SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — The economy is eating away at some well-known restaurants in metro Detroit.
It’s just one of the many challenges forcing dozens of doors to close for good this year.
The doors are locked at Mallie’s Sports Bar and Grill in Southgate, but it’s just one of the many small spots in metro Detroit shutting its doors on short notice.
And just like that, it could be lights out for a small business that’s been around for decades.
That’s exactly what happened at Mallie’s Sports Bar in Southgate.
“The hardest thing to do is to close your life’s dream,” says owner Steve Mallie, who tells me it was an abrupt decision. “But sometimes it’s business, and you have to do it.”
He continues, “You’re always thinking that, somehow, something is going to happen to where you don’t have to do it, but then there finally comes a …