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Building approvals rose in August

Approvals for the construction of new homes rose 3 per cent in August, according to the ABS.

Virgin Australia has been given the go ahead to sell a 35 per cent stake in its Velocity loyalty program.

The ACCC has given the green light for Expedia's $700 million takeover of Wotif.com.

The Australian dollar has hit a two-week high after the release of strong local economic data.

CBA shareholders will decide if boss Ian Narev can be paid up to $4.7 million in shares as a long-term bonus

The share market has closed lower, reversing across all sectors despite strong national building figures.

Tokyo stocks have opened 1.16 per cent lower after drops on US and European markets.

The RBA says an increase in home building activity is most likely the best way to rein in house prices.

Tabcorp has received the all clear from the ACCC to buy ACTTAB in a $105.5 million deal.

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FRANKFURT Zalando SEs stock market debut was described as disappointing by analysts Wednesday after the online retailers shares swiftly shed their opening gains.

The stock initially rose 12% above its issue price on the Frankfurt exchange but pared those gains within the first hour of trading.

By midmorning locally, Zalandos shares were slightly below 23 euros ($29), compared with their debut of 24.10. The e-commerce companys 21.50 issue price was set at the upper end of its bookbuilding range.

Alpha Wertpapierhandel analyst Stefan de Schutter called it a poor start, as expectations were high after the offer was oversubscribed. He said it would be devastating if Zalando shares were to fall below the issue price on their first day.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has donated 110 young pheasants to the Richland Center High School after vandalism lead to the death of pheasant chicks, according to a release.

In August the agriculture teacher at Richland Center High School discovered the pheasant-raising sheds had been broken into. Inside the two sheds he found 50 dead birds, another 50 had escaped the enclosure to nearby fields and 50 pheasants were found alive inside the sheds.

The pheasants are raised by students at the school throughout the summer and then released in the fall. The pheasant-raising program has been operated at the school for 16 years.

We were more than happy to help out. These types of school programs provide a great experience for students and really do wonders for getting kids interested in the outdoors, DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said in the release.

The pheasants being donated by the DNR are from the State Game Farm in Poynette, according to the release. After students raise the young birds, they will release them on wildlife areas throughout Richland County.

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Grille 3501's newly opened addition, The Loft, is a stellar open-air interpretation of this top Lehigh Valley dining spot. Smart and contemporary in its rustic sophistication, The Loft makes this restaurant's star shine even brighter.

Even though the addition increases Grille 3501's seating by several dozen, the food is as excellent as the day the restaurant launched in 2001. Expansion of the kitchen, part of the construction project, undoubtedly helped to ensure the fare's continuing high standards.

Floor-to-ceiling doors open the two-level addition to fresh air and a full measure of sunlight. A large bar on the first level anchors bar-height tables in the front and standard tables in the back, where an exposed brick wall adds texture to rough-hewn beams and chestnut brown walls.

Just a look at Grille 3501's menu gets taste buds turned on. The restaurant's inventive fusion of Asian, Mediterranean and French cuisines features appetizers such as grilled lamb tenderloin with sweet potato pancakes and cranberry ginger vinaigrette and sea salt roasted shrimp with corn brulee and garlic ginger soy.

About a dozen main dishes offer creative combinations: Duck breast with yam hash, tatsoi, duck confit relish and port reduction, for example, along with spicy seared Hawaiian monchong with lobster quinoa pilaf, glazed baby carrots and chili yuzu sauce.

Crispy sesame chicken dumplings ($11) were a delectable start. Dark in color and taste, these golf-ball sized morsels were formed around a length of sugar cane like a Popsicle stick, and served on a bed of sliced green onions, their pointed sharpness balancing the dumpling's crunch and the dipping sauce's deep, nutty, sesame essence.

Pistachios on the shared baby arugula ($7) salad plated separately, thank you very much added lovely color and texture to the Gorgonzola, red beets and sherry vinaigrette that topped the greens.

Succulent sea salt-seared rare tuna ($28) was pink and buttery. Its pairings Israeli couscous, baby bok choy and carrot slaw, enhanced by ginger red pepper gastrique kept the tenor of this combination light and bright.

Meltingly tender, with pomegranate jus as deep and dark as night, boneless beef short ribs ($28) remain a food memory made in heaven. Served on a crispy potato cake with spinach and roasted portobello mushrooms, these ribs took comfort food to a new level.

Luscious limoncello cheesecake ($8.50) was delightful, but the accompanying lemon curd spring roll was truly inspired: Its thin pastry wrapper burst with intense, citrusy and tart lemon cream that sealed this meal with the freshness of a spring morning.

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Demolition began Tuesday morning on the building that housed the former Beijing Restaurant.

The Asian cuisine restaurant at 1951 Scottsville Road had been closed for a couple of years. Holland Inc. construction equipment roared on the property between Thoroughbred Square and The Medical Center Home Care Program. The building, which has had several uses, is being torn down to make way for a Corner Bakery Cafe, according to David Bernado, construction manager, who was on the site Tuesday.

Half Baked Partners signed an agreement with Corner Bakery Cafe in April to introduce 18 neighborhood bakery cafes into the Kentucky and Tennessee markets, according to a news release from Corner Bakery Cafe.

The building that will be on Scottsville Road will be a free-standing, 4,000-square-foot building, said Jenifer Watkins, director of marketing for Raffertys Inc.; Montana Grille; Double Dogs and Corner Bakery Cafe. The new restaurant will employ about 35 people.

Corner Bakery Cafe is a fast-casual bakery caf that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, paninis and soups, according to cornerbakerycafe.com.

Watkins said she expects the restaurant to open in early spring.

Basically, were looking for another way to grow our business. Corner Bakery fits our philosophy, Watkins said. Bowling Green is our hometown, so thats why we wanted to build one here first so we can learn all about it before we expand it.

The building had its start in Bowling Green as Kingfish. An October 1978 Daily News advertisement sought employees for the restaurant billed as Americas newest and most exciting seafood restaurant. That was well before a Red Lobster opened in Bowling Green. The building also was home to Steamboat Salvage before becoming a restaurant again.

Michael May of Bowling Green, a detective with the Kentucky State Police, has fond memories of the building when it was Kingfish and Beijing Restaurant.

"I tried to go about once a week if I could convince everybody to go," May said.

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Tustin Planning Commission approves Mexican fast food plans

A rendering of the proposed Miguel's Jr. restaurant for the Tustin Market Place.

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The restaurant chain started when the original owners, Mike and Mary Vasquez, took over an existing restaurant in Corona in 1973 and named it Miguel's, after Mike's grandfather.

The Vasquezes then took their sit-down Mexican restaurant idea and created a fast food version called Miguel's Jr. in 1975.

Today, there are three full-service Miguel's restaurants and 12 Miguel's Jr. restaurants in the Inland Empire and Orange County.

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The Tustin Market Place might get a little more spice in its life, following Planning Commission approval of the construction and operation of a 3,053-square-foot Mexican fast food restaurant called Miguels Jr.

The Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit allowing for the construction and operation of Miguels Jr. during its Sept. 23 meeting; its a temporary approval before the Tustin City Council gives the proposal final consideration next month.

According to a report by Tustin Senior Planner Ryan Swiontek, the ...

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Construction continues at the site of the new Browns Socialhouse restaurant at Queens Avenue and 18th Street on Tuesday.

With the skeleton of a brand-new building up, construction continues on what will become the citys newest watering hole, Browns Socialhouse.

While initially there was talk the restaurant could be open as early as this month, owner Blake Trotter said the plan has always been to open in mid-December, and he expects to know if theyre going to meet that target in the next couple of weeks.

"The plan is to open a Browns Socialhouse that is just like an existing one and has all of the kinks worked out,"said Trotter via cellphone from a Socialhouse in Langley, B.C., where he was taking part in a two-week training seminar with managers Darcy Paton and Ashleigh Salo.

Typically, the opening weeks of a restaurant are fraught with confusion and gaffes as communication is ironed out between front-of-house staff and the line.

However, Trotter said there has been a substantial investment, approximately three times the standard, to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible.

"We got one shot at it to show what this is all about and we want to deliver."

The Brandon location, where the former A&W restaurant was located at 1847 Queens Ave., will be the first franchise in Manitoba, but the company has plans to open two more in Winnipeg in 2014-15.

A Red Seal chef, Glen Woydon, has been hired and is at the Red Deer, Alta., location learning the menu, according to Trotter.

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LAKELAND | A much-debated proposal to build a hotel and restaurant near Lakeside Village has seemingly been halted.

Drummond Co., who owns the property at the southeast corner of Harden Boulevard and Oakbridge Parkway, recently withdrew its request for commissioners to hold an appeal hearing on rezoning the land.

And the property's proposed buyers may have found another location to build on on South Florida Avenue.

Drummond, out of Birmingham, Ala., wanted the city to rezone land to allow a Holiday Inn Express and a Cheddar's Restaurant to be built there. However, the proposal was opposed by nearby residents and rejected twice by the Planning and Zoning Board.

Lakeland Community Development Director Jim Studiale said Drummond sent a letter to the city on Monday saying it was withdrawing its appeal of the zoning board's decision.

The hearing had been scheduled for Monday's City Commission meeting.

In the letter, local representative Leonard Mass wrote that Drummond was confident the proposal would have been an appropriate fit for the land and the community, but it recognized the significant opposition by nearby residents and the city.

"Therefore, Drummond Company has decided to withdraw its applications, in part, because it understands that a great deal of emotion exists with respect to the East Village applications and that it is very difficult for the City Commission to balance property rights interests with the understandable concerns of many existing Oakbridge residents," the letter states.

About 120 residents of the Oakbridge neighborhood sent letters to city officials asking them to not allow the zoning change.

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