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WHAT’S IN A NAME / plenty, when it’s Jack’s Fish Spot et al in Seattle

by Larry Levine | Dec 13, 2014

By Larry Levine – Jack’s Fish Spot … Jack’s Seafood… Jack’s Crab Pot … Jack’s Fish and Chips … Sounds like this Jack fella is quite the enterprising proprietor of a bustling chain of restaurants, doesn’t it? Fact is all four of these names are attached to the same... Read More

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