Bonobos founder invests in Austin startup making pots and pans
Some products seem relatively disruption-proof — their designs and standards so time-tested that there doesn’t seem to be much room for the next thing.
Cookware is not one of those things. Case-in-point, Austin-based Made In, which sells pots, pans and other home cookwares direct to consumers, has developed a business in two short years that now has a multimillion dollar run rate and landed a spot as one of Time magazine’s best inventions of the year.
On April 3, the company said it has closed…
Blackwall Hitch shoots for early May opening in downtown’s revamped Candler Building
Blackwall Hitch is getting ready to bring the latest location of its nautical-inspired restaurant concept to the Inner Harbor — just in time for the start of tourist season.
The local restaurant chain, which has other locations in Annapolis, Alexandria and Rehoboth Beach, will open in early May at 700 E. Pratt St. if all goes according to plan, said Derek Fink, a Blackwall Hitch majority owner.
Fink said he hopes to have permits for the 10,000-square-foot restaurant next week and start staff…
2-story bar opens on Wabash Feed and Garden’s former Washington Ave. site
The Washington Avenue bar scene is about to become a little more crowded. Axis & Alibi, a new patio bar concept by restaurateur Carlos Palomo, is set to officially open April 26 at 5701 Washington Ave.
Palomo has been behind a number of bars and restaurants over the years, such as Crome, a Montrose nightclub that operated in the mid-’00s.
Palomo wanted to open a patio bar after he saw a trend rise in mixology-focused patio bars.
“We saw that a lot of these … patio lounge places that had…
Taco Bell tests vegetarian menu in Dallas
Taco Bell is testing a three-item vegetarian menu at nearly 200 Dallas restaurants, Nation’s Restaurant News reported.
Two new items, the Vegetarian Crunchwrap Supreme and the Vegetarian Quesarito, will join the 7-Layer Burrito on the special menu.
Taco Bell's food choices already include 38 vegetarian ingredients, 28 of them also vegan, the company said. That includes Taco Bell’s second-most ordered menu item: the Classic Bean Burrito.
The dedicated menu test run will help determine consumer…
Four Corners Brewing expands distribution outside of Texas
Dallas-based Four Corners Brewing Co. has expanded distribution of two of its beers into southern California.
El Chingón IPA and new El Grito Lager are the first of the craft brewer's beers to be distributed outside of Texas, the company said.
Both are available now throughout Los Angeles and San Diego in six-packs priced at about $9.99 for El Chingón IPA and $8.99 for El Grito Lager. The beers also will be available on draft at bars and restaurants, and the brewery plans to introduce…
Dietz joins Northstar Commercial Partners
Brian Dietz joined Northstar Commercial Partners as the company’s director of development.
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Apt. property sells for $51.66M
Developer The Garrett Cos. sold the 164-unit property located at 5403 W. 96th Ave.
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Dunton Commercial buys Huron Plaza retail center
A Save-A-Lot grocery store anchors the center, which was 63 percent occupied at the time of its sale.
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Unico completes nearly $2M renovation of Colorado Square
Unico Properties recently completed a $1.9 million renovation of the 257,253-square foot, 14-story Colorado Square building, located at the corner of Pikes Peak Avenue and North Nevada Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs.
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Page moves into Republic Plaza
On the heels of its 10th anniversary in downtown Denver, Page has moved its growing team to the top floor of the city’s tallest building, the iconic Republic Plaza. With window-lined walls, the new office of the international architecture and engineering firm is filled with light and embraces dramatic views of the mountains.
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