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Raising Canes is proceeding with plans to open a new fast-food restaurant on the site of the former Pobre Panchos in north Fort Collins.

One of Fort Collins’ oldest Mexican restaurants closed last Spring, and its new owner wants to sell the property to a fast food chain that plans to knock the building down. But now the Perez family, who ran the restaurant for decades, is fighting to preserve the building and its history.

If approved by resolution next month, this could mark the final step in the tug of war over former Fort Collins restaurant Pobre Panchos future.

The fate of the former restaurant may no longer be up in the air next month as an appeal of its landmark eligibility goes before City Council.

The building that once housed Pobre Pancho's, a beloved Mexican restaurant in Fort Collins, is getting a second chance.

Raising Cane's was originally going to replace the Fort Collins' Pobre Panchos building.

The Pobre Panchos building in Fort Collins was set to be sold and demolished for a new Raising Canes location, but its history may complicate things.

Fort Collins is saying goodbye to Pobre Panchos.

The new owners closed it on Thursday. Employees learned of the change as they left for the day and noticed someone changing the locks