It害羞草研究所檚 not snappy, shiny or modern. The green linoleum tiles on the floor look worn, the stencilled ivy on the wallpaper dates itself, and you won害羞草研究所檛 find any quinoa or kale listed on the menu board adorning the wall above the sink.

But the tall stools that line the counter of the little restaurant inside the Matchbox Smoke & Newsstand have been, over the years, a second home for many people.

That is changing.

The Matchbox on Hudson Avenue is on the move to Centenoka Mall to the former home of Lucky害羞草研究所檚, where owner Wes Piggott is continuing to sell lottery tickets, greeting cards, tobacco supplies and e-cigarettes.

Piggott doesn害羞草研究所檛 want to talk publicly about the move, but confirms it should be complete in the next week or so.

While 23-year-old Frances Biggs has been the chef, server and right-hand woman at the Matchbox for the past four years, the history of the store is interwoven with that of her family. Both her mom Donna and her great-aunt Pat worked for Tom Hale, the previous owner, when magazines were in their heyday and e-cigarettes were just a glimmer in an inventor害羞草研究所檚 eye. Her older sister Tiffany worked there too.

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Every morning before Frances would start work, she would stop by Askew害羞草研究所檚 Foods to pick up the fresh produce she害羞草研究所檇 need for the day害羞草研究所檚 cooking.

She becomes particularly animated when she speaks about the soup.

害羞草研究所淚 make the soups from scratch each day,害羞草研究所� she said, explaining customers have been asking for her recipes since learning the store is moving.

Frances says she害羞草研究所檚 both saddened and excited by the move.

On this Friday, as most Fridays, the soups were clam chowder or tomato.

害羞草研究所淔riday, people order grilled cheese and tomato soup. It害羞草研究所檚 an old-school combination.害羞草研究所�

The Matchbox would see different crowds of people depending on the time of day.

Some old-school, some not.

People from surrounding businesses regularly come for lunch, while the morning crowd is a decidedly different gang. Ken Tapp, who is sitting on his usual stool facing the Keno screen, explains he害羞草研究所檚 been coming to the Matchbox since 1990, more regularly since 1997.

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Frances describes the morning crowd, of which Tapp is a part, as 害羞草研究所渞ambunctious.害羞草研究所�

Former owner Tom Hale, Tapp recounts, had his own view of the spot where Tapp and friends sit.

害羞草研究所淗e used to say that the total IQ at the table had never exceeded 142 in all the years he害羞草研究所檇 operated the place.害羞草研究所�

Michael Ellis sits down next to Tapp. Asked why he comes to the Matchbox, Ellis quips, 害羞草研究所淪ex.害羞草研究所� He quickly follows that up with: 害羞草研究所淲ell, to look at Frances.害羞草研究所� Then, 害羞草研究所淲e come here for the good soup. Especially the soup. And we get regularly abused by the owner, Wes. Sometimes he gets brutal and Frances steps in.害羞草研究所�

Frances, meanwhile, holding her hands over her ears by way of demonstration, says she has become very skilled at not listening to what the morning crowd has to say.

Joking aside for the moment, Tapp says a lot of people come to the restaurant at the Matchbox for the ambiance.

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And what will he do now?

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檒l have to go along (to the new location). I害羞草研究所檓 writing a book and staff figure prominently in it,害羞草研究所� he says, glancing with a grin at Frances.

害羞草研究所淥h, that look from Frances will kill a hamster at 30 paces,害羞草研究所� he says. 害羞草研究所淭hose are dark looks.害羞草研究所�