Chick-fil-A Set to Convert Strip Club, Site of Recent Murder Into Restaurant

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Light always has a way of overcoming and obliterating darkness. This reality is apparently at work in Portland, Oregon, where a Chick-fil-A restaurant is reportedly set to replace a strip club.

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In a move sure to excite the brand’s fans, Portland is getting its first Chick-fil-A within city limits. And the new location is set to replace The Venue Gentleman’s Club, OregonLive reported.

Plans have been in motion for quite some time, with the city approving a proposal in October to change the building. The gentleman’s club purportedly plans to relocate after Chick-fil-A takes over.

Some locals might welcome the change of venue for a variety of reasons. Among them: two men were reportedly shot April 1 in the parking lot at the location, with one succumbing to his wounds.

Plus, a woman who works as a server at the Olive Garden across the street told KATU-TV there are elevated concerns over crime in the area.

“People’s cars were broken into,” Karen Abdel Sayed said. “You get approached by strangers a lot.”

Perhaps a family-friendly and popular restaurant could help alleviate some of those challenges while attracting a different clientele. Jacob Loeb, who writes

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