Article: Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tony Hicks column: Residents cheesed over chain's return.(Column)

Byline: Tony Hicks

Aug. 29--LAY OFF the mouse, man. Some folks in Concord are upset that Chuck E. Cheese's is coming back to town next spring, at the tip of the Park & Shop on Willow Pass Road. Some are irritated that a big sign with a smiling Mr. Cheese will sprout up, somehow blighting the area that once was home to the fabulous Spirit Poles. If there was any solid evidence that Concord once had a sense of humor, it was those glorious Spirit Poles. Anyway, Concord seems to be taking itself way too seriously on this one. It's like the city woke up one day and decided it was Blackhawk -- which, by the way, could really use a Chuck E. Cheese's. They could ...

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