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The last 12 months were momentous for Water Street Tampa.

From groundbreakings to more land acquisitions, the massive mixed-use project in downtown Tampa hit several key milestones this year.

“Since beginning vertical construction in April, we've seen an unprecedented level of activity on-site,” James Nozar, the CEO of Water Street developer Strategic Property Partners, said in a statement. “We look forward to what 2019 has in store, with groundbreakings planned on six additional buildings, celebrating…

The founder of Taylor Gourmet, the Philly-style hoagie chain that shuttered nearly all of its locations abruptly in September, is trying to buy the restaurant’s trademark and email list as part of its bankruptcy proceeding.

Taylor founder Casey Patten has some deep-pocketed competition for the intellectual property, however. Massive sandwich chain Così is also bidding to buy the marks and client list, according to filings in the bankruptcy case.

The case docket shows that Taylor Gourmet…

Perricone's Marketplace & Café on Jan. 18 will shuttter in Miami's Brickell neighborhood, where the restaurant has operated for 22 years.

The eatery will continue serving its Italian fare through corporate catering and delivery until its expected reopening by April 2019 at 1700 S.W. Third St. in Miami's Coral Way neighborhood.

In October, owner and founder Steven Perricone sold the property that included the restaurant space to citizenM Hotels. The hotel company has filed permits to demolish the…

Irving, Texas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group announced Dec. 20 that it’s working with legal and financial advisers to “consider a full range of options focused on maximizing shareholder value.”

Those options could include a sale of the company or any of its concepts. Del Frisco’s owns 73 restaurants across 16 states and Washington, D.C., under the brands Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Del Frisco’s Grille, Barcelona Wine Bar and bartaco. The company closed its Del Frisco’s…

A local coffee vendor will have its first brick-and-mortar location in a downtown building owned by the city of Sacramento.

GoodSide Coffee will open in 2019 in 1,550 square feet at 1430 H St., a ground-floor retail space in what’s largely a city parking garage.

“The managing member of GoodSide Coffee has been the owner/operator of the Mighty Coffee Food Truck in the Sacramento Area since early 2016 and desires to establish a brick and mortar retail facility,” states a staff report the Sacramento…

A pair of Mexican chain restaurant locations in the Orlando area were shuttered Thursday.

California Tortilla, a Potomac, Md.-based chain, closed its 2,300-square-foot space at 54 W. Church St. in downtown Orlando and at 740 Centerview Blvd. in Kissimmee. The downtown location had a letter dated Dec. 11 stating the restaurant had breached its lease because it closed without proper authorization from the landlord and had 10 days to re-open.

In a statement, California Tortilla said it made the decision…

His real-estate company has made a push into the ballpark area since last year, and the latest purchase comes as part of a joint venture.

Hawaii just got its first Taiwanese fried chicken spot.

ChiChop, also known as Cheers Cut, opened today at Ala Moana Food Court. The chicken chain has over a hundred international locations, including nine on the U.S. East Cost, and the new Hawaii location is the franchise’s first in the U.S. west of the Mississippi.

ChiChop’s most popular dish is their 12-ounce Samurai Crispy Chicken XXL ($10.99), which is served in a large envelope with a distinctive sword printed on the back.

“It’s…