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Another restaurant is closing its doors as the new year gets underway.

Kristy Rather is shutting down Tillie’s Southern Kitchen in Hueytown but will keep its catering business open.

“Back in the summer, I became quite ill and had to make some serious life adjustments,” Rather wrote in a Facebook post. “Afterwards, the restaurant was burglarized and we closed for over a month. Those events put in motion a series of circumstances that have forced me to have to make some tough decisions.”

The…

The Mini Bar doughnut shop opened to resounding success in Jacksonville Beach in January 2018, almost exactly a year ago. Back then, owners Brooke and Chase Sams had no idea how fast the idea would take off.

After quickly adjusting the business plan and learning on the go the concept has proved itself. The Mini Bar added catering services in May 2018, then announced a mini kiosk drive-thru – only 120 square feet – in its parking lot in September. The drive-thru opens next week. Now it's time…

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It's been more than a year since we first told you about Costanza’s, the sports bar that's replacing The Distillery in midtown Sacramento. Good news: You don't have to wait much longer to check it out. The business at 2107 L St. will hold its first soft opening on Saturday, according to an announcement on Facebook. Read our article from October to learn what…

Wegmans has begun the process of finding 475 employees to staff the grocery chain’s new location on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh, expected to open in the fall.

The store, part of Wegmans' growing footprint in the Southeast, is one of five being planned in the Triangle and is on track to be the first to open, according to an announcement from the company.

Of the new jobs created at the Wegmans location, 150 will be full-time and a majority will be local hires, according to the company.

When complete,…

Wegmans has begun the process of finding 475 employees to staff the grocery chain’s new location in Raleigh, expected to open in the fall.

The store, part of Wegmans' growing footprint in the Southeast, is one of five being planned in the Triangle and is on track to be the first to open, according to an announcement from the company.

Of the new jobs created at the Wegmans location, 150 will be full-time and a majority will be local hires, according to the company.

When complete, the grocery…

Cities Grill and Bar on South Stratford Road in Winston-Salem has closed, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal.

The report says a sign on the door says “Cities Grill & Bar is permanently closed. We are grateful for many years of business and support. Thank you!” Signs on the building and at the street were gone this week, too, the newspaper says.

Cities opened in 2000, the Journal says. Its Facebook page shows that it was open as recently as Dec. 31.

According to the Journal, the…

Whole Foods Market plans to pilot pasta bars at three Northern California locations this year, including its Roseville store.

The location in Fountains at Roseville will join stores in Berkeley and Cupertino for the program, according to Greg Severn, specialty coordinator for Whole Foods Market’s Northern California region.

“The specialty pasta bars, similar in size and look of existing store olive bars, will have fresh bulk pasta like ravioli, gnocchi, and lasagna sheets, as well as sauces,…

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio implored Florida’s new governor Tuesday to start spreading disaster-relief money approved nearly a year ago to address massive citrus-industry damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Rubio said in a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis that money in a $343 million block grant needs to be disbursed to citrus growers. Rubio said the federal government shutdown has forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop processing applications for what is known as the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity…