Two months after it paused operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Rincon Market, one of 蜜柚直播鈥檚 oldest neighborhood grocery stores, closed this week after the landlord locked the operators out over unpaid rent.
The landlord posted a 鈥渓ock out鈥 notice Tuesday on the door at 2513 E. Sixth St. saying that the market had failed to pay rent and did not respond to written demands for payment. The document did not say how many months the market was in default of its lease.
The landlord could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The lock-out notice was posted next to a sign the owners put up months ago that said the market was closed temporarily.

Open since 1926, Rincon market was a landmark in the Sam Hughes area, serving as both a grocer and cafe.
鈥淪orry for the inconvenience. We will be back in May (hopefully),鈥 that note said.
Rincon Market announced on its page in April that it was taking a pause after Gov. Doug Ducey weeks earlier ordered most businesses in the state closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Businesses were allowed to reopen with restrictions when Ducey鈥檚 order expired on May 15.
A similar note was posted on the page of Rincon鈥檚 sister, Time Market, at 444 E. University Blvd.
Peter Wilke, who owns both businesses, could not be reached for comment Thursday. No one answered the phone at Time Market on Thursday, and it is not clear if the business has reopened.
Rincon Market has been a landmark in the Sam Hughes area since it opened in 1926. In addition to being a neighborhood grocer, the market also had a cafe that served fare ranging from simple eggs and bacon to a mushroom and kale frittata on brioche for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and several dinner entrees, including salmon and a burger and fries.

Shopper Rebecca Cramer browses the aisles of the newly re-opened Rincon Market, 2513 E. Sixth St. in 蜜柚直播, after a fire shuttered the business in 2013.
The only considerable time the market was closed was after a roof fire in 2013 that took a year to repair. The market reopened 11 months later, in summer 2014.
Although it has been sold several times, Rincon Market has always been independently owned. In spring 2018, Wilke bought the business.
Time Market has a similar history as Rincon; it opened in 1919 and in addition to groceries has a small cafe that specializes in wood-fired pizzas and artisan hand-crafted breads.
Photos: Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Brigitte Rensel from Epicurean Food, hands out samples of cheeses and fruits at the remodeled Rincon Market at 2513 E. Sixth St. during a grand reopening in 2014.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Shopper Rebecca Cramer browses the aisles of the newly re-opened Rincon Market, 2513 E. Sixth St. in 蜜柚直播, after a fire shuttered the business in 2013.
Restaurant and market

Flora鈥檚 Market Run will include a restaurant where diners can get breakfast and lunch on the go and full-service dinner.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Seafood Manager Yuri Rabayev, right, gives a warm greeting to long-time local customer Eugene Adams at the newly re-opened Rincon Market at 2513 E. Sixth St. during the reopening of the store in 2014 after a devastating fire. Adams grew up down the street from the store where he has shopped since he was a kid. Adams raved about the seafood saying it's the best in town because of Rabayev's extensive knowledge, contacts and enthusiasm.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Rincon Market owner Kelly Abbott, right, greets customers and visitors in the entrance to the newly re-opened store on June 30, 2014. A fire on July 2, 2013 had forced closure of the business.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Howard Milwich, retail store manager at Rincon Market, 2513 E 6th Street, unloads Diestel Turkeys that will be sold to customers for Thanksgiving in 2016.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

The flower boxes in front of the Rincon Market in 1998.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Rincon Market owner Paul Cisek in 2000.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Bill Codd reads at Rincon Market during one of his twice-weekly visits in 1997.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Flames shoot through the roof of Rincon Market as 蜜柚直播 firefighters cut ventilation holes on July 2, 2013 during a two-alarm fire.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

蜜柚直播 firefighters climb to the roof area after controlling a fire at the Rincon Market fire on July 2, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

An Abracadabra work beginning clean up at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013. The drop ceiling about the deli counter was the origin of the fire.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Drop ceiling above deli counter was the point of origin for the fire at Rincon Market in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Initial damage and restoration in progress at Rincon Market after a fire in June, 2013.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Mike Jenkins of Tanque Verde Electric works on the track lighting above a service counter while contractors work to bring Rincon Market, 2513 E. Sixth Street, back up to speed after a July 2013 fire heavily damaged the building. e-opening.
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Technician Chris Hall with Desert Star Mechanical trims an evaporative coil section while repairing the refrigeration units as part of preparations for reopening Rincon Market in 2014.
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Chris Maloney picks out some grapes from the fruit section of Rincon Market in 1997.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

A long "pan" exposure of the iconic neon sign for the Rincon Market, 2515 E. 6th.
Historic Rincon Market in 蜜柚直播

Cook Tucker Hartford sells a Young's Farm free range turkey to Michael Block at Rincon Markets meat department in 2004.
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