Article: Cafe Paradiso owner relocates

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Fonnie Duron knows how to communicate, as a businesswoman and a taxpayer. When the Cafe Paradiso closed last June, Duron, the owner, left a sign posted in her door that read: "Closed due to a jackass partner."

The closure of the restaurant, on the square near the Porter County Courthouse, seemed extra odd, as Duron had fought for a three-way liquor license from Valparaiso after Indiana state legislators granted the city 10 special permits for downtown.

The downtown permits are a state-sanctioned effort to boost locally owned eateries, and to create interest in downtown. But Duron said she plans in several weeks to open a ...

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