Another small business in the community of Marda Loop is closing its doors.

The owners of Doodle Dogs , located at 2040 34th Avenue Southwest, say opening a pet store in the community was always a dream of theirs.

But with the Marda Loop Main Streets project nearly a year past the originally promised completion date, they now say they can’t afford the financial troubles the construction has caused any longer.

“It’s cheaper for us to just pay rent and shutter than to remain operational,” said owner Meghan Huchkowski.

When she and her brother originally opened the store in December of 2023, they were told the massive makeover of the streets, sidewalks and other infrastructure would be completed by the summer of 2024.

But more than a year later, the problems created by the constructio

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