December 16,2021ByDAVID VEGA

O-Ku Sushi coming to Jacksonville Beach

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The Indigo Road Hospitality Group will launch a new sushi restaurant called O-Ku, announced this week. O-Ku is expected to open in early 2022 and is hiring for all positions. Located at 502 First St. North, the restaurant is across from the Jax Beach pier and will offer ocean views with rooftop dining and bar....

December 1,2020ByDAVID VEGA

Uber Eats and Postmates are officially teaming up.

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Uber Eats and Postmates are officially teaming up. On Monday, Uber and Postmates officially announced they're $2.65 billion mergers, scheduled to close in Q1 of 2021. The food delivery market is quickly changing, and restaurateurs nationwide are left wondering how this evolution will affect their industry. This means the U.S. third-party delivery market has slimmed from...

October 22,2020ByDAVID VEGA

Chicago will once again shut down indoor bar service.

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Chicago will once again shut down indoor bar service and force non-essential businesses to limit hours as city officials warn a second surge of the coronavirus is underway. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new restrictions during a Thursday briefing, suspending indoor bar service just weeks after reopening such establishments as colder weather begins to...

October 20,2020ByDAVID VEGA

Jacksonville’s oldest brewery says it will be shutting down in a month – Engine 15

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In a Facebook post. Engine 15 said,"Today, we have some unfortunate news to share. We have been trying to negotiate an extension of our current lease with our landlord at our beach location, but regrettably, we have been unable to agree with them. Our current lease expired in May, and we were permitted to stay...

October 13,2020ByDAVID VEGA

Puttshack’s new Social Mini-Golf venues are first of many to come stateside

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The world's first super-tech mini golf experience ⛳️. Tee Up | Eat Up | Drink Up - This Mini golf concept Puttshack is coming to Oakbrook Center and has its River North HQ in Chicago. Puttshack is part of a ground-breaking social entertainment brand founded by Adam Breeden, founder of Acebounce and co-founder of Flight Club,...

September 14,2020ByDAVID VEGA

RESTAURANTS ARE ON PACE TO LOSE $240B IN SALES THIS YEAR 2020

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Restaurant sales fell 34% below normal levels in August after dropping $165 billion during the first five months of the pandemic, keeping the industry on pace to forgo $240 billion in sales during 2020 because of COVID-19, according to a just-released business update from the National Restaurant Association (NRA). Even with dining rooms partially reopened...