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Free meal connects community, promotes civility in Endeavor
ENDEAVOR, Wis. (AP) — The draw can be spaghetti, brats, chicken-and-dumplings soup, ham and scalloped potatoes. On this night it was 200 Salisbury steaks, 60 pounds of mashed potatoes, “a big ole pot” of gravy, 13 pounds of corn and dozens of dinner rolls with cake for dessert. Young and old...
Provo officials decide whether to allow brewpubs in downtown
PROVO, Utah (AP) — As the executive director of a nonprofit that specializes in promoting tourism in Provo, Quinn Peterson has a front-row seat to the city’s growth: Coffee shops, restaurants, apartment buildings and a shiny new convention center have transformed the downtown over the past decade....
Black-owned vegan eateries are spicing up Southern cuisine
ATLANTA (AP) — The doors opened at 4 p.m., but the line formed an hour earlier at this restaurant in Southwest Atlanta, minutes from the historically black Clark Atlanta University. No one seemed to mind the wait. "I'm excited," one woman told another. "I heard people are out here until 1 a.m. in the...
Campaign launches to support Chinatown amid virus fears
BOSTON (AP) — Boston is trying to throw some love to Chinatown amid concerns about a new Chinese virus that has sickened tens of thousands, including a college student in the city. Mayor Marty Walsh launched a social media campaign Thursday encouraging people to share photos of themselves supporting small...
With virus, shops in China suffer a star-crossed Valentines
BEIJING (AP) — In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to their door. The note, scrawled on the front of their sealed order, states the body temperature of the chef who made it. Moka Bros, a health food eatery...
Part of the ceiling collapses at Atlanta airport restaurant
ATLANTA (AP) — Part of a restaurant ceiling collapsed inside Atlanta's airport Thursday, leaving a large chunk of it draped over countertops in the dining area. One person was taken to a hospital, and a second person was treated at the scene, airport officials said. The collapse happened shortly before 8...
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Fear. Surprising moments of levity. Soul-crushing boredom. Life on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port with scores of cases of a new virus, means experiencing all these things, according to interviews by The Associated Press with passengers and a...
Young professionals help revitalization Oklahoma small towns
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After spending 10 years as a music professor in Oklahoma City, Cami Engles had grown used to spending time at unique local businesses. Oklahoma City is full of coffee shops, brunch spots, yoga studios, popular breweries and Oklahoma-only boutiques. So when Engles’ husband got a...
Local restaurant dedicated to upholding late chef's legacy
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — On Jan. 11, the Shreveport-Bossier City community said farewell to the “rough and gruff” chef with a heart of gold, George Beaird. Beaird was the owner and executive chef at The Port Grill restaurant. Three years ago, he opened the restaurant at 784 E. Flournoy Lucas in...
Old-world bread factory bakes, ships out 10,000 loaves daily
DENVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Inside the red-brick industrial building at the end of Luger Road, 10,000 loaves of bread are baked daily using 50,000 pounds of flour and an old-world recipe brought over from Sicily to Brooklyn in 1952. Anthony and Sons Bakery is easy to find - just follow the fresh-baked bread...
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