Workers demolished a once-popular nightspot in Sacramento on Tuesday, preparing the Arden-area site for a new retail building. Demolition crews began tearing down what was the T.G.I. Friday's restaurant at 1229 Howe Ave., shuttered after owner Abe Alizadeh's real estate empire collapsed six years ago. Broker Tony Wood of Tiner Commercial Real Estate Services said demolition was necessary, given the dilapidated condition of the 7,000-square-foot building. He noted that "a lot of memories...
