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Acclaimed Chef Michael Mina's restaurant group has been hit by a class-action lawsuit alleging inadequate compensation, among other labor violations.

The lawsuit was filed in the San Francisco Superior Court last week against The Mina Group, which directly and indirectly employs about 2,500 people.

The San Francisco Chronicle was the first to report on allegations that the group's management rarely paid employees on time, didn't provide accurate itemized wage statements, didn't allow for adequate…

When you head to the polls in the District on Tuesday, Initiative 77 will be on the primary ballot. It's a proposed measure to scrap D.C.'s tipped-wage system. Have questions? Here's your primer:

What does Initiative 77 do? The measure would gradually eliminate the tip credit that allows restaurants to pay tipped employees a lower wage as long as they ensure that those workers make at least the full minimum wage with tips. Restaurants would have to pay tipped workers $15 an hour by 2026. The current…

Happy Monday morning, Columbus.

As I walked to my car the other day, I saw a few teams playing kickball at McFerson Commons in the Arena District.

And for a moment, I was transported back in time to when I was an adult kickball player.

At some point in time, someone somewhere in America decided that adults should play kickball. Teams were created, leagues were formed and games were played after work on lawns and fields across the nation.

Groins were pulled. Hamstrings were injured. Egos were…

Alewife, the downtown gastropub known for its extensive craft beer collection, has served its last pints.

The bar and restaurant on downtown's west side at 21 N. Eutaw St. permanently closed Saturday night, according to posts on social media.

“We're leaving tonight having made wonderful memories and some life-long friends,” a post on Alewife's Facebook page reads. “We've served some of the best beer in the world to some of the best people in the world.”

Alewife opened in 2010 in the former…

Pickles Pub has long helped Orioles fans paint the town red — or, some might argue, orange. Now, the popular watering hole across from Camden Yards wants to paint the town green.

The bar's owners plan to open a second location in Dundalk later this summer — the first in a series of Pickles satellites that majority owner Eric Cotton says could number as many as a dozen in the coming years. Each new establishment will carry the original pub's light green — pickle-colored — hue.

“We're looking…

Here's the latest news in Houston's restaurant scene:

Dallas-based Lombardi Family Concepts closed Taverna Pizzeria and Risotteria, located in the River Oaks District at 4444 Westheimer, suite A-120, a spokesperson confirmed. A new concept called Bijou will open in its place.

The Italian eatery opened in the mixed-use development in 2016, and it shuttered a few weeks ago, said an employee at Toulouse Cafe & Bar, a sister concept also in River Oaks District. CultureMap reported that Taverna is…