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Just 65 days after taking over as co-CEO of Kona Grill Inc., Steve Schussler has stepped down.

The Scottsdale-based sushi and happy hour restaurant chain announced Schussler’s resignation from the co-CEO job and from the company’s board of directors Thursday afternoon. He served on the board since 2012.

The company’s announcement said Schussler wants to spend more time focusing on his other restaurant company, Minnesota-based Schussler Creative Inc. Schussler is the founder of Rainforest…

The Grid, a locally owned eatery that replaced Bennigan's in downtown Sacramento, has closed after just a few months of business.

A sign at the business confirms the closure, which was effective Thursday. The sign suggests there has been an ownership change, and a new bar and restaurant is coming to the space in the spring. Phone calls to the business on Friday yielded no response.

In September, Kent Souza opened The Grid at 1000 K St., serving dishes inspired by his favorite ones at other…

Fred Fields can look at a shoe and see something entirely different from what most others see. His infatuation with shoes started at a very young age, but he always hated uniformity and didn't like it when shoes didn't match the clothes.

“I call it cooking. When people ask what I do, I say I'm cooking,” Fields said.

From inside the little sunroom of his apartment in Dallas, he customizes shoes belonging to professional athletes. He cannot even remember how many shoes he's done for NFL players…

Hōm Wood Fired Grill plans to close this weekend, posing another loss for the struggling Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.

SURG Restaurant group, which owns and operates the restaurant at 5750 N. Port Washington Road, announced its plans in a news release Friday afternoon. SURG decided not to renew a five-year lease for the venue, which opened in 2014.

Sunday will be the restaurant’s final day of operations.

SURG will focus on its downtown venues, the announcement says. The group also…