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New cocktail bar coming to downtown Durham
Kingfisher, a cocktail bar located next to The Durham hotel, will be opening later this year. The bar is the creation of Sean Umstead and his wife and business partner, Michelle Vanderwalker.
Once open, Kingfisher will highlight fresh and skillfully preserved fruits and produce from local farms to be used in craft cocktails and small plates. As far as the interior design of the bar, that will be left to Umstead’s wife, Vanderwalker.
Vanderwalker’s warmly lit interior atmosphere will feature…
3 Maryland companies vie for national EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Three Maryland companies will go on to Palm Springs, California, to vie for the national title of EY Entrepreneur of the Year, after winning awards for the mid-Atlantic region.
EY's Entrepreneur of the Year program recognizes standout business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.
A group of 10 entrepreneurs from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, CEOs, investors and…
Can a New York-style corner store thrive in Hampden? Baltimore native gives it a try.
After 10 years of living in big cities like San Francisco and New York, Baltimore native Tess Russell moved back to Charm City last fall and quickly fell in love again with her hometown and new neighborhood of Hampden.
But, despite living close to a wide array of restaurant and bar options, Russell noticed one void: there were no bodegas, the small, neighborhood grocery stores that offer everything from fresh produce to umbrellas.
“Something that I really miss is the corner store you have on…
Restaurant Eugene chef sommelier elevates fine food with right wine
With her sights set on a career in medicine, Alexandria Brashears was working her way through college as a bartender when she noticed how much she enjoyed going to work.
Downtown Littleton office building purchased
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KC-area owner offers $163M of collectibles for the low, low price of $15M
A nondescript building in the Kansas City area is home to something that many in the art world can't believe exists in a Midwest city, according to the man tasked with selling it.
Original 18th-century engravings by William Hogarth. Photos by pioneering photographer Weegee. Millions of photographs, plates, line drawings and ephemera, such as posters, broadsides and tickets. And it's all on the market at the fire-sale price of $15 million.
The collection's value has been estimated at $99.2 million,…
Greg Marcus named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Midwest
Greg Marcus, president and CEO of The Marcus Corp., has been named the winner in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award in the Midwest, Marcus Corp. and Ernst & Young said Thursday.
The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Marcus was selected by a panel of independent judges and was recognized at a black-tie gala on June 13 at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom in…
Buffalo & Bergen opening second D.C. location
The second location of Union Market favorite Buffalo & Bergen from mixologist Gina Chersevani is coming to Shaw.
The owner of a dual-branded Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott hotel on 1114 Ninth Street NW has filed an application with the Alcoholic Beverage Administration for a tavern license for a Buffalo & Bergen in the property.
The bar “will be a sister location of Buffalo & Bergen’s Union Market establishment,” the application said. “It will offer a menu of New York style…
Photos: Luxury fitness co. opens massive athletic resort in northwest Houston
Minnesota-based Life Time Inc. has opened its eighth Houston-area facility, a 248,000-square-foot athletic resort.
Located at 9922 Fry Road, Life Time Athletic Cypress is hosting a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting at 6 p.m. on June 14, and the club will open to all members starting 4 a.m. June 18, according to a press release. The new building cost roughly $42 million to construct, and about 320 employees work at the facility.
Above, click through the gallery to get a sneak peek of…
192 bugs! Four Jacksonville restaurants temporarily closed last week, including one with a major infestation
In this week's restaurant reports, two pizza shops, an Italian restaurant in St. Augustine and a sushi shop were temporarily closed and more.
Selvino's Pizza at 5711 Bowden Road was temporarily closed on June 7 after inspectors found eight live, flying insects in the kitchen, three live beetles, 25 dead beetles, 104 live roaches, 52 dead roaches and a large amount of roach droppings. The bugs were found on the prep table, in the garlic and oil container, in the diced tomatoes container and along…