By Kyle Coppola
The Villages Chick-Fil-A Renovations Moving Smoothly
The Villages Chick-Fil-A construction is moving along smoothly. The building has been completely gutted, the parking lot has been ripped up and the facility is now in the process of rebuilding. The actual main portion of the building appears to have been saved. The structure was not torn down but expanded on the interior with the demolition of the Children’s play area to make room for more seating in that area of the establishment.
(The interior has been completely gutted. The image you see is facing the old main entrance and the ordering counter.)
The parking lot looks to be coming along nicely. The blacktop has been completely ripped up, the interior continues to be modified to be brought up to modern standards. Construction crews have been working quickly to get the business back open as quickly as possible.
(Construction continues on the drive through area and parking lot to bring them up to modern standards.)
This particular establishment is one of the busiest fast food places in The Villages. Lines were always an issue but the new modern facility should alleviate many of those concerns. The construction has not impacted Outback Steakhouse as much as previously thought. The parking lot has not been impacted and business has not either. Outback has been very busy as of late.
(Sadly the children’s play area has been completely removed. This was the view facing the children’s play structure but the area will be expanded to encompass more seating.)
(The kitchen area has been gutted. The new building will have modern equipment, updated plumbing, electric and a more efficient layout for the chefs and kitchen staff.)
(The new location will be the top of the line in terms of restaurant quality and customer experience. The streamlined process will help alleviate the foot traffic and car traffic the establishment receives.)
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The Villages Chick-Fil-A
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
