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Bellevue liquor store Party Source is opening an in-house cocktail bar in the former Braxton Labs space this summer.

The businesses will have a two-year lease, after which the economic development organization hopes the businesses find a permanent location in the West End.

Aaron Martinez oversees acclaimed St. Louis restaurants like Vicia and Winslow's Table. He tells how he found cooking, describes his style and dishes on what's next for the hospitality firm.

The cost to join a country club in the Twin Cities metro area continues to rise.

According to Business Journal research, the average initiation fee to join a country club in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro sits at around $35,000 so far in 2023 compared to about $30,000 last year — a 20% increase. The price hikes are reflective of the continued spike in demand for private club memberships brought on by the pandemic: The average initiation fee in 2020 was just $18,000.

The price to join a club varies…

Ryman Hospitality is closing downtown's Wildhorse Saloon. Country star Luke Combs will open an entertainment venue in the iconic space in partnership with Opry Entertainment Group.

MobCraft Beer, a Milwaukee-based craft brewery known for its crowd-sourced beers, announced it will close its Denver location at the end of April.

The couple behind Vancouver's Rally Pizza reached across the Columbia for a new restaurant venture: purchasing Southeast Portland's Lucky Horseshoe Lounge.

Shan Wickham and Alan Maniscalco bounced back from the closing of Rally Pizza in December when they reopened the pizzeria inside Victor-23 brewery in Vancouver.

This week, they revealed plans to turn the Lucky Horseshoe into an Italian-style cocktail bar with a menu inspired by Maniscalco's Italian-American background.

“After more than two…

Restaurateur Kristyn Eitel proposed the business, which is expected to open at the lifestyle center in the town of Brookfield in late 2023 or early 2024.

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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park taking concessionaire proposals

There's a business opportunity for food and beverage operators at a local state park.

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma is taking proposals for a five-year Argonaut Refreshment Saloon food and beverage concession contract, with an option to extend the contract for five more years. The deadline for proposals is June 16, but California…

Questions remain about the project beyond the historic Building 12.