ShakerHeights.Patch.com By Nikki Ferrell Posted May 16th 2013   Gimme Java owner Albert Plummer absolutely gushes when asked about his “upscale, elegant, but extremely comfortable” coffee shop, slated to open this summer at Lee and Van Aken. And it’s hard not to get excited about the shop when talking to Plummer, who peppers his description [...]

247WallSt.com By Michael B. Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess Posted April 19th 2013   After three years of declining sales, shipments of domestically sold beer are up by more than 1% in the United States this year. Sales of light beer and specialty beer, such as Budweiser Light Platinum, Shock Top, and Blue Moon, have [...]

HealthyBlackWomen.com Posted April 2nd 2013   Having a healthy “intimacy” life can do wonders for you. It improves your mind, helps your body, and is great exercise. But what if you don’t feel like doing “it”? And what if you have that feeling (or lack of feeling, really) too often? Well, there is good news! [...]

NewsNet5.com By Mike Posted March 27th 2013   CLEVELAND – The same publisher that named Cleveland among the nation’s most miserable cities and one with the unhappiest workers seems to be growing some affection for the city. On Monday, Forbes identified Cleveland as a U.S. city with an emerging downtown area . Fifteen cities were [...]

DailyFinance.com Posted March 8th 2013   In the past 10 years, some of America’s biggest food chains have seen their sales cut by more than half. Former American staples such as Big Boy, Ponderosa and Bennigan’s have been unable to keep luring in customers, and they’ve closed hundreds of locations nationwide. Blame stale brands or [...]

HuffingtonPost.com Posted November 5th 2012   HuffPost Food recently went on a tour de force of some of America’s major casual dining chains. Regardless of your taste in cuisine, chances are you’ve found yourself at a casual dining restaurant before, whether one is your go-to Friday night spot or a road trip-only meal. These national [...]

Associated Press By Curt Anderson Posted September 10th 2012 MIAMI — Darden Restaurants Inc. violated federal labor laws by underpaying thousands of servers across the country at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster and other eateries, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of the workers. The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court seeks [...]

EverythingHealth.com By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor Posted August 21st 2012   Curcumin, a compound found in turmeric spice that is used to flavor curry, may help prevent pre-diabetes from developing into the full-blown disease and provide a host of other health boosts.   The compound curcumin, contained in the Southeast Asian spice turmeric often used [...]

HuffingtonPost.com Posted July 22nd 2012 (PHOTO: ALINEA RESTAURANT, CHICAGO AT: http://www.alinea-restaurant.com/)   For years, if you were to ask 10 restaurant experts what the best restaurant in the world was, nine out of 10 would have agreed: Ferran Adria’s El Bulli, in northeast Spain. There was El Bulli, then there was a large handful of [...]

Ohio.com By Shaina Cavazos, Plain Dealer Posted July 22nd 2012   Burger King fired three employees at a franchise restaurant in Mayfield Heights after an Internet photograph showed an employee stepping in containers of lettuce. The photo showed an employee from the knees down with each shod foot nestled in a bed of lettuce. A [...]