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Another longtime Baltimore deli is closing its doors.

Mueller's Delicatessen, a staple on Harford Avenue in the Woodhome Heights neighborhood for 71 years, announced on Facebook that it will close on Sept. 23.

“We would like to thank all of our loyal customers!” the Facebook post read.

The German deli, run by third-generation owner Ken Mueller, was known for its white asparagus, shrimp salad, spaetzle and various desserts. Mueller could not immediately be reached for comment.

The closure of Mueller's…

Construction could begin this fall on a 320-room, four-star hotel next to the Minnesota Vikings’ new practice facility.

MV Eagan Ventures, an entity owned by the Wilf family that also owns the Vikings, has submitted its plans to the city of Eagan for approval.

MV Eagan Ventures is looking at possible flags for the hotel. It will be 14 stories tall and have an 18,000-square-foot conference center with an outdoor deck, said Don Becker, executive vice president of real estate development and…

In the wake of the big weekend, Harley-Davidson global operations manager Chris Urban caught up with The Milwaukee Business Journal to talk about what he felt worked and his overall feeling about the brand heading into the final stretch of 2018.

Peter Moon isn’t letting beer have all the fun when it comes to crafty infusions.

His Mad Moon Craft Cidery is now selling four-pack bottles of its Tart Side of the Moon, a hard cider made with actual SweetTarts candy.

“The beer guys always get to do crazy stuff,” he told me Wednesday morning.

For example, Homestead Beer Co. in Heath has made a beer with Fruity Pebbles cereal. Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Co. has had a number of cereal-inspired beers, some with actual cereal added. Candy and…

The conversion of downtown's Rand Tower into a hotel could also bring with it a rooftop bar and restaurant.

New building owner Maven Real Estate Group has submitted plans to the Historic Preservation Commission to convert the fifth floor of the tower to a restaurant and bar space. A 2,100-square-foot patio with a retractable glass roof would be built on the annex portion of the building, which is five stories tall. The annex is tucked between the tower and the neighboring Canadian Pacific Plaza.…

After the closure of 35 Degrees North in West Downtown, the team behind Duran Central Pharmacy wanted to make sure the neighborhood still had a local coffee shop.

The Fudgery at Harborplace — where slabs of sweet fudge were sold for 33 years with a rousing side of song — is closing for good this weekend.

The candy stand in the Light Street Pavilion will shut down on Sunday evening after eight months of slow business that dropped revenue by 14 percent, co-owner Ace Marshall said Wednesday.

The Fudgery is the longest serving tenant at Harborplace. It is also the fourth business to close at the city's downtown landmark over the past year and a half, joining…

An executive described as a close confidant of Papa John's International Inc. founder John Schnatter announced his retirement.

Chief Development Officer and International President Timothy O'Hern told the pizza company's board Wednesday that would retire immediately, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

O'Hern started with Papa John's in 1995. He will remain a franchisee of nine locations, which he owns and operates.

The duties O'Hern performed for the company will…

Leslie Shirah isn't worried about moving Fly Bar & Restaurant from the historic North Franklin Street property where it's been located for 12 years.

When Shirah opened Fly Bar there in 2006, she moved the concept to Tampa from San Francisco. Now, she's struck a deal to sell 1202 N. Franklin St. for an undisclosed price to Nocturnal Hospitality Group, the development team behind The Franklin Manor, Osteria Bar + Kitchen and Mole y Abuela, which will move into the Fly Bar property.

With its brick…