In the less than two weeks since the Pembroke Pines 8 rang downits final curtain, nearby restaurants and ice cream shops have seentheir business nosedive. So there could soon be more vacated spaceto fill here.

Mom-and-pop operators appear to be the most seriouslythreatened. The staying power of such tenants is alwaysproblematic. The departure of a prime attraction could beespecially disruptive to certain types of tenancies.

For example, closing the Deerfield Beach General Cinemamultiplex in northeast Broward couldn't have come at a lessopportune time for the Rubbo brothers. They opened theirSpanish-Mexican restaurant less than three months ago in theDeerfield Mall specifically with the theater traffic in mind.

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