Former Commanders owner Dan Snyder slashes price on his Potomac estate
The 15-acre estate includes a 30,000-square-foot French château-inspired home completed in 2004.
Parking lot popcorn stand got the boot as Casa Bonita’s reopening drew near
In the weeks leading up to Casa Bonita’s much-vaunted reopening in June, Don Thwaites was told to pack up the kettle corn and Sno-Kones he sold out of a converted shipping container stationed in the parking lot of the iconic Mexican eatery and leave.
The sudden and unceremonious end to the carnival treat business he had operated for nearly two years in the shadow of the restaurant’s famous pink tower came as a shock to the 66-year-old Lakewood resident. Not even three months prior, the owner of the shopping center in which Casa Bonita is located had asked Thwaites if he wanted to extend his stay there.
“And then it just went downhill,” he said. “I lost my income, I lost my business.”
While he’s not sure why his relationship with shopping center owner Broad Street Realty soured so quickly, Thwaites has his suspicions: A Colorado dining destination that marks its 50th birthday next year was about to relaunch with much fanfare and adoring media coverage after having gone dark for three..
Skincare brand SCB Naturals looks to break into big-box stores, grow e-commerce
Eight years after launching her skincare company, a Philadelphia founder is undertaking the latest rebrand with the hopes of landing in a big-box retailer in 2024 and scaling e-commerce.
Lakisha Bullock launched SCB Naturals in 2015 as a result of her own skin ailments which she struggled to cure with modern medicine and other over-the-counter products. After giving birth to her son, Bullock developed eczema, the inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry, scaly skin and rashes that afflicts…
Triangle businessmen buy property for new car wash in Durham
A new car wash is joining an area of Durham that's getting plenty of investor and developer interest.
Antica Terra winemaker Maggie Harrison on employee benefits, premium pricing and failing up
Long respected in the narrow world of wine, Antica Terra’s Maggie Harrison burst into wider view this month with the publication of a lengthy and beguiling profile in The New York Times Magazine. The piece focused on her approach to winemaking, which involves painstaking and meticulous blending of hundreds of barrel samples and results in small quantities of some of the most highly sought-after wines in the world. But Harrison is also a business owner and president. In an interview with the Business…
Golden Thyme Coffee & Cafe in St. Paul getting new owner
Mychael Wright, who founded Golden Thyme Coffee & Cafe on a run-down stretch of Selby Avenue in 2020, has built the business into a success while helping revitalize the neighborhood. He plans to focus on consulting after announcing a new owner for Golden Thyme.
Mahomes-backed KMO Burger franchisee plans to open Whataburger in Liberty
The franchisee that counts the franchise (Patrick Mahomes) as an investor plans to open its sixth area Whataburger. When the new store opens in Liberty, it will give the metro area 12 of the restaurants.
Five things to know this week: Goldman Sachs sees rate cuts on the horizon
Interest rates have been rising. Goldman Sachs believes relief is in sight.
Charlotte region’s hottest ZIP codes for rising home prices found near Lake Norman, south of uptown
Housing prices have risen dramatically over the past five years, but these ZIP codes in the Charlotte region are seeing the most momentum.
Elmwood Small Animal Hospital rebrands as North Buffalo Animal Hospital following sale
Founded in 1947, the veterinary hospital has reopened under new local ownership.