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A Milwaukee-based punk band plans to open a mini arcade and live music venue inside a shuttered Cudahy site.

Direct Hit said Thursday that it will transform the former music venue at 5036 S. Packard Ave., which previously housed The Metal Grill and Vnuk’s. The yet-to-be-named establishment will offer video games, a cocktail menu and bar food, according to a news release.

Nick Woods, Direct Hit’s lead singer and manager, said in the release that the band’s goal is to fill a void in the…

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom once again serves food with the addition of a pop-up kitchen operated by Great Lakes Galley.

The kitchen will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with Thursday, Sept. 6, marking the opening day, according to a news release.

On Friday nights, chef Jon Marraccino will offer a fish fry, including fried cod and perch, as well as broiled cod. Customers can also opt for a brewery tour and fish fry combination, a $20 offering that includes a pint glass…

When Seth Goldman co-founded Honest Tea in 1998, his goal was simple: create a healthy, organic drink with sustainability and transparency at the core of his business.

Two decades later, that hasn’t changed. But the market has — and the company needs to keep up.

That’s why the Bethesda-based beverage maker is repositioning itself as a “health and wellness megabrand,” beyond the tea it’s best known for, said General Manager Clare Koller. Her mission? Make sure customers know its teas,…

A new Asian restaurant will open soon in the former Lung Fung Chinese Restaurant space in East Oahu.

Café Asia will be located next to Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant in the Niu Valley Shopping Center. The popular Lung Fung Chinese Restaurant closed in June after nearly 40 years in business.

Café Asia will specialize in a menu influenced by Japan, Taiwan, China and Korea dishes, including shabu shabu, potstickers and seafood.

The 66,786-square-foot shopping center was purchased by Hawaii developer…

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Mike Isabella filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, the latest in a string of blows to the business since he was sued for sexual harassment earlier this year.

Isabella settled the suit with former General Manager Chloe Caras for an undisclosed amount (more on that later), but that hasn’t stopped his business from hemorrhaging for the past few months. He shuttered four restaurants since the case was filed: Requin at Mosaic in Merrifield, his first…

Each week on page 3 of our weekly edition we round up some of the quirkier news, talk and speculation running through the Austin business scene in a feature we call Capital Gains. This week, we check out a former tech exec who is literally painting the town red (and blue and purple and more), a pop-up shop on Red River Street you can't miss and an opportunity to follow in Willie Nelson's footsteps.

Will Lydgate has more than doubled revenues at his family-owned Kauai business, Lydgate Farms, since he took over in 2016.

This is due to the farm’s diversified business model which uses agritourism as a way to boost sales of the company’s crops and value-added products, like its popular chocolate bars.

“I am excited for the potential of diversified agriculture in a place that has such a large visitor market,” Lydgate said. “It’s a whole different ball game than just commodities. Farmers…

After Tabatha Conarko lost her husband and business parter in 2016 to an unexpected death, she couldn't step into her stores for a month because it reminded her of him. But the business had to go on, and it has.

Diners like the convenience and affordability of fast-food and fast-casual restaurants, a trend that shows no sign of slowing. Many of these chains have a presence across the country as they continue to expand. Here is a quick look at stories about the leading brands in the industry as recently reported by The Business Journals and other media.

McDonald’s, the Chicago-based burger behemoth in turnaround mode, is hauling out grandma again. The marketing character, who’s called “Marianne”…