For generations, Gina Maria\u2019s Pizza was more than a slice; it was a ritual. From Minnetonka to Eden Prairie, families marked moves, reunions, and Friday nights with its familiar red-and-white<\/p>\n\n\n\n
boxes. That is why the October shutdown felt like a betrayal: no farewell party, no last order, just silence followed by a bankruptcy filing revealing $3 million owed and almost nothing left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapter 7 means liquidation, not a comeback tour. Ovens, mixers, and memories will be sold off to satisfy creditors in line, while devoted customers get only nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet even in the wreckage, a small flame remains. At the old Eden Prairie location, Pizzas Gina has opened its doors, led by owner Ulises Godinez,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
using the original recipes and even the tools left behind. As national chains like Albertsons and Safeway shed stores and jobs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
this modest rebirth suggests that local hands, not corporate mergers, may be what keeps community food traditions alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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