Bucceto’s gives notice the restaurant will not renew lease at The Commons

An exterior view of Bucceto's in downtown Columbus at The Commons. Republic file photo

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Columbus location of a Bloomington pizza chain is expected to close later this year.

Bucceto’s Smiling Teeth Pizza and Pasta has given the Columbus Redevelopment Commission notice that it does not intend to renew its lease at The Commons, said Redevelopment Director Heather Pope.

“They were required to give us six months’ notice, of which they did,” she told the commission on Monday. “And Paul (Heilbrunn), the owner of Bucceto’s, has had some health issues and just can’t keep this branch up along with his two branches in Bloomington. And so I’ve been talking to multiple potential tenants. In fact, we had an interview with one today. We’re trying to market the space. We do have until the beginning of June.”

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