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Happy Thursday morning, Columbus.

On Tuesday, my youngest daughter, Caroline, returned to Ohio State University to begin her senior year.

She is an art history major and her favorite period is Pre-Raphaelite.

Caroline loves the education she is getting at Ohio State and is proud to be a Buckeye.

Yet, she has never attended an OSU football game. She has no interest in the team, its pre-season ranking or how it will prepare for Michigan this year. She doesn't know the names of those vying for…

John Schnatter, founder and former CEO of Papa John's International Inc., says the company's board wants to silence him, but he's not having it.

To keep in touch with Papa John's franchisees and employees, Schnatter has launched a website, SavePapaJohns.com. On the homepage is a picture of Schnatter, with big, bold type that says “I AM PAPA JOHN.”

Yes, he is. Schnatter is the recently ousted founder of the pizza giant, which has been in turmoil for the better part of two years, most notably in…

Louisville's newest taqueria is now open on Bardstown Road in the Highlands.

Co-owner Oscar Estrada said that in the first few days of being open, Taco City Louisville has done well.

“We get in more people every day, so that's good,” he said when I caught him Tuesday for a quick phone chat.

Estrada worked with his brother Benigno Estrada and longtime friend Ariel Roblero to open the restaurant. The three have long dreamt of owning a restaurant, but it took the better part of a decade for…

A combination restaurant, bar, deli and gourmet market has opened in downtown Winston-Salem, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal.

Canteen Market & Bistro at 411 W. Fourth St., opened Monday in a 6,000-square-foot space in Commerce Place, the Journal reports.

In addition to a 30-seat bar and a 60-seat dining room, the Journal says Canteen also sells specialty meats, cheeses and salads from a deli case and gourmet items such as European cookie, crepe and pancake mixes.

As Triad Business…

Silver Eagle Distributors' John L. Nau III has been named a Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal.

The restaurant incubator and venue abruptly shuttered this week.

Ahmed Smadi has opened Roll Up Ice Cream at 3015 Columbiana Road in Vestavia Hills, reports the Vestavia Voice.

Smadi plans to add scooped ice cream and milkshakes to the menu that features Thai rolled ice cream in the future.

The shop is open from 1 to 9 p.m. every day except for Sunday, when it is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Several rolled ice cream shops have opened recently in the metro Birmingham area including Cream & Cones Ice Cream Lounge in Pelham, Lucky Cat Rolled Creams in Homewood, Chill…

This is the third in a four-part series providing readers with an in-depth look at the Boston art scene.

La Cumbre opened its doors Monday to its new Westside taproom.

La Cumbre Brewing Co. founder Jeff Erway said he spent the better half of three years looking for the right spot for the brewery's Westside location.

The 2,400-square-foot taproom includes a 900-square-foot patio. Kenneth Myers at Albuquerque-based Environmental Dynamics Inc. was the architect on the project, and Albuquerque-based Insight Construction was the general contractor. Erway worked with Kyla Stoker, retail services associate…

The Alexandria company has a unique approach to to preparing food.