Known for her First Place Coffee Truck, Devon McConville longed to open a brick-and-mortar eatery. In early 2026, she will introduce the public to Matilda’s All Day Café in a…
Mark Garcia yearns to ease the burden of home inspectors. They must take photos, transcribe notes, and fill out the required paperwork as quickly as possible. Last year, he and…
When Sean and Maria Pourteymour founded Luna Grill in 2004 in San Diego, the phrase “fast casual” had not made its way to everyday vernacular. Since then, “fast casual” has…
When Heritage Kitchen + Cocktails opened this fall, partners Eric Greenwald and Christopher Brugman let out a sigh of relief. “We are beyond excited,” Brugman says, who serves as executive…
Restaurateurs Jeffrey Mastro and his partners haven’t acquired existing restaurants, opting for new builds instead. But they couldn’t resist purchasing the 75-year-old Durant’s Steakhouse. After a year-long renovation, the legendary…
Comedian Paul Mecurio promises an emotional show when he performs this week at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy. “There’s a lot of crying, a lot of weeping,” said Mecurio with…
After a COVID-19 waylay, Verde at Cooley Station stakeholders will celebrate the completion of the development’s construction with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and two-day party, Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec.…
Singer/musician Jeff Scott Soto has performed with some of the greats. Journey. Alice Cooper. Yngwie Malmsteen. On the silver screen, he shared vocal duties with Steelheart’s Michael Matijevic for the…
Matteo Bocelli knows how to make visitors feel comfortable in his Tuscany home — with cooking and singing. “I’m a pasta lover, so I would make any type of pasta…
Mantiqueira USA’s acquisition of Buckeye-based Hickman Egg Ranch is a positive move for the farm that lost nearly all of its 6 million chickens to avian flu, according to president…
In the 1970s, teenage girls plastered their walls with Shaun Cassidy posters and donned T-shirts featuring the leather-clad pop star/actor. Now in his late sixties, “The Hardy Boys” star is…
