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Opinion: Poor Richard’s leaves legacy of service
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Trudy Bailey, general manager at Poor Richard's, takes down a customers order on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. After 42 years, the owner of the Poor Richard's wants to sell his restaurant. - photo by Austin Steele
My first visit to Gainesville 33 years ago included a job interview. The first evening, my corporate host took my wife Sandra and me to Poor Richard’s restaurant. Right away, we decided: “One thing’s for sure — this town has fine dining.”