking up where he left off.
That'd be like old times.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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