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It's been a long run for Buddy's Place, that Fan District neighborhood bar and grill at 325 N. Robinson St.

It's been a 38 year run, in fact, but now folks at the restaurant confirm that Buddy's Place is closing at the end of January.

"The landlord wants to put a fine dining place in here," Jodi Meador, manager and bartender at Buddy's, said.

Charlie Diradour, president of Lion's Paw Development, which owns the property, says that's not the case - the space will not be be fine dining.

In fact, Diradour said he doesn't know what's going in there yet.

"It's way too early for me to think about 325 N. Robinson," Diradour said.

Diradour said he's busy with other projects and hasn't lined up a new tenant for the space yet.

If you recall, the restaurant was first reported to be moving out at the end of January 2012, but a Facebook campaign to "Save Buddy's" bought the restaurant three more years on its lease.

That lease is up at the end of January 2015.