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Tenants are starting to come into the new development and Alamo Drafthouse is looking to expand even more across the Valley.

Tribeca GalleryCafe & Books is open at Freshwater Plaza, offering up a new place in Walker's Point for those customers who share a passion for both reading and coffee.

The new java shop, 1318 S. First St., is the second Tribeca for owner Julie Crnkovich, who opened her first cafe in Watertown 11 years ago. The Milwaukee location held its grand opening last Friday and features books for sale, plenty of space for reading or working, as well as breakfast and lunch offerings, Crnkovich said.

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Starbucks drew protests and boycotts after an employee called the police about two black men who did not make a purchase while waiting in a cafe. The company has now announced a new policy for stores nationwide.

Apparently, Orlando's got the right stuff.

Boston better-burger chain Wahlburgers — named for celebrity owners and brothers Donnie, Paul and Mark Wahlberg — on May 18 announced it will begin a corporate training program out of the Waterford Lakes Town Center restaurant location.

The year-old eatery will be the site of the chain's training programs, including brand culture, training systems, operational and culinary assistance, risk management, project development, marketing and social media,…

At the height of the Celebrant’s breakdown in Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” the congregation trashed the altar, shredded flowers, guzzled wine and groveled on the stage. The May Festival Chorus did a kind of striptease of their choir robes, throwing them to the floor.

The Celebrant, who also shed his own vestments, shrieked “Pacem!” as he threw down the large cross monstrance, and the decibel level in Music Hall grew to a din.

Bernstein’s “Mass,” last performed in its entirety in…

The opening bars of Verdi’s Requiem have never been so palpably mournful as the May Festival Chorus intoned the words “Requiem aeternam” – eternal rest.

That emotional moment began a masterful, 90-minute journey that was both deeply personal and terrifying in its power. Making her festival debut, guest conductor Eun Sun Kim, 37, expertly balanced the forces of the 120-voice May Festival Chorus, a quartet of superb soloists, trumpeters in the gallery and the full Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra…

The doors opened Friday for the annual DIY fest known as Maker Faire Bay Area at the San Mateo County Event Center. About 125,000 are expected by the end of the show late Sunday afternoon.

More than 1,200 curated do-it-yourself art and science projects are spread over various indoors and outdoors areas. The accompanying photo gallery shows some of what this year's attendees will see.

Heading into the weekend, Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty said one thing that sets the Bay Area edition apart…

The owner of one of Minnesota's largest breweries just got bigger.

Seattle-based private equity firm Brynwood Partners – which owns Cold Spring Brewing Co. – announced it bought Carolina Beverage Group for an undisclosed amount. It bought the company from SunTx Capital Partners and other selling shareholders, according to a news release.

Brynwood Partners bought Cold Spring Brewing last summer for an undisclosed amount. It's the fifth-largest brewer in the state and makes beer, energy…

Having agreed to pursue a river walk that could turn their shoreline into a recreation and entertainment destination, Menomonee Valley businesses will hire a firm to draw up design concepts.