COLUMBIA — The new location of Steel Hands, coming to the former space of Twisted Spur Brewing in the Vista, is set to craft small batch spirits on top of brewing beer. The move to offer more than just beer is a first for the brand, which started as a craft brewery and taproom in Cayce. The upcoming location, at 705 Gervais St., will be the second in the Columbia-area and the third overall, following the brewery’s expansion into North Carolina two years ago. The new location was initially reported in late June when the company filed an application with the state’s revenue department…

The new menu offerings includes a wide variety of noodles. Credit: meowwelove / Shutterstock. KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot has opened its first location in New York City, US – its 80th store. The new restaurant is situated at 310 W 38th St in the Midtown West neighbourhood of Manhattan, offering a dining experience that combines Korean BBQ and Hot Pot with a range of meats, seafood and vegetables. Its menu includes noodles, soy-based dishes and the option to personalise the meal with a choice of eight distinctive soup bases. KPOT was established in 2018 by four friends from…

After a home-grown brand for fried chicken closed its Lakeview location, a different local restaurant will expand in its place. It’s bringing burgers back to an address that was long known for them.The Red Bird Fried Chicken at 911 Harrison Ave. has closed.Taking its place will be Desi Vega’s Prime Burgers & Shakes, a second location for that Harahan restaurant (640 Hickory Ave.). It’s slated to open in early October. Red Bird fried chicken expanded into the former location of Three B’s Burgers and Wine Bar on Harrison Avenue in Lakeview. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)…

Thieves smash window in failed ATM burglary attempt on North Side Thieves smash window in failed ATM burglary attempt on North Side 00:20 CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of thieves attempted to steal an ATM overnight from a food mart on the city’s North Side. It happened just after 4 a.m. at the Grand Food Mart in the 200 block of West Grand Avenue in River North. Chicago police say that the group of four unknown males broke the side glass window of the mart and attempted to steal the ATM but failed. The group then fled the scene in a black sedan,…

September 3 RUSSIAN HILL — The third and largest-yet location of the popular grocery chain Bi-Rite Market opened August 29 in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. Expect the usual local produce, chocolate, and wine, plus lunch-ready sandwiches and salads, a full-service fish counter, brand-name Bi-Rite ice cream, and more. DOGPATCH — Gather Wine Lounge is newly open in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, offering a sleek, bistro-like vibe; a budget-friendly wine list; and a snack menu, according to Tablehopper. THE MARINA — The Brixton is freshly open on Union Street on Thursday, August 29, following a brief closure. The Marina restaurant…

It’s early Saturday morning and Erica Hubbard is wheeling a cart of gardening supplies along Yates Street in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward. The damp weather, which shifts between a light drizzle and heavy rain, is not holding her back from a day of work at the Hershe Community Garden. Every fourth Saturday of the month, Hubbard and other volunteers meet to manage a variety of plants, flowers, vegetables and fruits at a grassy lot surrounded by residential homes just off Waco Street. There are twelve raised metal beds for edible plants, rain-capturing tanks, a compost pile, benches for relaxing and flowers…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The United States Department of Agriculture reports that prices for all food are predicted to increase by 2% next year. The recent trend in high prices is one factor behind the decision for the Louisville Pride Center to open a food pantry. What You Need To Know Louisville Pride Center has opened a new food pantry In late August, the Louisville Pride Center partnered with Dare to Care to open the new choice-centered food pantry They say it’s the first and only secular food pantry in the area The Louisville Pride Center said they usually let people stock…

A Greenwood County woman is one of three people recently charged with fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, officials said.(Above video was published in March 2024.)Special Agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, said Erin Elizabeth Barber, 48, was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps, greater than $10,000.Officials said Barber fraudulently received $21,445 in benefits during two separate periods between April 2019 and March 2020, and again between October 2021 and September 2023. During those periods, Barber reported on six SNAP application forms that she and her two…

(The Center Square) — New York leads the nation in stolen food stamp benefits that have been replaced by the federal government under a program aimed at offsetting the impact of electronic fraud, according to newly released data. The data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service shows that more than 36,000 New Yorkers who have fallen victim to electronic theft of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits have had more than $17.5 million in stolen funds reimbursed by the federal agency. To date, more than 50,000 claims have been made through the state-administered reimbursement program, totaling…