Prince’s Hot Chicken, a fixture on Ewing Drive since 1989, will not reopen.
Shortly after a car slammed into the building home of the business in the early hours of Dec. 28, Prince’s owner Andre Prince Jeffries originally believed that the iconic restaurant located on the city's north side would be closed for only about two weeks. The address is 123 Ewing Drive.
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