Food & Drink

Upscale Diner and a Wine Bar Opening in Crossroads Late Spring

Two new culinary concepts by Howard Hanna, the former co-owner and chef at The Rieger, are scheduled to open late this spring in the Crossroads as part of the City Club apartment development. Small Axe, an upscale diner-style restaurant, is planned for the corner of 20th and Main. it will feature breakfast, lunch and dinner,…

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Jason’s Deli Crossing the Street to Town Pavilion

Jason’s Deli is moving across Main Street to Town Pavilion, leaving one newly-refurbished office tower lobby for another. The deli has been in the lobby of the lightwell building at 1100 Main, the former City Center Square.  Lightwell is leasing that space to a new food hall to be operated by Tim Barton, who also…

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Boulevardia Moving Up to Crown Center This June

Boulevardia is leaving the Bottoms for Crown Center this June, and organizers believe the shift will make the annual Father’s Day weekend music and beer festival more accessible and convenient. This will be the seventh year for the festival that began in the West Bottoms, and the move to Crown Center originally had been scheduled…

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East Crossroads Brewers & Friends Band Together to Promote District

By Kevin Collison Six years after Border Brewing, its first microbrewery, opened, the East Crossroads and its band of merry brewers, distillers and vintners are touting their area as a big regional draw and working together to promote it. “We’ve become a tourist destination,” said Lara Gray, co-owner of Casual Animal.  “We see people from…

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Fountain Haus to Pour New Hues in Westport Mix

By Kevin Collison The owners of Fountain Haus, the latest entry in the city’s LGBTQ club scene, believe their new venue opening in late January will be a well-received addition to the Westport party scene. “The owners in the Westport community are very welcoming and would like to see a shift in demographics and have…

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