Now under construction, the Ivy Hotel will include a modern American restaurant named Magdalena. (Rendering courtesy Ziger/Snead / December 7, 2012)

The Ivy Hotel, the boutique urban resort under development in Mid-Town Belvedere, will have a modern American restaurant named Magdalena.

The Ivy will occupy the massive Gilded Age brownstone at Calvert and Biddle streets that was built as a private residence and was most recently known as the Inn at Government House.

Magdalena will be the public face of the 18-unit hotel, which otherwise will operate in the manner of a resort, with lounge areas and spa services available for guests only.

The restaurants chef will be Mark Levy, who formerly worked at The Point, an Adirondacks resort created by Garrett Hotel Consultants, the Charlotte, Vt.-based firm that has been hired to design The Ivy.

The hotels owners include Martin Azola and Tony Azola, the father-and-son principals in Azola, a Baltimore-based construction firm specializing in adaptive reuse, and the philanthropists Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown.

The Ivy is scheduled to open in early 2015, according to a spokeswoman for the hotel.

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MAPLEWOOD, N.J., May 30 (UPI) --A construction worker was killed Friday when masonry came down as he and two others excavated a new stairwell in a restaurant in Maplewood, N.J.

Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Callaghan said the dead man, identified as Guo Tai Chen, 51, of New York City, appeared to have died quickly. Another worker was seriously injured.

"He was trapped under a good amount of rubble," Callaghan said. "He was D.O.A."

The building, which dates from about 1930, houses the Coda Kitchen & Bar, a popular eatery in downtown Maplewood, a leafy suburb outside Newark. Owner Saul Fischer said he wanted to install an inside stair to the basement so his employees would not have to go outside.

Mayor Vic De Luca and other officials said the work had the required permits and the site was inspected as recently as Wednesday.

"It's just an accident. It gave way, and he was there," DeLuca said. "I'm sure he went to work today thinking he was going to go home again."

Callaghan said Maplewood has a lot of "old masonry." In 1999, a woman was killed when a building overhang fell on her.

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One construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after an internal building collapse at a restaurant in Maplewood, N.J.

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Falling rubble killed one construction worker and another was seriously injured when the interior of a restaurant collapsed in Maplewood, New Jersey, on Friday, a fire department official said.

The two men were installing a staircase in the basement at Coda Kitchen and Bar when part of the ceiling collapsed on top of them, said Maplewood Fire Chief Michael Dingelstedt.

Firefighters rescued the injured worker, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but was expected to survive, Dingelstedt said. The other worker, identified as Guo Tai Chen, died from his injuries at the scene, he said.

A third construction worker and a restaurant manager escaped from the one-story building unscathed.

The restaurant is on a quaint strip of cafes and nail salons in downtown Maplewood, a middle-class suburb less than 20 miles from New York City.

John Chung, the owner of Bagel Chateau, which is opposite the restaurant, said construction had been going on in the basement for about two weeks.

Firefighters evacuated several nearby businesses while they checked other buildings for structural damage, local business owners said.

The restaurant owner could not immediately be contacted.

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By Stephanie Lulay slulay@stmedianetwork.com May 30, 2014 7:58PM

Restaurant Row in downtown Aurora is seen in February 2013. | File~Sun-Times Media

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AURORA With construction yet to begin on the project, Seize the Future will seek city approval to enter a new agreement with Restaurant Row developer Vernon LaVia.

Seize the Future is an economic development organization in Aurora.

The news comes more than a year after the city approved a $750,000 tax increment financing-backed deal with 5 Way LLC, concerning properties at 29, 31 and 33 W. New York St. in downtowns Restaurant Row. On Friday, Seize the Future CEO Dave Hulseberg said the new agreement is needed to get the project moving again.

Needed infrastructure upgrades has proved to be the biggest roadblock preventing LaVia from starting construction, said Hulseberg, whos now the citys point-man for the project. Under a new proposal, the city would take responsibility for clearing up lingering infrastructure issues, he said Friday.

The current LaVia TIF agreement passed by City Council in February 2013 has passed its expiration date, Hulseberg said. That agreement stated that the developer LaVia agreed to substantially complete the project within 12 months of acquiring the titles to all properties.

The project has not been completed. Hulseberg said he is negotiating in good faith with LaVia to get a revised agreement to redevelop the property in front of City Council soon.

Under the proposed revised agreement, Hulseberg said that 5 Way LLC, owned by LaVia, will receive $50,000 more in tax increment financing funds $800,000 instead of the $750,000 outlined in the current TIF agreement.

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A construction worker removes concrete Wednesday to make way for the foundation of a new Chipotle restaurant at 1727 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Houma.

Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first Houma restaurant later this year.

Construction is underway at 1727 Martin Luther King Blvd. The restaurant is expected to open by the end of 2014, a company spokesman confirmed.

Details about the specific opening date and available jobs will become available later this year.

Chipotle serves made-to-order burritos and fresh Mexican cuisine and specializes in the use of locally sourced and organic ingredients.

The menu features burritos, burrito bowls, tacos and salads. Customers can choose the meat braised carnitas, barbacoa, adobo-marinated grilled chicken, or steak and other ingredients in each order.

The Denver, Colorado-based company plans to open its Houma store as part of a 180- to 195-restaurant expansion this year. It operates over 1,600 locations around the world.

Chipotle has three locations in Louisiana, one in Baton Rouge, one in Harahan and one in Shreveport.

In the first three months of this year Chipotle opened 44 restaurants and saw revenues increase 24 percent to $902 million.

Chipotle is the fourth restaurant to enter the local scene in recent weeks.

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The French Quarter Inn will house the new Ruth's Chris Steak House in downtown Charleston. File/Staff

After a four-year search, Ruth's Chris Steak House soon will fire up the high-end dining competition in downtown Charleston.

The chain's new restaurant will open this fall in the French Quarter Inn at 166 Church St., according to franchise co-owner Nancy Oswald.

Ruth's Chris will serve as the food service provider for both the French Quarter Inn and the new 41-room Spectator Hotel at 71 State St., which is under construction.

Oswald and husband Mark will partner with Jay Keenan and Batson Hewitt, who own the inn near the Charleston City Market. They also will partner with Charlestowne Hotels, which manages the French Quarter Inn.

The Oswalds announced in May 2010 that they bought the Ruth's Chris franchise for Charleston and wanted to open on the peninsula, but they wanted to wait until they found the ideal location. They wanted it to have about 10,000 square feet of space with nearby parking. The new restaurant in the former Tristan site will be close to that size.

The Oswalds also own the franchise to existing Ruth's Chris restaurants in Myrtle Beach, Columbia and Greenville and others out of state.

Other high-end restaurant owners, partners or managers welcomed the new steakhouse but offered concerns for different reasons.

"I think Ruth's Chris will do great here," said Mickey Bakst, general manager of Charleston Grill at Charleston Place. "Steakhouses have a great appeal to people. It will do a really big tourist business."

Bakst added that he believes the peninsula's restaurant market is getting more crowded, but not from a sales standpoint.

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ABILENE, Texas -

A new restaurant is under construction on Catclaw, just south of Dr. J's Express Care. City permitting records show it will be called Taylor County Taphouse.

We were able to speak with the restaurant owner, Josh Robinson.

"Our food would best be termed Texas comfort food, all made in-house from scratch and locally sourced whenever possible," Robinson said. "Drinks will center around a huge selection of beers from all over the world, a full bar with a custom cocktail list, and a wine list hand-picked to pair specifically with our appetizers and entrees."

Documents on file include plans for an outdoor covered patio. Taylor County Taphouse is locally owned with plans to open sometime this fall.

There's also something new in store for the old Famous Dave's on South Danville.

City records filed just last week show construction including a remodel and addition of 2,300 square feet is underway. The new business will be called Miguel's.

We will give you more details as they become available.

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ABILENE, Texas -

A new restaurant is under construction on Catclaw, just south of Dr. J's Express Care. City permitting records show it will be called Taylor County Taphouse.

We were able to speak with the restaurant owner, Josh Robinson.

"Our food would best be termed Texas comfort food, all made in-house from scratch and locally sourced whenever possible," Robinson said. "Drinks will center around a huge selection of beers from all over the world, a full bar with a custom cocktail list, and a wine list hand-picked to pair specifically with our appetizers and entrees."

Documents on file include plans for an outdoor covered patio. Taylor County Taphouse is locally owned with plans to open sometime this fall.

There's also something new in store for the old Famous Dave's on South Danville.

City records filed just last week show construction including a remodel and addition of 2,300 square feet is underway. The new business will be called Miguel's.

We will give you more details as they become available.

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By Patrick Hayes LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- The New Mexico Department of Transportation postponed construction on the westbound on ramp at Avenida de Mesilla on to the I-10.

A spokesperson from NMDOT said construction will resume by 8 a.m.Tuesday.

Tourists and business owners were happy to hear this is the last I-10 project schedule in Dona Ana County.

"Kind of ready for it to be over with already," said Shawn Steyskal, a vacationer from Silver City.

Steyskal stopped to eat at La Posta De Mesilla, a popular restaurant about ten minutes from the freeway.

"This weekend there's a lot of driving public out," said Tom Hutchinson, who owns the restaurant. "So we're seeing a lot of Texas license plates, a lot of Arizona license plates."

Hutchinson said his business hasn't declined as result of the construction but it is frustrating.

"So 139 is closed right now so it makes our El Paso customers have to get off an exit early or an exit later. So it can be a little bit confusing."

NMDOT saidit holds public meetings before starting construction projects so business owners know what to expect.

Drivers are urged to use extreme caution when driving through construction zones and to be on the lookout for people working.

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CTV Montreal Published Tuesday, May 27, 2014 7:39AM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:02PM EDT

Police are looking for an arsonist who tried to burn down a resto-bar on Peel St. overnight.

Around 3:30 a.m. a Molotov cocktail was placed at the front door of Cavalli restaurant.

It did very little damage and may have sputtered out before firefighters even arrived.

No one was injured.

Rapidly the fire was controlled by the firefighters on site, which caused minor damage to the establishment, said Montreal police spokesperson Pierre Brabant.

However, the restaurant in question, once known for its high-end food, luxurious dcor and jet-setting crowd, has been under the watchful eye of police for some time.

The liquor board yanked the restaurant's alcohol licence for 100 days in January, saying Cavalli had become a hotspot for known gangsters.

In recent months whistleblower Ken Pereira told the Charbonneau corruption inquiry that Jocelyn Dupuis, the former head of the FTQ-Construction, was a regular at the restaurant, spending $30,000 per month on food and drinks.

Many high-profile organized crime figures also patronized the restaurant over the years, including the late Mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto. Members of biker gangs and street gangs were also known to have dinner there.

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