‘Will Vill II’ business owners face uncertain future

BOULDER — The new owner of Moe’s Original BBQ in south Boulder doesn’t shy from talking about a developer’s plan to flatten the strip mall that houses his restaurant to make way for 610 apartments in six high-rise buildings. 

The same cannot be said for the owners of other businesses at the southeast quadrant of U.S. 36 and Baseline Road, including the landmark Dark Horse Bar, the award-winning Carelli’s Ristorante Italiano, campus favorite Cosmo’s Pizza and other establishments on the nine-acre site.

Alex Kuzel bought the Moe’s franchise in July and during the past couple of weeks has heard rumblings about the…