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Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years
Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years The kitchen is closed. Former Food Network superstar Paula Deen announced that she will be closing one of the restaurants that brought her to fame down South.  The 78-year-old chef announced that The Lady & Sons in Savannah — which she has run for decades with her two sons — will be shutting its doors for good, along with The Chicken Box, which operated serving takeout in the back of the restaurant.  Their last day of service was on Thursday, July 31.  The family took to social media to announce the closure, much to the chagrin of hungry eaters in Georgia. "Thank you f…

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by Zak Failla
News
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report A 56-year-old zoo employee who was known to "roughhouse" with a kangaroo was found dead in their enclosure last week, covered in signs of an attack, reports said.  Eric Slate, who worked at 5 Star Farm, a small park outside of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was found dead Friday night, May 9, in the kangaroo and wallaby pen at the petting zoo owned by his brother, WBTW said.  Horry County Councilman Mark Causey told The Post & Courier that Slate had a history of playing rough with the animal and was believed to have been doing that at the time of his death. Authorities have ord…

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by Josh Lanier
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Breeze Expanding At BDL With Nonstop Flights To Major North Carolina Region Breeze Expanding At BDL With Nonstop Flights To Major North Carolina Region
Breeze Expanding At BDL With Nonstop Flights To Major North Carolina Region Connecticut travelers will soon have a convenient way to get to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. Breeze Airways is adding new nonstop flights from Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) near Greensboro, NC. The seasonal service will begin on Friday, June 6. The route will operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays. "Hartford is one of our largest bases and we continue to see growing demand for more service from Connecticut,” said Breeze CEO and founder David Neeleman. "With Breeze's great produc…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being' CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being'
CT Police Lt Remembered For Dedication To Community: Army Vet Was 'Amazing Human Being' A Connecticut community is mourning the loss of a dedicated police officer who spent his life working to improve his world and the lives of the people in it.  Plainville Police Lt. John Quilter died Saturday, Jan. 18, surrounded by his family. The department did not disclose the cause of death. The 49-year-old Bristol native married his high school sweetheart, Missy, and they had three children. John recently became a grandfather for the first time, according to his obituary.  Original Report: Plainville Lt. Dies Surrounded By Family John Quilter joined the Plainville Police D…

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by Josh Lanier