{"id":18049,"date":"2020-11-11T23:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T04:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=18049"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:34:33","slug":"circle-k-4424-bethel-church-road-11-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=18049","title":{"rendered":"The Pantry \/ Kangaroo Express \/ Circle K, 4424 Bethel Church Road: 11 November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This one has been mooted about in Have Your Say<\/a> for a couple of days now, but Circle K<\/i> on Bethel Church Road closed today.<\/p>\n

This store was once a Kangaroo Express<\/i> and went to Circle K<\/i> a few years ago when Kangaroo<\/i> was bought out. The building is smaller than the new Circle K<\/i> concept you see in recent construction like Forest Drive<\/a> & Harbison<\/a>, plus another convenience store recently opened across the street in the old Ravenwood Pharmacy<\/a>, neither of which can have helped.<\/p>\n

The gas prices were not particularly low here, but I enjoyed the fact that if I filled up here, I didn't have to go out on Forest Drive or elsewhere out of the neighboorhood. I also generally found the ladies at the counter here to be very friendly, and the new coffee machines (as at all CKs) made a quite decent cup.<\/p>\n

(Hat tip to commenter Matthew)<\/p>\n

UPDATE 12 November 2020<\/b>: Adding The Pantry<\/i> & Kangaroo Express<\/i> to the post title.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 18 November 2020<\/b> -- As mentioned in the comments, the gas tanks have been excavated as seen in these 17 November pix:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 29 March 2023<\/b>: Updating tags.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 6 February 2026<\/b> -- Setting up to be a Mini Mart<\/i>, with the traditional detour of dealing with Forest Acres<\/a> permits:<\/p>\n

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No pumps, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 23 February 2026<\/b> -- Well, they've got the signage up, and the ice-machine installed, but looks like more Forest Acres<\/i> permitting issues have cropped up:<\/p>\n

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