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‘I’m very sad’: Owner reacts to fire that destroyed old Poor Richard’s a day after renovations finished
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Gainesville firefighters extinguish a fire Friday, April 17, 2026, at Poor Richard's in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
The new owner of a longtime Gainesville restaurant says a fire that tore through the building Friday afternoon came just one day after renovations were completed, upending plans to reopen the business.