Pascack Valley
Business
Shuttered Westwood Cafe Returns — This Time In River Vale Shuttered Westwood Cafe Returns — This Time In River Vale
Shuttered Westwood Cafe Returns — This Time In River Vale Jack's is coming back. Jack’s Cafe and Market, which won acclaim in its 16 years in Westwood before closing last year, announced on Instagram it will be opening in River Vale this summer on Westwood Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jack's Cafe (@jacks_cafe_) Known for its fresh, never frozen breakfast, lunch, and dinner specialties and its BYOB policy, Jack’s Cafe had long been considered a staple in the heart of Westwood. Customers expressed their excitement at the news. "Can’t wait to see you and get some awesome food …

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by Sam Barron
Somerset
Business
Popular Food Show Filming At Bridgewater Restaurant Popular Food Show Filming At Bridgewater Restaurant
Popular Food Show Filming At Bridgewater Restaurant America's Best Restaurants has discovered a gem in Somerset County. 22 West Tap and Grill in Bridgewater will be featured on an episode of the popular online show, with filming set to take place at the end of the month.  "America's Best Restaurants" is a weekly show that travels around the country spotlighting independent restaurants. "We're humbled by this amazing opportunity and would like to thank all of our awesome customers for your support," the restaurant wrote on Facebook. The restaurant is asking patrons to say what their to-go item is so it can be featured on the show. …

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by Sam Barron
Yonkers
Business
Busy Westchester Shopping Center Celebrates 70th Anniversary Busy Westchester Shopping Center Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Busy Westchester Shopping Center Celebrates 70th Anniversary A bustling shopping center in Westchester marked the beginning of its seventh decade in business with a celebration attended by local and state officials.  In a grand kick-off event held on Saturday, May 18, the Cross County Center in Yonkers celebrated its 70th anniversary as a major site of commerce in Westchester.  The event was attended by elected officials such as Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and New York State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, as well as Senior Property Manager Carl Calabro, who all celebrated the center's longevity. "Growing up in Yonkers, we always knew it wa…

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by Ben Crnic
Middlesex NJ
Business
Invigorating Indoor Skydiving Facility Opens In Edison Invigorating Indoor Skydiving Facility Opens In Edison
Invigorating Indoor Skydiving Facility Opens In Edison Now you can skydive without risking your life. A new indoor skydiving facility has opened in Edison. The grand opening ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 22 at 997 Route 1.  Edison Mayor Sam Joshi joined iFLY Indoor Skydiving Vice President of Field Operations Faheem Memon at the event. A wind tunnel helps participants experience the thrill of free fall. iFLY pioneered the body-flying indoor skydiving experience and is a world leader in vertical wind-tunnel technology, organizers say. Guests don’t need to be athletes or in the best shape of their lives to enjoy flying, they say.…

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by Jon Craig
New Rochelle
Business
Eatery Reopens Under New Name In New Rochelle Eatery Reopens Under New Name In New Rochelle
Eatery Reopens Under New Name In New Rochelle After closing for several months, a Westchester restaurant led by a culinary director with plenty of experience has reopened under a new name. Town House Kitchen + Drinks, located in New Rochelle at 559 Main St., reopened for business on Thursday, May 16 after closing in December.  The eatery, formerly known as Town House, is led by Culinary Creative Director Renee Forsberg, who worked for nearly two decades as Culinary Director for Food Network star Bobby Flay's full-service restaurants.  The re-opened restaurant is now an American bistro and serves a menu full of handcrafted co…

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by Ben Crnic
Montgomery MD
Business
Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County
Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County A popular meat and seafood market in Maryland is set to permanently shutter its doors, its owners announced. Kensington Market is set to shut things down as of Saturday, May 25 after serving the community with fresh seafood, butcher cut meats, homemade pies, and other produce for years on Howard Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kensington Market (@kensingtonmarketmd) "This has been a difficult decision to make and we will miss serving the Kensington community so much," the owners posted on their website. "We'd like to sinc…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington
Business
Meet The Two Married Couples Behind New Family-Friendly Bar In Arlington Meet The Two Married Couples Behind New Family-Friendly Bar In Arlington
Meet The Two Married Couples Behind New Family-Friendly Bar In Arlington A brand-new bar and grille has replaced a shuttered Arlington establishment. Cornerstone opened on April 19 on Columbia Pike, exactly two months after Rebellion closed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cornerstone (@pikecornerstone) The place is owned by Peter Fejeran and his wife, Kathryn McAbee — who works for the Department of Defense — along with former Rebellion bartender Cindy Kaylor and her husband, Mike O'Hara. Fejeran is the general manager of the Arlington Drafthouse across the street, a comedy club that's hosted househ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus
Business
Shuttered Oradell Coffee Shop Cool Beans Replaced By 'Freestyle Italian' Restaurant ORA Shuttered Oradell Coffee Shop Cool Beans Replaced By 'Freestyle Italian' Restaurant ORA
Shuttered Oradell Coffee Shop Cool Beans Replaced By 'Freestyle Italian' Restaurant ORA Five years after Cool Beans closed, a brand-new restaurant has opened in its place. ORA, which brands itself as a "freestyle Italian" restaurant, is now open in brand-new construction on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, where Cool Beans stood before closing in 2019. Posted by ORA FreeStyle Italian on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 "The term 'ORA' means now, or right now in Italian," its website says. "And that’s what the food is at this restaurant: a full examination of Italian cooking, but viewed through the lens of what’s happening now in American cooking." Chef and co-founder is Tom Silve…

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester
Business
Target To Lower Prices On 5,000 Items: Here's Where You Can Expect To See Savings Target To Lower Prices On 5,000 Items: Here's Where You Can Expect To See Savings
Target To Lower Prices On 5,000 Items: Here's Where You Can Expect To See Savings Target announced that it would lower prices on 5,000 "frequently shopped" items in its stores nationwide, the company said in a press release.  Those items include milk, meat, bread, soda, fresh fruit and vegetables, snacks, yogurt, peanut butter, coffee, diapers, paper towels, pet food, and more, the chain said in a Monday, May 20, news release. The new prices will be rolled out throughout the summer.  "We know consumers are feeling pressured to make the most of their budget, and Target is here to help them save more," said Rick Gomez, Target's executive vice president and c…

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by Josh Lanier
Yonkers
Business
New Shake Shack Coming To Shopping Center In Westchester: Here's Where, When New Shake Shack Coming To Shopping Center In Westchester: Here's Where, When
New Shake Shack Coming To Shopping Center In Westchester: Here's Where, When Those who frequently crave burgers, fries, and milkshakes will want to look out for a new Shake Shack location set to open at a Westchester shopping center. A new Shake Shack restaurant will open at the Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers at the former P.F. Chang's space in 2025.  The 3,749-square-foot eatery will be the second Shake Shack to open its doors in the city and will serve a variety of burgers, chicken bites, handspun milkshakes, fries, lemonades, and more.  In addition to Shake Shack, other businesses set to open at Ridge Hill include:  Cantina, a Mexican, Ca…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains
Business
Red Lobster Files For Bankruptcy After Abruptly Closing Dozens Of Restaurants Red Lobster Files For Bankruptcy After Abruptly Closing Dozens Of Restaurants
Red Lobster Files For Bankruptcy After Abruptly Closing Dozens Of Restaurants Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy just days after closing dozens of its restaurants. In its bankruptcy petition filed on Sunday, May 19, the company listed assets of $1 billion and liabilities of $10 billion. The filing stated that the company "intends to use the proceedings to drive operational improvements, simplify the business through a reduction in locations, and pursue a sale of substantially all of its assets as a going concern." The company said restaurants not listed as "temporarily closed" on its website will remain "open and operating as usual during the Chapter 11 process."…

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington
Business
Popeyes Among 2 New Eateries Coming To Pentagon City Mall In Arlington Popeyes Among 2 New Eateries Coming To Pentagon City Mall In Arlington
Popeyes Among 2 New Eateries Coming To Pentagon City Mall In Arlington Two new food options are coming to the Pentagon City mall in Arlington. Popeyes, known for its fried chicken and biscuits, and Dumpling District, which offers a wide-array of dumplings both in and out of soup, are "coming soon" to the mall, owned by Simon Properties. Both stores will be located at the Dining Pavilion the Metro Level.

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by Cecilia Levine