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Bella Napoli Trattoria & Pizza in Walnut is one of the local businesses that has recently closed.

By Kimberley Sander SGV – Unfortunately, small businesses in the surrounding area are continuing to close. Bella Napoli Trattoria & Pizza recently shut its doors due to a health and safety violation. The restaurant, located at Valley Blvd. and Grand Ave. in Walnut, received a Notice of Closure posted on its doors from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. Specific health code violations at the Trattoria are not known, but the City of Walnut stated that the owner’s had recently sold the business. A new pizza establishment is coming soon to that same location. Pieology, an Orange County-based franchise, is in the planning stages to open its doors in Walnut. If you’re not familiar with Pieology, their website states they have a corporate mission of “Making the world a better place one pizza at a time.” They have energy-efficient operations that can produce a delicious, hot pizza in less than five minutes. You can choose one of their suggestions, or make your own pie from a bar of the freshest ingredients; a bit like creating your own edible artwork. They pride themselves on providing the best tasting, healthiest kustom pizzas in the world, says the website. Another recent business closure is Christy’s Donuts & Ice Cream, located on Brea Canyon Road in Diamond Bar. CitySearch.com lists it as “Reported Closed”, but their building is vacated and their number has been disconnected Bob’s Big Boy on Golden Springs Drive in Diamond Bar is also looking to save itself from closing by initiating a petition to make the building an historical landmark. Owner James Tsai feels like their landlords are trying to force them out of the location they have been at for over 30 years. Sometimes business turnover can stimulate the economy by making way for new companies to invest and grow in the community, and sometimes it’s a sad nod to the state of the economy. Whatever the reason, it does pay to shop and dine locally, and let the businesses you enjoy remain a thing of the present.