Tiger Woods: golfer, course architect ... restaurateur?

That final label appears to be on the horizon, as Woods' first restaurant is set to open shortly near his home in Jupiter, Fla., according to a Golf.com report.

Construction continues on an 8,000-square-foot space that will be named "The Woods Jupiter: Sports and Dining Club," which is part of the new Harbourside Place retail development. Woods was reportedly seen recently on the property, accompanied by friend and NBA star Michael Jordan. According to the report, the restaurant was projected to open by the end of March, but now a "soft opening" is expected by late April or mid-May, followed by a full-fledged opening this summer.

"Construction on the restaurant is on-going, but no opening date has yet been set," said Glenn Greenspan, Woods' spokesman, in an e-mail to Golf.com.

Woods' first foray into off-course ventures came in the area of golf course design. His first completed course, El Cardonal in Mexico, officially opened to the public in December, and his first U.S. design, Bluejack National outside Houston, is expected to open this fall.

Woods last played competitively at the Farmers Insurance Open, and he announced on Feb. 11 that he would be taking a break from the PGA Tour until his game was "tournament-ready." He has until March 13 to commit to the Arnold Palmer Invitational, held March 19-22, an event that he has won seven times.

The report describes the restaurant's name as "cumbersome" and adds an interesting tidbit: Nike "has the rights to the name Tiger Woods" according to the building's owner, thereby preventing the 14-time major champ from using it as part of the restaurant's name.

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Scioto Downs Racino expansion includes microbrewery 6 March 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio & Reno, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Eldorado Resorts, Inc. announced today that it will commence construction at Scioto Downs Racino of The Brew Brothers, a new $5.9 million microbrewery and restaurant that is expected to open by the fourth quarter of 2015. The Brew Brothers will serve as a central component of the Companys planned $9.5 million Phase II expansion of the property. The Phase II expansion plan for the property will extend its guest amenities and entertainment offerings and includes a 5,000-square-foot outdoor smoking patio that opened in December 2014 with 60 video lottery terminals (VLTs), as well as a new bakery and snack bar that are expected to open by the fourth quarter.

The Brew Brothers is a proven 15-year-old concept which originated at the Companys Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada. The Brew Brothers at Scioto Downs Racino will feature a state-of-the-art microbrewery complete with ten brewing vessels, a 44-foot-long bar that contains 23 bar seats, 127 indoor seats, 80 patio seats, a 336-square-foot entertainment stage and a 37-foot-tall grain silo. The Brew Brothers innovative dining menu will feature dishes created in the restaurants wood-burning pizza oven, smoker and custom-designed broiler.

Scioto Downs has a rich history of harness racing, and since the opening of our gaming facility in June 2012, guests in the greater Columbus market have reacted favorably to our exciting blend of racing and gaming entertainment amenities, said Gary Carano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado. Construction of The Brew Brothers microbrewery and restaurant, which will serve as the cornerstone of our Phase II property expansion, reflects our commitment to extend the Carano familys legacy of providing guests with diverse food and beverage options across our property portfolio. Eldorados innovative Brew Brothers concept has proven to be very popular with our guests in Reno and we expect it to further elevate the level of unique amenities that we offer guests at Scioto Downs.

Providing unique dining and entertainment experiences to our guests is one of our strategic priorities and we intend to continue to selectively invest in return-focused property enhancements that can drive long-term growth across Eldorados portfolio. Our Phase II expansion plan for Scioto Downs Racino also includes a recently opened outdoor smoking patio that features 60 VLTs that has been well received by our guests. We also plan to extend our food and beverage options at the property with a new bakery and snack bar that will open by the fourth quarter. We believe these amenities highlight our ongoing commitment to exceed our guests expectations.

Located across from the Grove Buffet, The Brew Brothers will feature rustic dcor that utilizes a blend of reclaimed wood, metal and concrete materials, while warm colors and elegant touches give an upscale and comfortable feel. The beer menu will feature award-winning selections, including five drafts that are custom brewed in-house, five locally crafted beers, Brew Brothers root beer, and other commercial bottle offerings.

Guests will be able to sit at the 44-foot-long bar and watch the brew master craft the restaurants brews or enjoy a cocktail by the fire pit in the outdoor beer garden. The microbrewery and restaurant will feature large high-definition TVs for viewing sporting events as well as an entertainment venue complete with a ten-foot screen and a fully-equipped stage that will offer guests an exciting after hours nightlife with live music and DJs.

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Steamers is set to return under Artie Guy in the historic Bethel Station building. The building, formerly The Lunch Box, at Bo Diddley Plaza seen on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Gainesville, Fla.

Artie Guy, known in Gainesville for his Artie's Tempeh product that graces the menu of many local eateries, is set to resurrect his own restaurant.

Founded in 1982 and located just north of the University of Florida campus, Steamers was owned by Guy from 2000 to 2005 before he sold it to former Tasty Buddha owner Parker Van Hart, who closed it in 2011.

It's set to return under Guy in the historic Bethel Station building in downtown Gainesville's Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Based on the permitting timeline, Guy is hoping to open by mid- or late April.

Plaza construction and the fencing that went up Sunday won't affect Steamers, said Lynn Janoski, a project manager with the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency.

Built in 1925 as a Gulf Oil service station at the present location of the downtown parking garage, the structure was moved in the mid-1980s by the city to its present location in the corner of the plaza.

Renovations starting in 2008 turned the building into a restaurant space and it was home to the Lunch Box from 2010 until it closed in late 2014.

Steamers was one of 11 businesses that applied to fill the vacancy, and the selection process concluded with the City Commission approving a five-year lease in February. Because of construction, rent was waived for the first two months and will then be discounted to $850 a month.

After construction, it'll be bumped to $1,200, increasing 3 percent annually.

The keys were passed to Steamers on Sunday and renovations weren't necessary for the transition from Lunch Box, Janoski said.

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The site of the former TK Maxx shop at the Intu Potteries shopping centre in Hanley.

ANOTHER big-name restaurant is set to open in the city centre.

Shopping centre bosses have lodged a planning application to transform the former TK Maxx unit, in Hanley.

It has been empty since 2010 and retailers have shied away from reopening the shop unit.

Now officials running the intu Potteries shopping centre are looking to turn the Quadrant Road building into a restaurant.

They are in advanced talks with an operator which is looking to move in but are refusing to say who it is.

It comes as six restaurant chains Coast to Coast, Nandos, Pizza Express, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Chiquito and Frankie and Bennys have already signed up for the 20 million leisure complex opening at the shopping centre.

Intu regional director Martin Breeden said: The restaurant and leisure extension at intu Potteries is already proving popular, with six top restaurants and Cineworld signed up.

We want to ensure our customers have plenty of choice and this planning application is so we can make the best use of vacant space with the addition of a seventh restaurant.

Customers are excited about the names already signed up and we look forward to welcoming them to the new dining and leisure area later this year.

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CANYON, TEXAS -- For the first time in 68 years something newin the field of constructionis happening in Canyon.

Construction for an existing business that will soon open at an adjacent location to where it has been for over 8 years.

With the help of a $100,000 land grant from the Canyon Economic Development Corporation the restaurant Sayakomarn's is expanding its operation.

The new project loaded with incentives is making history and is expected to help boost the economy in Canyon.

Loyal customers of the old restaurant are counting down the days to March 14th when the new restaurant opens.

It will become the first business to be constructed on the square since 1947.

"We're looking forward to that that," said Roger Batenhorst, frequent customer. "It's going to be larger, improved and more room for everybody now."

Current business owners on the square in Canyon say the new restaurant opening in a new building is the boost the square has been needing for quite some time.

"It is nice to see people walking around at the square," said Curt Johnston, business owner. "People are coming in from out of town and then they are coming through. By having a new building on the square it is pretty exciting also."

More changes to the square are part of the future plans to add a new business once renovations to the Bellah Grocery company building are completed.

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WHITING| The construction of a lakefront restaurant at the site of the former Gun Club building will be delayed to allow for development of new designs for the project.

Whitinghad previously planned to renovate the building and lease it to another party to operate the restaurant.

Bids for the project were opened in October and came in at approximately $3.4 million. But shortly afterward, a powerful Halloween storm that damaged the newly renovated lakefront made the city reconsider plans for the restaurant.

Although the Gun Club was not damaged, enough of it was under water to raise concerns about possible flooding down the road.

Mayor Joe Stahura announced in November that raising the level of the old building would be too costly, which resulted in the city's decision to tear down the Gun Club and have an exact replica built in its place.

It was expected the restaurant would open at the end of 2015.

But now the project will be rebid and construction will likely not begin until summer, with an estimated completion date of spring 2016.

"The design is going to change so much that the bids will not be valid, anymore," Stahura said.

He said that while the plan is to keep some of the character of the old building and incorporate some of the stonework into the design, the new building will likely not be an exact replica of the old one, but, rather, a totally new design.

Stahura figures the extra cost to be incurred for the development of new designs will be offset by money that will be saved by not having to work within the footprint of the old building.

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When Flagler Countys first Chick-fil-A restaurant opens March 19, 100 lucky patrons will win a year of free food.

PALM COAST Construction is nearing completion on Flagler Countys first Chick-fil-A, and the opening will be preceded by a 24-hour First 100 event in which the first 100 people who line up outside the restaurant will win a year of free food.

The restaurant will open at 6 a.m. March 19, said Tiffany Simmons, a Chick-fil-A spokeswoman.

It is located at 1000 Palm Coast Parkway NW, at the corner of Boulder Rock Drive and a short distance west of Interstate 95.

The catch for the free-food reward is that people may begin lining up on the property 24 hours in advance, according to Chick-fil-A.

Once they arrive and register, they must remain on the property for the full 24 hours prior to the opening. If more than 100 people show up the morning of March 18, there will be a drawing for the 100 people who may stay, said Simmons.

The restaurant will fill the wait time with a parking lot party that will include games and music along with breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to Chick-fil-A.

The free-food reward translates to 52 No. 1 meals, which are placed on a digital card, said Simmons.

Its something we do for all of our grand openings, said Trey Senn, a company spokesman. We really find its an enrichment of the community ... and people really get behind the operator of the restaurant.

The owner and operator of the Palm Coast location is Glen Efford, whose brother owns a store in St. Augustine. Senn said Effords brother was discovering a number of his customers were traveling from Palm Coast to have Chick-fil-A food, so his brother saw an opportunity.

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Chicagoans and tourists may have to wait until early next year to sit down and order food at the new restaurant at Maggie Daley Park.

The Four Corners Tavern Group, which will be operating the restaurant and paying $1.1 million to build it, is expected to break ground in June, said Rob Rejman, Chicago Park District director of planning and construction.

He said it could be until February 2016 before the 10,000-square-foot restaurant is open for business.

Updated renderings were presented to the Grant Park Conservancy and Advisory Council Thursday night depicting a glass-enclosed building with a green roof, skylight and atrium, which is supposed to provide an airy feel to the space, according to Bob O'Neill, president of the Grant Park Conservancy.

The year-round restaurant is at the south end of the park, replacing the seasonal cafe called The Green at Grant Park. It will be visible to passersby along Monroe Street. Its roof will be covered with grass and trees and have a plaza and seating areas.

A name has not been picked yet for the restaurant, Ryan Indovina, director of the Four Corners Tavern Group said Friday.

Last month, the Chicago Park District board approved a 10-year agreement for the new restaurant with the option of five 1-year extensions. The agreement also includes catering special events at the park and operating a concession kiosk, which will serve beverages and light fare near the ice skating ribbon and climbing wall.

Under the agreement, the Four Corners group will have to pay for utilities such as garbage and pay the park district $75,000 a year in rent plus 5 to 10 percent of gross sales.

The Four Corners Tavern Group is based in Chicago and runs 11 bars, including West End in the West Loop, Schoolyard in Lakeview and Benchmark in Old Town.

The restaurant plans a menu ofdrinks and food,such as tacos, burgers, salads and takeaway options to grab for a park picnic.

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Last call is looming for longtime waterfront restaurant Sinbad's.

The restaurant's landlord, the Port of San Francisco, wants Sinbad's gone from its prime location on Pier 2 near the Ferry Building by March 21.

With its unmatched views of the Bay Bridge, Sinbad's has been a waterfront institution in The City since the 1970s. Despite decidedly mixed reviews from diners along with repeated warnings from the Public Health Department about food-safety issues the restaurant is a popular cocktail destination for service-industry workers, locals and tourists.

Sinbad's has also been a thorn in the Port's side, documents show.

It has often been late with rent payments and has bounced checks at one time the eatery owed the Port $220,000. Sinbad's also has caused at least five sewage leaks into San Francisco Bay over the past six years, the most recent of which was in January, according to a Port memo.

The restaurant is currently in the clear with its rent after paying $142,000 to the Port. But other major agencies along the waterfront say it is past time for Sinbad's to go.

The Port is on notice from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, which oversees waterfront activity, to demolish Pier 2 entirely by March, a deadline agreed to during the negotiations leading up to the America's Cup regatta in 2013.

An expansion of The City's downtown ferry terminal is also on hold until the restaurant leaves. That terminal is a vital transit hub for the Water Emergency Transportation Agency, which is tasked with figuring out how to evacuate San Francisco via water in the event of a disaster that knocks out the Bay Bridge and/or BART Transbay Tube.

Sinbad's owners, the Stinson brothers, agreed to go.

The restaurant said in 2012 it would close by Dec. 31, 2014. At that time, co-owner Tom Stinson thanked the Port for allowing the restaurant to stay until then. But last summer, Sinbad's asked for and received an extension from the Port to stay until March 21 of this year, with the stipulation that there would be no more extensions.

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