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Crimson Cup is bringing its sustainably sourced coffee to cans.

This weekend, the Columbus coffee roaster and retailer will release a canned cold brew made with direct trade Guatemala Antigua coffee.

The canned cold brew has been in development for a year, Greg Ubert, Crimson Cup's founder and president, said in a news release. The company has been experimenting with cold brew for years, including putting its creations on tap in its shops and other outlets around town, some even using the same…

Cincinnati ranks among the top U.S. cities when it comes to living a balanced lifestyle, according to a new report.

The Queen City is No. 4 among the nation’s 50 biggest cities in financial website Magnify Money’s report “Places Where Americans Live the Most Balanced Lifestyles.” The ranking not only focused on income but also “what we have to do to earn it, what we get in exchange for it and whether we have the time and health to enjoy our friends and family.”

The study evaluated the cities…

Fly Bar, a longtime staple of downtown Tampa, has landed just outside the central business district.

Leslie Shirah Culbreath, owner and founder of Fly, sold off the bar's real estate on North Franklin Street last fall, promising to reopen in or around the urban core.

As Culbreath was looking for Fly's new home, the real estate investors who bought Mise en Place's building in the Grand Central area approached her for a property they own in St. Petersburg. Culbreath's Hotel Bar concept, the principal…

A large, local family entertainment complex is adding a new activity — from the company behind Topgolf — to attract customers.

Golf and Games Family Park, at 5484 Summer Ave., will add Topgolf's Toptracer Range, which will allow customers to experience interactive golf entertainment.

“We’re very excited to bring the Toptracer Range brand to Memphis and the Mid-South,” said Aubrey Smith, owner of Golf and Games. “By adding the Toptracer Range system to our park, we are adding golf entertainment…

This development has been growing since distillation started there. The latest improvement is a new visitors center expected to open in June.

Heights-area burger restaurant Balls Out Burger has closed after nearly two years in business, according to owner Ian Tucker. Its food truck by the same name will continue serving throughout the city, the Irish restaurateur said in a statement.

Tucker’s first Houston concept served simple burgers made with high-quality ingredients, aiming to fill a need for New York diner-style burgers in a city known for adventurous, creative takes on the classic sandwich, he said in a 2018 interview with the…

A local bourbon distillery came home from the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition with the top honors in five categories during its first showing in the contest.

Newport's New Riff Distilling, at 24 Distillery Way, earned double gold medals in give categories in San Francisco, at the event which bills itself as the world's most respected whiskey competition. Double gold is awarded when every judge in a category votes to give the gold medal to the same entrant.

New Riff took home double…

Arlington coffee company Commonwealth Joe is gearing up for another round of fundraising.

The company is looking to raise a total of $4 million, and already has $615,000 of that committed, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Though Commonwealth Joe sells its coffee beans wholesale and also operates two retail locations, its main growth has been with its kegged, cold-brew coffee program.

Now, it’s expanding that line even further by offering kegged products…

The richest celebrity sisters may have gotten their start in media or sports, but for many, their spinoff business ventures have proven just as lucrative.

Kylie Jenner and the Kardashian-Jenner clan are the ultimate example of leveraging celebrity into business success , according to a report on the richest celebrity siblings by BETVictor.

Kylie Jenner’s success selling cosmetics led Forbes to declare her the youngest ever self-made billionaire at the age of 21. Her siblings’ money-making…