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Uncle Fun Serious (About Retiring)

By Jon Graef in News on Jan 5, 2014 6:30PM

In a Facebook post, iconic, eclectic Lakeview toy store and oddities shop Uncle Fun announced that owner Ted Frankel was "retiring to balmy Baltimore with his husband and dog Archie." Though it's not clear when, exactly, the store will shutter, the store announced that everything in Uncle Fun is 50 percent off.

"We will be [bringing] in new stuff everyday from warehouse and basement, including our regular jokes and merchandise, antique toys and collectables, and items from [our] private collection," the store wrote.

After this cold spell kicks, get thee to Uncle Fun. It may be the last time you can!