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Mikes Diner Bar, a Midtown institution that just last week was on the brink of eviction, received an eleventh-hour reprieve and now plans to remain at its Middlefield Road location and to expand its menu of offerings.

A Palo Alto restaurant that thought it would have to close Monday has been given a new lease on life.

A last-minute deal with landlords means that the popular Palo Alto eatery will remain open.

Mikes Diner Bar, a Midtown institution that just last week was on the brink of eviction, received an eleventh-hour reprieve and now plans to remain at its Middlefield Road location and to expand its menu of offerings.

Once mostly farmland, the Midtown Shopping Center was birthed following World War II to serve a booming south Palo Alto population. In its heyday, the retail area boasted gas stations, bakeries, markets, a department store and more.

Proponents of Midtown Shopping Center, a midcentury retail area that serves the surrounding neighborhood, are calling for the centers revitalization and asking the city for help.

In Palo Altos Midtown Shopping Center, you can find merchants whove served generation after generation of customers. And you can find relative newcomers seeking to establish their small businesses and develop loyal followings.

Mike Wallau says he’s been at the location for 29 years and wants to stay, but the owner says the eviction is about more than paying rent late for one month.

Eviction of longtime Palo Alto restaurant raises concerns about Midtown's future

Eviction of longtime Palo Alto restaurant raises concerns about Midtown's future