The Standard Journal

Rockmart restaurant closes doors

Knucklehea­ds shuts down earlier this month

- By Sean Williams swilliams1­799@yahoo.com

With the closing of Knucklehea­ds, Rockmart locals won’t be ‘living the dream’ any longer.

The cafe known for its burgers, wings, and other American foods was approximat­ely four years old when its doors closed down for unspecifie­d reasons this month.

The restaurant sported a motorcycle theme and its regulars often pulled up on bikes themselves.

While there are still plenty of restaurant­s in downtown Rockmart, Knucklehea­ds fans will be hard-pressed to find an alternate RW business to grab food at.

The Rock, also once owned by Andrew Heaner of Running Wild Catering, now sits as an empty venue not far from Knucklehea­ds. The store was primarily popular for its ice cream and soda before shutting down in 2017 for unspecifie­d reasons.

However, it’s not only Rockmart that has seen closings.

RW’s Snack Shack, an Aragon based restaurant, was serving countrysty­le foods before saying farewell in 2017. Unlike its contempora­ries, Snack Shack had a short runserving customers for approximat­ely a single year.

Food may be out of the option, but traces of RW can still be found in the city. Those in need of a quick, inexpensiv­e way to wash their clothes can visit RW’s Laundry at 804 W. Elm St., Rockmart.

The business is open from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. every day except for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday when it extends hours to 9 p.m.

They also have AllStarbas­ed businesses in the area as well, including AllStar Motors, AllStar Enterprise­s and more.

The restaurant­s may be gone, but there’s always the opportunit­y for fresh starts.

Anyone interested in the newly available property may consider visiting in person for leasing informatio­n.

 ?? / Sean Williams ?? Knucklehea­d’s closed down this month in Rockmart after several years in business on Elm Street near historic downtown.
/ Sean Williams Knucklehea­d’s closed down this month in Rockmart after several years in business on Elm Street near historic downtown.

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