Trendy pizza chain sells after one-plus year on market

Trendy pizza chain sells after one-plus year on market
A San Francisco investor agreed to purchase popular pizza restaurant California Pizza Kitchen ( CPKI ), according to a press release . An affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and the
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After starting small, Avalon Exchange stores branch out with successful formula

After starting small, Avalon Exchange stores branch out with successful formula
Imagine a store where Prada shoes and vintage polos intermingle in the aisles. Or a place to purchase low-key Gap jeans and a high-end Max Mara top — for less than 50 bucks. Retail entrepreneur Stuart McLean turned this vision in the late 1980s into [...]

The gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee.

The gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee.
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Mayor defends Peekskill after ‘SNL’ joke about ‘hellhole’

Mayor defends Peekskill after ‘SNL’ joke about ‘hellhole’
PEEKSKILL — Mayor Mary Foster invited the writers of “Saturday Night Live” to catch a free show at the Paramount Center for the Arts after a recent episode that characterized the city as a “hellhole” where residents are “freaks” and “rock eaters.”
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Queens Chileans seek news after 8.8 quake

Queens Chileans seek news after 8.8 quake
Clustered around the television at the San Antonio Bakery in Astoria, dozens of anxious people watched National Television of Chile’s 24-hour coverage of the earthquake that struck the highly seismic nation at 3:34 a.m. local time on Saturday, February 27 – rattling millions out of bed.
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Sysco Plumps Up Profits After Thinning Workforce

Sysco Plumps Up Profits After Thinning Workforce
Food distributer’s Q2 earnings jump 13% on layoff-driven cost cuts.
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Gael Greene is Out After 40 Years at New York Magazine

Guess what? I got fired after 40 years of good eats. Photo: Dan and Rita Wynn
Gael Greene, the brand name of restaurant journalism for 40 years at New York magazine has been fired by the magazine, effective immediately. The magazine gave her one last hurrah with a coverline on “The Most Important Restaurants in 40 [...]