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Last month, Western New York saw half a dozen restaurants open and two closings. That’s in addition to nearly two dozen projects in development, with openings expected before year-end or in the new year.

Several restaurants and watering holes have recently opened across the Charlotte area, just in time for the holiday season.

In the SouthPark area, Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse debuted its sixth location in early November, taking over a roughly 12,000-square-foot space formerly home to TacoMac. Farther south, in Fort Mill, Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill cracked into the Carolinas with a 2,000-square-foot restaurant, the first of what could be up to five locations in the Charlotte market for its local…

CBF Morning Run: On Aug. 22, I wrote in this column: “After what seems like years, we are in the last stretch of the kitchen renovation.” That last stretch, it turns out, was a doozy.

The business portfolio Malcolm Jenkins has amassed is impressive: a venture capital firm, a network of quick service restaurants, a production company, a fashion house, a stake in a distillery, and more.

One of Raleigh’s newest developments has landed acclaimed chef Scott Crawford as a tenant.

The rebranded donut concept is currently in negotiations for leases at eight additional locations and is on the hunt for two more.

The new location is a brick-and-mortar restaurant that will introduce the company's new style of pizza.