For nine years, Noli’s Blackstone has been a small business my family and I have been incredibly proud of. Over the last two years, streetcar construction has changed everything. Sales have fallen substantially while food, labor, and operating costs have continued to rise, and we have been struggling just to keep our employees paid and the doors open.

We have put everything we have into keeping Noli’s going, and the financial and personal toll on my family has been enormous. Now our main pizza-line cooler has failed, the second cooler we have lost in about six weeks, and we simply do not have the money left to replace it. Because of that, Noli’s Blackstone is temporarily closed.

This restaurant means more to me than a business. My dad and I physically built much of the interior together, including the tables and woodwork. After my dad’s stroke last year, those memories and this place mean even more to me.

Support from this fundraiser will help us repair or replace essential equipment, cover payroll and operating expenses, and give us enough breathing room to reopen and determine the future of Noli’s Blackstone. We have fought incredibly hard for two years to stay here, but we have reached a point where we cannot do it alone.

If you are able to give, or even share this fundraiser, it would mean so much to my family and our employees. Thank you for supporting Noli’s Blackstone and small businesses in Blackstone.