A popular cookie chain built around oversized, freshly baked treats has reached the end of the road after a decade in business. The sudden shutdown leaves customers without their favorite neighborhood locations and raises questions about the financial pressures facing specialty dessert businesses. Chip City closes all remaining stores Chip City, the New York-based cookie chain known for its rotating flavors and oversized [...]
Florida Buc-ee’s fixin’ to fixin’ to start construction
Florida’s planned Buc-ee’s near Fort Pierce has reached an important new milestone: St. Lucie County officials say the project has cleared its local hurdles. That is meaningful new progress since our last update on Florida’s next Buc-ee’s locations, but it does not mean construction can begin yet. The travel center is planned near Interstate 95 and Indrio Road, northwest of Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. Local planning [...]
California winery puts 3,500 acres up for sale amid industry struggles and trade wars
California's wine industry is facing mounting pressure as changing consumer habits and weaker demand leave growers and producers searching for ways to stay afloat. Now, one established wine company is putting thousands of acres of land on the market, adding to concerns about the industry's financial future. McManis Family Vineyards lists thousands of acres McManis Family Vineyards has put approximately 3,500 acres of [...]
Beloved New Jersey bagel shop closes after 30 years in business
New Jersey has lost another longtime neighborhood food institution as familiar restaurants continue disappearing across the state. Beyond the Bagel in Upper Montclair closed after 30 years in business, ending a daily routine for generations of local customers. The Bellevue Avenue shop served its final customers on September 13. Owner Tina Ganan had worked there for a decade before taking ownership 20 years ago, meaning much [...]
The 3 most beloved Georgia restaurants that are now gone
Georgia has lost another group of recognizable local restaurants after a year that has already included other notable restaurant departures across the state. September brought the end of a longtime Southern meat-and-three, an Atlanta Viet-Cajun favorite and a family-run Marietta birria destination. The three restaurants had very different histories, from nearly four decades to just over six years, but each developed a [...]
Iconic grocery store chain shuts down South Carolina location after 54 years
A South Carolina Piggly Wiggly that served downtown Myrtle Beach for 54 years announced October 11 as its final day. Its departure comes as grocery retailers are reassessing individual locations, but this store's story reaches back to a family business that opened in 1972. The store at 1700 North Kings Highway began when brothers Lester and Clarence Cannon opened it near Myrtle Beach's oceanfront. For decades it served both [...]
