OConners Irish Pub is moving to a new location, spending about $175,000 to renovate the former Perkins Restaurant at 2200 N. Limestone St., according to construction permits filed with the city this week.

The Irish restaurant opened at its current location at 2336 Northmoor Drive in Springfield about six years ago, said Tina Ramsey, who owns the restaurant with her family.

However, the business has since outgrown the space and its owners felt the former Perkins would be a better fit due to additional parking, and more seating and banquet space. The new location will also have more restrooms and a bigger bar area.

Customers should notice few differences in the layout of the new space, Ramsey said.

Its basically going to be a replica of what we have now, except bigger, she said.

The new location will be about triple the size of the current OConners location, Ramsey said. Its not yet clear when the move might be complete, but the goal is to open the new site by early next spring.

Perkins Family Restaurants closed its final location in Springfield earlier this past spring.

Along with a bar, OConners is also a full-service restaurant with about 25 employees. The restaurant also hosts parties and other large events. The new site will be beneficial because there is often an hour wait for customers on Friday nights, Ramsey said, and the restaurant has lost some business due to a lack of seating.

The new space will allow for about 10 to 12 additional tables.

Were a family establishment and we just need more room, Ramsey said. The city of Springfield has been behind us since the day we opened. Its unbelievable the support we get from this town.

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CTV Montreal Published Saturday, November 15, 2014 2:28PM EST Last Updated Saturday, November 15, 2014 6:35PM EST

Commercial rent hikes, construction work and parking issues have been felling businesses in the West End at an alarming rate as the high street on Sherbrooke has seen a worrying number of empty storefronts crop up.

Its hard to park. I had a customer call up for a pick up. She asked is there any parking? I said yeah but whether there will be in two minutes I dont know, said Tony Russo of Cavallaro restaurant.

Sewer repairs and other construction issues have led to detours that also limited access to the area.

When theres major construction it has an impact on sales, said Russo

Merchants talk informally to each other but theres no formal group, as there are on many other similar strips.

Borough Mayor Russell Copeman said that it might be time for the merchants to get together and set such an association up.

There are several advantages, Copeman told CTV Montreal. Theres an obligatory membership for all the store owners on the street, so it provides a source of income to help with activities and planning and ambiance on the street but it also allows the city to allow for face-to-face dealings with one organization and thats helpful in trying to improve the public domain and the atmosphere on the street.

Such a group also becomes eligible for funding, which can help further the battle against vacancies and dilapidation.

About a decade ago the Sherbrooke Street West Merchants Association, led by merchant Necdet Kendir, received a three year grant, and Emploi Quebec paid three-quarters of the salaries of two employees.

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Chick-fil-A, a national restaurant chain known for its lineup of grilled chicken entrees, plans to open a restaurant with inside eating and drive-thru service across from the Larkspur Hotel in a shopping center that also includes In-N-Out and Denny's restaurants.

Plans for the 5,399-square-foot restaurant with a double drive-thru have been approved by the Pleasanton Planning Commission and will go to the City Council for final approval Dec. 2.

The restaurant will be located on a half-acre parcel that can be reached off Johnson Drive near Hopyard Road and its interchange with Interstate 580.

The restaurant would be open from 6 a.m. to midnight six days a week and, like all Chick-fil-A operations, would be closed on Sundays.

Bending to Pleasanton planning staff's requests, the Chick-fil-A here would feature Craftsman-style architecture without the sometimes garish colors the restaurant and its promotion signs feature in other locations.

In fact, Deborah Kerr, consulting project manager for the restaurant company, said she wants to include a "Welcome to Pleasanton" sign on the top half of the building, which would be visible from the freeway interchange.

If approved by the City Council, construction of the new Chick-fil-A would begin early next year.

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A Spokane Valley business owner said a new restaurant going into the former Painted Hills Golf Course clubhouse will retain a golfingtheme.

Scott and Deanna Reckord, who own and operate the Sullivan Scoreboard, plan to open the Clubhouse at Painted Hills as a sports bar and pub in January. Scott Reckord said the leased property at 4403 S. Dishman-Mica will undergo a remodel and construction of a small addition, which will bring its size to about 2,500 squarefeet.

Were going to put in new carpet, new paint, and were building a new bar and a

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Deanna and Scott Reckford, who own and operate the Sullivan Scoreboard, are opening their second business, the Clubhouse at Painted Hills. An expansion off the buildings backside, above right, will add over 400 square feet ofspace. (Full-size photo)

A restaurant is the first activity in a lineup of development envisioned for the now defunct a nine-hole, 100-acre golf course that fell under bankruptcy and was sold last year in a trusteesauction.

A Spokane Valley business owner said a new restaurant going into the former Painted Hills Golf Course clubhouse will retain a golfingtheme.

Scott and Deanna Reckord, who own and operate the Sullivan Scoreboard, plan to open the Clubhouse at Painted Hills as a sports bar and pub in January. Scott Reckord said the leased property at 4403 S. Dishman-Mica will undergo a remodel and construction of a small addition, which will bring its size to about 2,500 squarefeet.

Were going to put in new carpet, new paint, and were building a new bar and a back bar, Reckord said. It will have lots of patioseating.

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Wednesday, November 12, 10:59 AM EST

By Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor

Its the site of a former Hess station between Chilis and Chick-fil-A.

The company applied for a building permit for a 3,771-square-foot restaurant there on almost 1 acre at a project cost of $870,000. No contractor was identified on the permit.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. of Addison, Texas, wants to develop the 120-seat Pollo Tropical after removing the old gas station. Hess Retail Stores LLC owns the property and would remove the fuel tanks after the deal closes, the plans show.

It would be at least the fifth Pollo Tropical in the area. Pollo Tropical Chicken on the Grill is part of Pollo Operations Inc. of Miami.

The chain focuses on Caribbean-inspired, citrus-marinated grilled chicken.

It also offers slow-roasted mojo pork, salads, sandwiches and wraps.

Its one of two high-profile Regency-area restaurant construction projects. The city last week approved the rebuild for the Olive Garden at 9465 Atlantic Blvd., which was destroyed by fire in January. Haley Construction Co. is the contractor. It will be part of the chains new prototype.

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MANILA, PhilippinesA restaurant in Marikina City lost much of its stock of food and beverages in a burglary on the eve of its opening, the police said.

Aside from losing key items on its inaugural menu, the management of Fines Herbs Restaurant on Katipunan Street, Barangay Concepcion, also reported the theft of a coffee maker and a cooler, according to SPO1 Charles Pacquing Jr. of the Marikina police.

In a statement to investigators, Paul John Lakasa, a stay-in waiter at the restaurant owned by Lourdes Santos, said he went to sleep on the second floor of the establishment around 11 p.m. Sunday after finishing the preparations for Mondays opening.

He woke up the following day to find the kitchen on the ground floor in disarray. Pacquing said the still unidentified thief destroyed the padlock on the restaurants backdoor and took containers packed with pork, salmon, tuna, shrimps and other ingredients, as well as six bottles of wine and seven cans of soda.

The restaurant, which is located in between a vacant lot and a construction site, was forced to postpone its opening because of the incident.

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A FIRE that tore through a popular restaurant and residence is believe to have started by a faulty refrigeration unit.

SCENE: Firefighters inspect the damage after Monday night's blaze. PICTURE: LACHLAN BENCE

A FIRE that tore through a popular restaurant and residence is believe to have started by a faulty refrigeration unit.

Emergency services were called to Spanish and Mexican restaurant Zaragosa, at 10.10pm on Monday with both Ballarat and Ballarat city crews responding to the fire.

Operations Officer Western District 15 Anthony Pearce investigated the scene on Tuesday with an insurance assessor and determined the fire started in the kitchen.

"The consensus is that the fire started from a refrigeration unit by an unknown fault near the compressor or the fan unit," Mr Pearce said.

He said the structure of the building leant itself to the strong ferocity of the blaze.

"There was a lot of fuel in the kitchen including timber-lined ceiling, floor and walls," Mr Pearce said.

"The natural construction of the building allowed the fire to ventilate upward and burn freely and fast."

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After a month of construction work, the scaffolding has been removed to reveal a new look for Madisons Cafe, the downtown restaurant at 216 Madison St.

Exterior improvements, part of Jefferson Citys ongoing commercial facade improvement plan, include complete replacement of all wood, fresh tuck-pointing and paint, replaced glass in some windows and new window awnings with copper-clad covers.

The restaurant has two entries one to the restaurant and one to the bar which actually are in two separate buildings.

It improves it drastically. I think it incorporate the two buildings better; you can see it as one restaurant instead of a separate restaurant and bar, said owner Rob Agee. I like to see it when I walk in.

The project also brought a new ceiling above the restaurant entryway, finished around the same time as interior renovations such as new carpet and flooring, lighting, chairs and table tops.

Upstairs, space formerly used for offices has been renovated to a brand new two-bedroom apartment.

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SAUGUS (MyFoxBoston,com) -- The iconic Hilltop Steakhouse, which closed in October 2013, has been sold and a new development which includes a restaurant and shopping plaza, has been proposed for the space.

Last week, Peter Rossetti Jr., Hilltop's lawyer, went before the Saugus board of selectmen and announced the property, owned by High County Investors, had been sold, according to Wicked Local Saugus.

Ross Hamlin, a developer, was also at the meeting and said he plans to demolish the now-vacant restaurant and rebuild with a shopping center and a restaurant with more than 200 seats. The restaurant will stand alone from the shopping plaza, Hamlin said.

Open for business for 52 years, Hilltop Steakhouse, was a landmark on Route 1, known for its big steaks, giant cactus sign and plastic cow statues. At the time of its closing, management said the restaurant could no longer stay in business because of changes in the demographics of its customer base, increased competition and costs.

According to a 1988 article by the New York Times, the Hilltop once served 2.4 million guests annually, making it the nation's biggest restaurant.

Construction on the new development could start as early as April, 2015, and finish in October of next year.

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