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Chando’s Cantina planned in El Dorado Hills
Local restaurateur Lisandro “Chando” Madrigal said an El Dorado Hills site is in the works.
Coffee and café concept heads to Dallas
Foxtrot Delivery Market, a Chicago hybrid coffee shop-bar-café and grocery story that also offers 60-minute delivery of local goods, has announced it will expand to Dallas with three locations set to open by the end of the year.
The first Dallas location of this “contemporary evolution of the corner store” will open in Uptown along McKinney Avenue by summer, with two more openings planned by the end of the year.
In addition to stopping by for morning coffee, a midday meal or late-night…
New Belgium expanding Denver presence with hotel brewery, airport restaurant
The Fort Collins brewer, facing headwinds in national sales, is looking to tap more into the Denver market with unique offerings.
American restaurant chain to return to Houston with Uptown Park location
Nashville, Tennessee-based J. Alexander’s Holding Inc. plans to open a restaurant in Houston's Uptown Park shopping center in late 2019.
It will be J. Alexander's only location in Houston, after a previous location at 1103 Westheimer near WIlcrest closed in 2017, the Houston Press reported at the time.
The company generally operates restaurants under three brands — J. Alexander's, Stoney River, and Redlands Grill and related restaurants — but the exact branding of the Houston restaurant…
Friends of Waterfront Seattle incubates small business to promote equity
Seattle Foundation makes $500,000 grant to boost programming in the new waterfront park.
How North Texas craft brews end up on your table … or in your belly
Brewers face a unique growth decision when scaling their product—do they run a “business within a business” and self-distribute or sign a contract with experienced wholesalers?
Fitness center franchise to expand footprint in Alabama
An Atlanta fitness center franchise wants to expand its presence in the Yellowhammer State.
Over the next year, Workout Anytime plans to open six new locations in Alabama, according to AL.com.
Cities that may receive new gyms include Birmingham, Montgomery and Gadsden.
The company already has 10 locations in Leeds, Anniston, Sylacauga, Huntsville, Athens, Boaz, Florence, Jacksonville, Muscle Shoals, and Valley.
The move is part of a push to grow to 200 locations.
Founded in 1999, Workout…
5 things to know, and midtown’s Cider House has an opening date
Happy Thursday, loyal readers. It's Pi Day, but I'm thinking about food and agriculture. I've cooked up some great questions for the restaurateurs at the Business Journal's event today. I'm looking forward to seeing you at Carmichael's Milagro Centre this afternoon. Now, here are your headlines.
In case you're thirsty
A hard cider bar in midtown will open Friday, according to business owner Julio Peix. The locally owned business, called Cider House, is at 1111 24th St. Revisit our earlier coverage…
Cheers: How Tennessee’s boozin’ stacks up to its peers
Tennessee may be home to one of the world's most iconic alcohol brands, but how does our alcohol consumption stack up to other states?
Check out the slideshow above to find out the answer. And then feel free to pop open a cold one, either to celebrate our standing or mourn our performance.
AT&T bumps up prices for TV streaming service as it rolls out new packages
AT&T will make its customers pay more to stream television channels starting next month.
The Dallas media and telecom giant is raising prices by $10 a month for its DirecTV Now customers, according to its website. That makes the lowest-tier package $50 a month.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), which acquired HBO with the merger of Time Warner last year, is looking to collect more revenue from online television services as other providers shuffle or raise prices as well. Hulu + Live TV recently boosted…