Posted on: 6:45 am, February 13, 2014, by Jonathan Ketz, updated on: 06:47am, February 13, 2014

Local developer Todd Raufeisen says that construction of the Dock Restaurant will start in the late Summer or early Fall.

In September of 2013, Raufeisen said that construction would likely start in the spring of 2014. Raufeisen wants to make a four-story, $25 million restaurant and office development. It would have a platform that takes people into the site, just in case it floods.

City leaders also know that Rhythm City will BE moving off the water and onto land. Casino Developer Dan Kehl hopes to have his new casino in place by the fall of 2015. By that point, the Rhythm City Casino should be off of Davenports riverfront.

The riverfront developments will be discussed during the second meeting of Davenports RiverVision. The first meeting was held back in November of 2013. There will be two different sessions Thursday, February 13th, 2014. One starts at noon. The other starts at 6 p.m. Both are being held at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport.

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Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 10, 2014

The Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort today announced the opening of two new restaurants concepts and a Gelateria as the final phase of the hotels multi-million dollar renovation in 2011. Located at 2096 Northeast Second Street in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Cafe Med, Burger Craze and Vaniglia E Cioccolato Gelateria will offer the community and hotel guests family-friendly top quality dining destinations at reasonable prices.

As stewards of the hotel property for more than 40 years, the Chase family has a passion for the continued growth and prosperity of the Deerfield Beach community. We have deep roots in this area and are committed to Deerfield Beach and to its future. The restaurant construction has brought 50 jobs and the restaurants themselves provide another 60 positions, creating a positive impact on the local economy in addition to drawing more visitors to Deerfield Beach, stated Cheryl Chase, principal of Deerfield 21, ownership of the hotel.

Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the 160-seat Cafe Med will feature Italian cuisine, with authentic Italian ingredients. Cafe Meds interior is contemporary but with a soft palette of warm Tuscan colors, tailored to family-friendly dining with individual and family-sized portions (serving two or three) of classic Italian favorites such as Calamari Fritte ($12.99 for individual and $19.99 for family size), Cafe Med Pizza with skirt steak, pepperoni, sausage and ricotta cheese (15.99), Penne Vodka ($14.99 for individual and $23.99 for family size), Dentice Alla Francese, snapper filet in egg-wash cooked in lemon butter sauce with spinach ($17.99 for individual and $29.99 for family size). Cafe Med is open for breakfast and dinner.

Burger Craze seats 75 guests. Its modern interior reflects the cool bright turquois color of the nearby beach, blending fun and top quality ingredients to take the American classic hamburger to new gastronomic levels. With a choice of certified Angus beef, chicken breast, veggie chipotle black bean, salmon or Kobe beef, Burger Craze offers the Hipster with arugula, shaved Parmesan, prosciutto, and truffle oil, The Caliente with ground chorizo, pepper Jack cheese, guacamole and jalapeno, the Beach Bird Burger with ground turkey, iceberg lettuce, tomato, bacon and garlic aioli. In addition to the burgers, priced from $5.50 to $11, the menu also features hot dogs, salads and side dishes.

For a sweet treat the Vaniglia E Cioccolato Gelateria serves 16 authentic gelato flavors, four sorbets and four sugar-free flavors. Made from an authentic Italian recipe with the finest ingredients, the Gelateria imports special sugar direct from Italy and uses only real fruit to create authentic flavors including Tiramisu, Cappuccino with Italian espresso and bittersweet chocolate, Stracciatella with chocolate shavings, Mela Verde with fresh Granny Smith apples and more.

General Manager for all three eateries is Diego Oppo. Oppo was born into a family of restaurateurs in Milan, Italy. He earned a Bachelors in business analysis and studied law for three years at the University of Milan, Italy. He has worked in the restaurant business for more than 10 years in California and Florida. At Cafe Med Executive Chef Tulio Castilla brings skillfully prepared dishes with a unique interpretation to Deerfield Beach. Renowned and with a loyal following, Chef Tulio, originally from Colombia, was the Chef at Ferraros Ristorante and was also the owner of the former Tulios Caf in Boca Raton.

Hours: Cafe Med is open for breakfast 7 a.m. until noon and dinner Monday through Friday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Burger Craze is open for lunch and dinner daily from 11 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Vaniglia E Cioccolato Gelateria is open Monday through Thursday from noon until 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon until 10:30 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 9 p.m. Phone number for the restaurants is 954-428-2850.

About the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort The 172-room Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort was completely rejuvenated in 2011. Today, the oceanfront hotels iconic architecture graces the Deerfield Beach skyline and is the centerpiece of the waterfronts redevelopment efforts. The hotel features dramatic corner suites with floor-to ceiling beach and ocean views along the Deerfield/Boca Raton shoreline. Guest rooms showcase floor-to-ceiling window views in every room, oversized flat-screen televisions, complimentary wired and wireless internet, as well as Wyndhams signature Be Well bedding. The Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort offers direct ocean and beach access, outdoor heated pool and hot tub, poolside dining and refreshments and nightly live entertainment at the popular Patio Bar and Grill all overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Hotel guests have access to a 24-hour business center as well as a 24-hour health and fitness center with state-of- the-art Cybex cardio equipment. Additional services include valet parking, concierge services and on-site market for convenience items, magazines and snacks. The Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort also has full banquet facilities for weddings, celebrations and corporate functions with more than 4,300 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space for business functions, weddings and events. For more information contact the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort at (954) 428-850 or visit the web at http://www.wyndhamdeerfieldresort.com.

About Deerfield 21 Corporation, Deerfield 21 Corporation is an affiliate of Chase Enterprises. Chase Enterprises is a multi-faceted investment firm and leader in commercial and residential real estate and hotel development. Chase Enterprises commercial developments include Leisure Resorts LLCs Palm Harbor Marina, a 200-slip marina located in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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The Good Food Awards launched four years ago in San Francisco to highlight American craft food and beverage products that are not just tasty, but sustainably and responsibly made. It is an award that quality retailers all over the country look at in order to stock their shelves.

Wisconsin has been doing well at the awards: Death's Door Spirits, Spirit Creek Farm, Quince & Apple, Lakefront Brewery, and Kickapoo Coffee have all taken home medals in the past couple of years. Significantly, Pleasant Ridge Reserve from Upland's Cheese has won every year the awards have been offered, and Underground Meats has now won awards two years in row.

Last year, Underground Meats earned honors for its salami and goat copa. This year, it was its sopressata that caught the judges' eye. "We're building notoriety and getting a name from this second win" says Jerry Traczyk, manager of Underground Meats.

The meat processing wing of the Underground Food Collective has doubled its staff from four to eight employees since last year, and is planning on hiring in anticipation of future demand as the company acquires a license to wholesale across state lines. They plan to have that license in the next few months.

Currently, Underground Meats can only be sold to consumers across state lines -- and do so via Provisions by Food52.

"We're looking at probably doubling the size of our facility in the next few months as well," says Traczyk, who notes that after the Good Food Award wins there is a waiting list of national retail clients.

Nearly 60 restaurants and butcher shops in Wisconsin, as well as nearly 15 retail outlets, currently sell Underground Meats.

The Underground Food Collective also plans to open its new restaurant behind the current Underground Butcher building at 811 Williamson St. The project has been in the works long enough to already have received a liquor license, with construction slated to begin in the next few weeks.

"This project will be very different from Forequarter," says Mel Trudeau, a partner in the business. "It is about twice the size and will take reservations." The restaurant will be called Middlewest, and will serve dinner and brunch. Trudeau expects Middlewest to be open within the year.

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Township residents who want to satisfy their cravings for a Big Mac and super-sized French fries without traveling very far will get no objection from Forks Township Supervisors.

The board, during a Thursday night work session, was briefed on plans for a 24-hour McDonald's restaurant planned for construction off Towne Center Boulevard, near Sullivan Trail.

The fast food restaurant is slated to sit in a shopping center behind the Rita's Italian Ice franchise and across from the Giant Food Store.

Developers will appear Monday at 7 p.m. in front of the Forks Township Zoning Hearing Board to request several variances, including one for the restaurant's trademark golden arches sign that will sit at least 15 feet high.

"As of now, we don't have any objection to the plan and that's where we are now," said supervisor Bob Egolf.

Supervisor, Erik Chuss, said he'd like to see sidewalks built leading from the Rita's Italian Ice store to the fast food restaurant to accommodate pedestrians.

The restaurant also requires a variance for its 46 planned additional parking spaces.

The shopping center, with its current 485 parking spaces, is already operating with a parking variance, according to township Zoning Officer Tim Weis.

"We want the business. Our parking is always an issue, because we always ask for too much parking," Weis said. "The general consensus is that the board isn't going to oppose the plans. A traffic study still has to be done and it will take many months for everything to be completed."

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Square 1 Burgers & Bar, a Tampa-based restaurant, plans to open in Gainesville at the end of summer.

In addition to burgers, the full-serve restaurant also offers salads, sliders and shakes. CEO Joanie Corneil said Gainesville is a good market that was next on the list for expansion.

Burgers range from $8 to $12. A full bar offers margaritas, martinis, alcoholic shakes and craft beers.

Corneil said Square 1 is taking possession of the Maui Teriyaki building at 3105 SW 34th St. later this month. She said construction is planned for the beginning of the summer and will take about 12 weeks.

Maui Teriyaki owner Nikita Patalinghug said she has two other locations in the works and is looking for a third to replace the 34th Street location. The Tower Road location closed last month.

Korean Barbecue

A Korean barbecue restaurant is moving into the former Stonewood Grill & Tavern location at 3812 Newberry Road.

The restaurant does not yet have a name, said Mike Warren, president of AMJ Inc., which owns the property. He said the restaurant owner is an independent restaurateur with two other Asian-style eateries in Florida.

Warren said the restaurant is in the process of obtaining permits to renovate the location.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Feb. 7, 2014) A local restaurant with decades of history on the northeast side of Indianapolis is closing its doors and moving in the wake of a major construction project that kicked off this week.

Murphys Steakhouse, open since 1977 in a building that has served food to the community since 1958, will close its North Keystone Avenue doors after dinner service on Valentines Day.

The City of Indianapolis said the project to reconstruct the Fall Creek bridge will restrict traffic through mid-November and not be completed until summer 2015.

Murphys Steakhouse owner Craig Stonebraker said thats too much for the restaurant to bear, forcing him to merge with another local spot. Pat Flynns, about one mile north on Allisonville Road, will close for three days, renovate and reopen as a new version of Murphys.

I was 25 when I bought this restaurant, so I have a love affair with this building, this neighborhood and this restaurant. [I]ts gut-wrenching to move, Stonebraker said.

But if were going to survive and our staff, particularly our servers, are going to continue to make a living, we have to move.

City of Indianapolis public information officer Kelly Janssen said the city had no choice but to take on the project.

Every two years, federal guidelines require us to inspect the bridge, Janssen said. This time, when we inspected the bridge, we found that the structural integrity of the bridge had been compromised, therefore requiring us to do reconstruction.

In consideration for its troubles, the citys contractor is paying Murphys to rent its parking lot to store its equipment during the construction project.

Stonebraker is trying to stay optimistic, while keeping well aware of the history from which hes being forced to walk away.

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Tribune photo by Garrett Valenzuela -- Nugget President and CEO Carlton Geer, middle, speaks to Sparks City Councilwoman Julia Ratti on Monday at an event celebrating the final week of Trader Dick's restaurant.

Tribune photo by Garrett Valenzuela -- Two locals discuss the layout of Gilley's Saloon, Dance Hall and Bar-B-Que which will take the place of Trader Dick's restaurant inside the Nugget in Sparks.

Nugget executives, City of Sparks officials and many others mingled inside the Polynesian paradise-themed restaurant Monday evening, paying their respects and helping usher the business out on a high note. The restaurant and bar opened on B Street in 1958 before moving inside the Nugget in 1973, and it will celebrate its final week in business with discount food and drink specials.

Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said he was sad to see Trader Dicks close its doors after so many wonderful memories.

I remember going to Trader Dicks when it was across the street many, many years ago, Martini said Monday. I had dates I brought here, family dinners, birthdays, wedding anniversaries and all kinds of memories here. Its been a wonderful place and I really enjoyed Trader Dicks. It holds a special place in my heart. It is sad in one respect to see it go, but its exciting to see something new come.

Nugget President and CEO Carlton Geer said he too was sad to see Trader Dick's go having brought dates to the restaurant in the early 1980s before he was married. Despite the sorrow present for the restaurants final week, Geer said looking ahead gives locals reason to be excited.

People have to look toward not just what we are losing, but what the community is gaining, Geer said, "And Gilleys is a huge asset, I believe, to the community.

Gilleys Saloon, Dance Hall and Bar-B-Que will be created behind the construction walls in the 10,000 square-foot space where Trader Dick's currently sits. Geer said the country western vibe of Gilleys will offer existing customers an exciting atmosphere while enticing others to choose the Nugget for entertainment.

We want to be the Sparks hometown hangout, but we also want to appeal to out-of-town guests and those who are visiting other hotels, Geer said. I think Gilleys is an important cornerstone along with the other renovations and amenities we are adding to the property.

The renovations slated for the Nugget range nearly property wide and include more than 100,000 square feet of carpet replacement, a new sportsbook and sports bar, a new bingo parlor, a new gift shop and ceiling improvements. The renovations were announced following the property changing hands and Geer said the nearly $50 million investments will breathe new life into downtown Sparks.

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It was debated, fought and criticized by many area residents, but a new Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers restaurant finally will open in Jacksonvilles Avondale neighborhood Monday.

After demolishing a former gas station building and fending off angry community activists for months, owners of the Mellow Mushroom pizza shop chain finally have finished construction of the new restaurant at 3611 St. Johns Ave. The eatery is among several others in the Shoppes of Avondale stretch of St. Johns Avenue.

We are thrilled to bring Mellow Mushroom to Avondale, said Mellow Mushroom owner John Valentino in a news release Wednesday. This is an ideal setting for our guests.

While Valentino sees the new restaurant site as ideal, many living near the area have not.

Multiple appeals challenging the Mellow Mushroom construction were filed with the city by citizen groups We Love Avondale, Riverside Avondale Preservation, and three property owners near the Shoppes. All argued the Mellow Mushroom didnt meet its parking obligations.

In most of Jacksonville, a restaurant must provide one parking space for every four seats, plus one space for each employee. Mellow Mushroom would have 198 seats and 14 employes, so the standard regulation would require 57 spaces. But in Riverside-Avondale that obligation is half, so its required to provide only 28 spaces.

The citys planning department determined Mellow Mushroom has vested rights to seven parking spaces from businesses that previously occupied the buildings it will use. That means the restaurant must provide 21 other spaces, which Mellow Mushroom says it would with the new parking lot.

Their cookie-cutter model is not going to work in a neighborhood like ours, Carmen Godwin, executive director of Riverside Avondale Preservation, said in an October Times-Union report on the controversy.

Mellow Mushroom officials say theyve been able to incorporate the Avondale artsy feel by using woods in most of the dcor along with brick and contemporary jazz-inspired art. There also will be a retired fire truck parked on the side of the building.

The Mellow Mushroom in Avondale will be open seven days a week.

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The original Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter has become a major construction site in recent months. A mishap Tuesday had a portion of the old building crumbling.

Construction crews went back to work Wednesday at the Royal Street restaurant after a ceiling collapsed Tuesday.

A major renovation has been going on here for about four months. It includes a combination of electrical and plumbing updates to a complete style revamp.

Wednesday traffic was blocked on the street while cement trucks were brought in to do more work. Greg Beureman, a spokesperson for the property, said around 3 p.m. Tuesday one of the columns that supports the second floor collapsed. A portion of the second floor came crumbling down into the first floor.

No workers were injured in the process.

Structural engineers were on site Tuesday evening and Wednesday to determine what happened and why, but right now there is no clear indication about what caused the collapse.

Although Beureman said the property dates back to the late 1700s, and these are things that tend to happen in old buildings.

There is no indication about how this will impact the construction and renovation process, since Beureman said the owners do not have a hard opening date.

The spokesperson said owner Ralph Brennan is putting his own mark on the property. He said it will not be a carbon copy of anything that has been at the site before. It will have a new concept and a new name.

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