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The two-person surfing machine was installed, but dry. The temperature was around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, a bit higher than the advertised unwavering temp of 84 degrees. Instead of six or seven genres of piped-in music, the soundtrack was drills piercing concrete, heavy-duty vehicles backing up and hydraulic lifts screeching as they stretched higher. Palm trees were planted, but the walls of greenery were bare.

Those were the sights and signs of a work-in-progress on a Sept. 6 hard-hat tour of SoundWaves,…

Dallas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group (NYSE: DFRG) will close the Del Frisco’s Grille in Upper Kirby this month.

A post on the restaurant’s Facebook page says the last day of service will be Sept. 16, and beer, wine and liquor will be 50 percent off until then.

“We’d like to thank everyone who has dined with us since we opened in Houston,” the Facebook post states.

Del Frisco’s Grille opened in the West Ave mixed-use development at Westheimer Road and Kirby Drive in March…

Ohio-based Pies & Pints plans to open its third Alabama location at the $350 million MidCity destination in Huntsville in summer 2019.

The specialty pizza and craft beer restaurant offers pizza, sandwiches, salads, and desserts as well as local craft beers.

Pies & Pints will open next to Wahlburgers in the first phase of retail at MidCity Huntsville, which also includes Dave & Buster’s, Topgolf, High Point Climbing & Fitness and Aloft Hotel.

“The quality and concept of Pies & Pints makes it…

Hill’s Cafe, a homespun eatery and music venue that has been in operation on South Congress Avenue for decades, will soon shut down. But the restaurant aims to reopen just up the road within a couple of years, according to multiple media reports.

Hill's Cafe has been at its current location, 4700 S. Congress Ave., for more than 50 years and was originally started in 1947. The last day of service will be Sept. 12, according to Eater Austin.

But the Goodnight family, which owns the property and…

This week in The Wrap, Business First Editor Doug Buchanan and I discuss the city's emergency scooter rules, Acura SUV sales and Ritzy's return.

We also get into this week's cover story about Abercrombie & Fitch and the company's turnaround, thanks in part to new CEO Fran Horowitz, and look at Ohio State University's trademark fight with the University of Oklahoma.

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An Albuquerque brewery has closed its Northeast Heights location and filed a complaint for breach of contract against the landlord for the space.

Red Door Brewing Co. said in a tweet on Friday that it would close its space at 3517 Wyoming Blvd. NE.

On Tuesday, Sawmill Brewing Co. filed a complaint in Second Judicial District Court alleging that its landlords violated the lease by allowing neighboring establishment Poki Poki Cevicheria to open a taproom in June. Sawmill Brewing does business as…

Activist Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point reportedly nominated a new slew of directors to replace Campbell Soup Co.'s entire board.

Third Point is seeking to replace the entire board of directors of the Camden, N.J.-based soup maker at the company's annual meeting, officials of the New York-based asset manager announced Friday.

Third Point, which launched a website, RefreshCampbells.com, chose a slate of 12 nominees that include investor George Strawbridge; William D. Toler, former CEO of Hostess…

RiNo's annual Crush Walls urban art festival wraps up this weekend, but there's a lot of work yet to be seen.

Street artist Shepard Fairey is perhaps the most well-known name literally splashing the walls in River North, but plenty of local artists are making their mark with graffiti-style street art. Here's a taste of the 77 events happening through this weekend.

>Click the gallery to check out the scene at Crush Walls.