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203		<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/10/01/kaps-coffee-shop-diner-in-albuquerque-to-close-on-oct-11-after-nearly-60-years/" rel="bookmark">Kap’s Coffee Shop &amp; Diner in Albuquerque to close on Oct. 11 after nearly 60 years</a></h1>
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211		<p>Kap’s Coffee Shop &amp; Diner, a fixture along Albuquerque's Route 66 corridor since 1968, will close for good on Oct. 11, after the city's annual Balloon Fiesta ends. Nicole Kapnison, a daughter of longtime owner Nick Kapnison who now is the operator, told the Albuquerque Journal that challenging conditions have prompted her to close. But &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/10/01/kaps-coffee-shop-diner-in-albuquerque-to-close-on-oct-11-after-nearly-60-years/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Kap’s Coffee Shop &amp; Diner in Albuquerque to close on Oct. 11 after nearly 60 years</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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277		<p>Brandy's Cafe recently merged with the Proper Meats + Provisions eatery inside the former Grand Canyon Cafe in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona. The Daily Sun in Flagstaff had the scoop: The announcement came on Sept. 3, two weeks before the transition officially took place last Thursday as the longtime Brady’s Café in Southside closed its doors. &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/30/two-restaurants-merge-into-former-grand-canyon-cafe-building-in-flagstaff/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Two restaurants merge into former Grand Canyon Cafe building in Flagstaff</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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409		<p>Terri Ryburn, the de facto savior of the historic Sprague's Super Service gas station in Normal, Illinois, recently announced she is retiring from the station's Ryburn Place shop and visitor's center at the end of the year. Ryburn stated on Facebook: "I have loved meeting so many interesting and fun people at Ryburn Place at &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/28/terri-ryburn-at-ryburn-place-of-spragues-super-service-to-retire-at-the-end-of-2026/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Terri Ryburn at Ryburn Place of Sprague&#8217;s Super Service to retire at the end of 2026</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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541		<p>The popular Monarch Donuts shop in Arcadia, California, closed on Sept. 21 to make way for a residential and retail development. Los Angeles Times food critic Jenn Harris said the shop's apple fritter is the best in a region known for many doughnut shops. Indeed, Monarch Donuts had long drawn a lengthy line of customers &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/26/monarch-donuts-proclaimed-as-l-a-s-best-doughnut-shop-closes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Monarch Donuts, proclaimed as &#8220;L.A.&#8217;s best doughnut shop,&#8221; closes</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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607		<p>The iconic neon entrance sign for the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, will be removed soon for restoration and a long-awaited bridge project. KTLA-TV in Los Angeles reports the sign's removal is part of the city's plan to replace the nearly 90-year-old bridge that connects to the pier. Although the city has not &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/25/santa-monica-piers-iconic-entrance-sign-soon-will-be-removed-will-return-in-late-2027/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Santa Monica Pier&#8217;s iconic entrance sign soon will be removed, will return in late 2027</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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739		<p>Heritage Corridor Destinations and the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway celebrated Route 66 communities along The First Hundred Miles of the Mother Road with new Route 66 centennial road signs and flags.  The signs were distributed ahead of National Scenic Byway Day on Sept. 22. The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway created the centennial signs &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/23/route-66-centennial-road-signs-and-flags-distributed-to-18-communities-in-northern-illinois/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Route 66 centennial road signs and flags distributed to 18 communities in northern Illinois</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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805		<p>The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership recently announced it was awarding a total of 14 Preservation &amp; Economic Development Grants worth $2,500 each in 2026. Recipients were chosen from 124 applications. Qualifying projects were reviewed by an independent review committee from across the eight Route 66 states. Eligible activities included capital improvements, historic preservation planning &hellip; <a href="https://www.route66news.com/2026/09/22/route-66-road-ahead-partnership-announces-14-preservation-economic-development-grant-recipients/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership announces 14 Preservation &amp; Economic Development grant recipients</span></a></p><div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>
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