TahoeChamber will hold a forum next week to discuss what impacts construction on Kingsbury Grade might have on local businesses and residents.

The project, which consists of repaving and upgrading about four miles of the road from Highway 50 to the summit, is expected to start in May and could affect travel over the pass particularly for motorists coming from Carson Valley.

I think anytime you have construction it impacts and inconveniences people Chamber President Betty B Gorman said. But I think our goal is not to focus on how much damage, but how to help people and focus on how to get people through it as seamlessly as possible.

Gorman said the Chamber is holding the forum because it felt stakeholders and small business owners, particularly, should have a venue to gather more information on the long-term construction project.

During construction, transportation would be limited along Kingsbury at different times of the day and season.

Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, roadwork would be conducted 24 hours per day and six days per week. Westbound traffic coming from Carson Valley with the exception of buses and emergency vehicles would face restrictions.

Construction would continue between Memorial Day and Labor Day, but it would only occur at night. Under this option, only one lane of alternating traffic would be open at that time. One lane in each direction would be open during the day.

On Thursday, project manager Pedro Rodriguez said the Nevada Department of Transportation is pursuing an aggressive 12- to 18-month construction schedule to complete the project as quickly as possible.

Many businesses operate on Kingsbury on the four-mile section of road. The Red Hut Caf is one of them, but assistant manager Liza Olivta said she doubts construction will have much of an impact on the restaurant.

Red Hut has had to deal with changes brought on by construction before. However, it usually balances out, she said.

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A report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) shows the issue of wage theft disproportionately affects workers in the restaurant and constructionindustries.

Wage theft includes an employer paying less than minimum wage, not paying overtime, not paying for certain hours worked, or simply not paying an employee at all. Food service and construction jobs account for eight and four percent of Oregon jobs, respectively, but they made up 30 and 16 percent of all wage theft claims filed with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries(BOLI).

In total, 871 wage theft claims were made with BOLI between July 2012 and June 2013, but theres evidence to suggest many more incidents gounreported.

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McDonald's is looking to open a new restaurant in Plum this spring.

The new location at the intersection of Route 286 and New Texas Road is replacing the current McDonald's less than a mile away on Route 286 near the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department.

While construction is influenced by weather conditions, I expect the McDonald's of Plum building to be complete by late April, said Andy Shaffer, owner and operator of the current restaurant on Route 286.

The new location is expected to have a side-by-side drive-thru.

The feature allows for two people to place orders at the same time.

More than 70 percent of (McDonald's) customers utilize the drive-thru for service, Mark Mox of McIlvried, Didiano & Mox, a consulting, engineering and surveying firm hired by McDonald's for the project said in 2012 when restaurant officials presented a site plan to the Plum Borough Planning Commission.

Borough council in November 2012 voted to approve the new restaurant that will have 46 parking spots.

Mox said a survey of parking at the current site revealed that at the peak hours of business, 27 parking spots are in use 20 for customers and seven for employees.

Forty-six will provide sufficient parking for this business, Mox said.

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Employees at the Little Germany Restaurant on Henderson Street just past where White Settlement Road splits off of it look forward to the day when the land near them is under water.

Ive always wanted to work at a water front property! laughed Julie Martin, a server at the restaurant.

Its part of the Trinity River Vision project to cut a channel parallel to where the river bends through downtown. It will create a large island for development where there were once mostly scrap yards and abandoned warehouses. The project will also improve flood control.

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But before the channel is dug out for water, three bridges have to be built on Henderson Street, North Main Street and White Settlement road. And that construction more cones, barricades and detours will start this year.

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Theyre building the bridges now because its cheaper to do it on dry land. So, for the next three years drivers will have to find ways around the construction.

All three of those streets will be affected by the construction. On Henderson and North Main theyre building new roads to divert traffic around the bridges. The biggest headaches will likely be found on White Settlement Road.

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Reviews coming soon, reads the OpenTable page for the Malibu Pier Restaurant and Bar, a brand new restaurant that may be opening on the Malibu Pier as early as this month. The space has been vacant for nearly 3 years.

The new restaurant, which is currently looking to hire sous chefs, according to a Craigslist post, will be operated by The Lark Creek Restaurant Group, a company based in San Francisco that owns restaurants all around California. The Malibu Pier Restaurant and Bar would be the 13th eatery owned by the group.

The space, once home to Alices Restaurant, is located at the base of the pier, curbside to Pacific Coast Highway. The area has been filled with the buzzing of construction crews for several months. Last year, pier concessionaire Alexander Leff vowed he would have two new restaurants open before the end of last summer.

The Malibu Pier Restaurant and Bar is set to offer seasonal farm-fresh cuisine with a contemporary seafood focused menu, according to its Craigslist ad, in a restaurant with large patios, private dining areas and a craft bar program.

There is no word on exactly when the new restaurant will be opening.

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Construction will begin this week on a Burger Fusion Co. restaurant thats expected to open May 1 in the Valley View Mall food court area.

It will be a new-concept fast casual restaurant that specializes in gourmet burgers with exotic toppings, fusing different types of meats together as well, said Matt Boshcka, one of the eaterys owners. Some of the meats include ground Angus, pork, duck, chicken, turkey and ground bratwurst.

The menu also will include veggie burgers, signature macaroni and cheese dishes, a variety of build-your-own shakes and beer, Boshcka said Monday.

The restaurant will have its own seating area with booths and tables. Customers will be able to enter from the parking lot or from the food court, Boshcka said.

The restaurant will have about 2,337 square feet of space, said Tony Szak of TCI Architects, Engineers, Contractor Inc., the projects general contractor.

Burger Fusion Co. is owned by the same three people Boshcka, Tim Larsen and Matt Birnbaum who own the Dublin Square Irish Pub & Eatery that opened in 2011 in downtown La Crosse. But they are two separate businesses, Boshcka said.

We have aspirations to open more (Burger Fusion restaurants), Boshcka said. But it all depends on how this one goes.

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A 37-year-old pacu fish and icon to tiki fanshas found a home after nearly a year of living in a closed Rosemead restaurant.

The property's current owners decided Monday they would keep Rufus and build him a new aquarium in the Chinese restaurant they plan to open.

Charles Ye, a spokesman for the owners, said they decided to keep Rufus to help decorate the restaurant. They also feared moving him would be harmful to his health.

"He's 37 years old already," Ye said. "We want to take care of him."

Bahooka, a lavishly decorated tiki restaurant known for an enormous fish collection, closed last March after nearly 50 years of operation. The fish have been living in the abandoned restaurant for the last year as the current owners decided what to do with them.

When renovations of the shuttered restaurant began about two weeks ago, the owners sought to remove the fish. At the time, fans feared Rufus and Bahooka's other fish would become homeless.

Tiki enthusiasts and members of the group Hidden LA plunged into action. To date, they've raised more than $2,700, found experts to donate services and identified another tiki restaurant, Damon's Steakhouse in Glendale, that agreed to house Rufus.

Lynn Garrett, founder of Hidden LA, said she was disappointed Rufus would not be moving to Damon's. She has not decided what she will do with the money raised on Rufus' behalf and plans to ask the contributors what they want to do with it.

"We are still willing to take the fish on and we really do care about him," Garrett said.

In an update posted on the Hidden LA Facebook page, Garrett wrote that the new owners are keeping Rufus "because due to the press attention they saw he has value."

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Never mind the whisk, heres Robert Irvine.

Buff British reality show chef Robert Irvine is bringing Restaurant: Impossible to sleepy Orange City this week, hoping to flip Bumbinos Italian on Enterprise Road into something that wont make him gnash his teeth and exclaim, Cor, blimey! Bollocks!

Irvine is looking for local volunteers to help with painting, crafting, construction, remodeling, cleaning [and] decorating as well as electricians and plumbers who might be up to the task of re-purposing Bumbinos into a lasagna-lovers delight. Today is the deadline to apply, so hurry up and e-mailtwentz@shootersinc.com to let them know youre comfortable being on camera and that you can fold some napkins, or whatever you do like nobodys business (also include your full name, phone number, e-mail address, and preferred shift from the dates below). Those wishing to make reservations for Bumbinos grand re-opening on Wednesday may call 386-774-2300.

Orange City residents are of course encouraged to drive by Bumbinos at a slow crawl so their vehicles may be caught on camera in the background of one of Roberts inevitable grime-related rants. Your 87 Oldsmobile with the mismatched hubcaps and the Bush/Quayle bumper sticker could be immortalized on basic cable! Them right there is bragging rights for life.

The Bumbinos Restaurant Impossible Volunteer Schedule:

Tuesday Feb. 18: 1-8 p.m Tuesday Feb. 18: 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 19: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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ABC Firefighters have forced entry to a restaurant in the bus interchange.

Police and work safety inspectors will investigate a large blaze in the historic Sydney Building in Canberra's CBD.

Investigators say there is nothing to suggest the fire is suspicious but they do have concerns that a gas leak might have caused an initial explosion.

The building, which is one of the oldest in Canberra, has been significantly damaged by the large fire.

It is believed the fire started in a Japanese restaurant in the Sydney Building at about 9:45am.

Thick, dark smoke has billowed high above the city skyline as the fire moved from the ground floor restaurant into the roof.

Neighbouring business owners reported hearing a large explosion and seeing the restaurant's shop frontage blasted out.

"We just heard a loud bang and we came out to see what had happened," a chef at a nearby cafe, Peter Spencer said.

"The front of the shop had popped out from the explosion."

Office workers from around the CBD watched the blaze from behind police safety lines, with many posting pictures of the fire and smoke on social media.

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Fans of Stephanies sophisticated comfort food can get it on the fly when the latest location of the Boston restaurant chain opens at Logan International Airport.

Stephanies will open in the Terminal B connector in April after completion of Massports $120 million construction project.

The 120-seat restaurant with full bar will be operated under a licensing agreement by San Mateo, Calif.-based Tastes on the Fly, which specializes in bringing outposts of local dining establishments to airports.

(Stephanies) is an iconic Boston restaurant, and I think its because its noted by both visitors and locals, said Michael Levine, Tastes on the Flys cofounder and CEO. Thats the cool thing about her being both in the neighborhoods and on a visitor-(frequented), fashionable street.

Stephanie Sokolove opened Stephanies on Newbury in 1994 and expanded with Stephis on Tremont in the South End in 2009 and Stephis in Southie last year.

The company has always been interested in an airport location, but found that operating in such an environment might be challenging, according to CEO Leo Fonseca.

With the changes in security and how early people have to get to the airport now we thought it was a good opportunity to bring comfort food (to Logan), he said. And ... we were so excited about the response that we got from Stephanies in South Boston, we thought it was another opportunity for us to capitalize on that momentum.

Tastes on the Fly also operates Dine Boston, Jerry Remys Sports Bar & Grill and two Boston Beer Works locations at Logan.

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