How a tiny Tim Hortons helped Oakland County business owner with a parking lot problem

People kept using parking lot as meet-up spot and car show

A Tiny Tim Hortons in the middle of a Royal Oak parking lot. (WDIV)

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Shawn Ley caught up with an Oakland County business owner who has had a bit of parking lot problem.

KenLucia , the owner of Barrels & Vines in Royal Oak, said people are always using his parking lot as a meet-up spot and car show. He’s tried to solve the problem with signs, police, and security, but it’s hurting business.

Well, the problem has now been solved. In the middle of the huge lot, a tiny Tim Hortons is being built to eliminate the car show aspect.

You can hear from Shawn and Ken in the video below.


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Local 4 Defender Shawn Ley is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been with Local 4 News for more than a decade.

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