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Metro East arcade concept Loading Bar closes, searches for new space
Just shy of a year after its opening, Loading Bar, an arcade bar located at 6185 Bennett Drive, Suite C, in Edwardsville, is temporarily closed as its owner searches for a new space.
What’s Kroger up to in Austin?
Deep in the heart of Texas, this grocery giant is trying out delivery services — adding to a competitive market that's dominated by H-E-B but also home to Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Walmart, Target and smaller boutiques. Click through to learn more about what Kroger's now offering in Austin as well as its plans around hiring and real estate.
The Funded: Instacart has reportedly boosted its valuation by $2B after repeated cuts
After slashing its valuation by more than 70 and cutting it repeatedly last year, Instacart now sees its worth going back up.
Restaurant Roundup: Otaku Ramen launches noodle company, Fryce Cream opens for season
Nashville is a mecca for foodies, and the scene's growth is nowhere close to over, with openings and new concepts announced daily. To keep up with the growth, the Business Journal compiles a weekly list of need-to-know restaurant news. Here's the latest from Music City's culinary boom.
Fryce Cream opened for the season on March 29, according to a social media post.
The gourmet soft serve ice cream and french fry concept was founded by longtime Nashville chef Jeremy Barlow in summer 2021 as a…
Summit Brewing Co. extends Saga brand with new hazy IPA
Summit Brewing Co. is entering the popular hazy IPA market with an extension of its popular, 10-year-old Sága IPA brand.
The St. Paul-based brewery announced last week that its new hazy IPA, the Sága Hazy IPA, will be out in early April, the first brew in its newly introduced “Saga Goddess Series.”
Hazy IPAs are known for their cloudy appearance and less bitter flavor profile. According to Summit, the Sága Hazy IPA is a well-balanced IPA with tropical and citrus notes and has a “soft bitterness…
Upscale steak, seafood concept to open at Omni PGA Frisco Resort this spring
The restaurant said its dining concept was inspired by champion rodeo trick rider Sydna Yokley Woodyard, incorporating stitched leather Texas stars on the back of banquets and art paying homage to female trick riders.
Congdon Yards restaurant Earl’s Landing will offer fine dining
Charlotte restaurant group targets an early summer opening. And a second restaurant is in the works with plans to open by early 2024 at the latest.
Michael Schulson brings on former Kanella chef for new Laurel restaurant in Rittenhouse
Schulson's expanding restaurant group also recently signed a lease for a concept in Delray Beach, Florida, and is nearing a deal for its first restaurant in New York.
North by Hotel Covington and its Knowledge Bar set April 11 grand opening
North by Hotel Covington, the Northern Kentucky hotel's $26.5 million expansion, will host its grand opening April 11.
Wegmans, Walmart or Harris Teeter? The most popular grocer in Raleigh and Durham
Wegmans continues to gain ground in the Triangle's grocery scene, but it has a long way to go if it wants the top spot.