Niles banquet center appears to be closed

Staff report

NILES

It’s unclear whether McMenamy’s Restaurant and Banquet Center is open.

The phone line to the banquet center is disconnected, and The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, 21 WFMJ-TV, reported Thursday the marquee outside the banquet center read, “Thanks for the memories.”

By Friday, that sign was blank.

The Vindicator went to the banquet center Friday and was asked to leave the premises by those on the property, when they were asked about the future of the business.

The business, at 325 Youngstown-Warren Road, has seen financial issues in the past.

It filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2012, according to Vindicator files.

The filing was made May 29 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Ohio by Kelly Green’s Investment Inc.

The case was closed Aug. 2, 2012, and there were no additional filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves the selling of the debtor’s nonexempt assets and uses the proceeds to pay those who are owed. The bankruptcy laws allow the debtor to keep certain exempt property, but remaining assets are liquidated.