After being vacant about two years, the Friendlys restaurant building on Glen Street in Queensbury is slated to reopen in the fall as a new restaurant offering healthful fast food.

Childhood friends Kevin Shufelt, of Queensbury, and Joe McCrudden, of Clifton Park, are going into business together to open the new restaurant, FX3 Fit Food Fast, at 682 Glen St. in Queensbury.

The pair, who grew up together in Columbia County, will combine two different career backgrounds in the new venture.

McCrudden works in marketing while Shufelt has the restaurant background. He owned the floating barge restaurant on the Hudson River in Albany called Riverfront Bar and Grill from 1996 to 2011 and has owned another floating barge eatery, The Rusty Anchor in Watervliet, since 2006.

The new restaurant was inspired by the fact that, in their travels, Shufelt and McCrudden have found it difficult to find healthful food on the go.

They are renovating the building and hope to open the new restaurant by Sept. 1. Shufelt said theyll provide updates on their website and Facebook page.

We love the location because its right on Glen Street, on the main drag across from Price Chopper, Shufelt said.

Theyre working with nutritionists and chefs to develop the new menu, which includes nutritional information. Options include burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches and wraps and fries that are baked in a special crisping oven.

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The construction on Broad Street in downtown Glens Falls has created a logistical challenge for many businesses, with the portions of the road closed to car and foot traffic as sewer lines, sidewalks and roadways are upgraded.

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Mike Hintons new business venture represents a big change from what he is used to doing.

For the last two decades, Hinton has worked in the home building and remodeling industry as president of Hinton Construction. In December, he opened his first restaurant, 101 Gastropub, in Cedar Rapids.

So what led Hinton to his latest business pursuit?

One of the bigger reasons was to have something else to work on during the cold winters, he said. Its something Ive been wanting to do, a new challenge.

Hinton, who had been exploring the idea of opening a restaurant for about five years, decided to act when the First Avenue SE building that formerly housed Deanoz Sports Bar and Grill came on the market.

Everything fell into place, Hinton said. It was the right size, there is plenty of parking and the big key there is a lot of traffic by here every day.

Hintons initial focus was a familiar task remodeling. In about 12 weeks, he stripped the interior, added a new bar and woodwork, and doubled the size of the kitchen.

Hinton said he wanted his establishment to have more of a focus on food, which is why he decided on the gastropub concept. A gastropub is a cross between a pub and restaurant that serves craft beer and higher-end food and liquor.

Along with burgers and other standard pub fare, 101 Gastropubs menu features items like smoked duck and bacon truffle macaroni, while a members-only barrel club provides access to exclusive scotch and whiskey offerings.

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Say this for the Boston Redevelopment Authority: It knows what it wants, and it wont stop until it gets it.

What it wants is a privately-owned restaurant at the tip of Long Wharf, and for six years it has fought neighbors, preservationists, and the National Park Service to get it. The BRA has awarded a lease for Docs Long Wharf restaurant, which would seat 220 patrons and replace the little-used structure that sits next to the plaza on the wharfs tip. But opponents of the plan believe the entire end of the wharf is protected from development.

The authority sued the National Park Service on Monday, alleging the federal agency is protecting too much land at the end of the wharf, according to the Boston Business Journal.

At issue is a 1980 map showing what parts of Long Wharf are protected under the Land and Water Conservation Act. That map, discovered last year, covers more of the wharfs tip than the previous map, which was made in 1986. That change led Suffolk Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Fahey to reverse a previous decision granting construction of the restaurant.

From The Boston Globes account of the new map:

The strange manner in which the [newly discovered map] came to light requires this court to allow the map into evidence in the interests of justice, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Fahey wrote in voiding the restaurants state environmental permit and calling for the BRA to reapply, this time using the correct map.

But the BRA isnt so sure that newly discovered 1980 map is official or even accurate, noting it is not drawn to scale and includes features that no longer existed in 1980. According to the suit, the Park Service engaged in arbitrary and capricious decision-making and ignored its own rules when it decided to use the older map.

From the BRAs court filing:

The 1980 Sketch is not a BRA document. Moreover, an extensive and comprehensive

Search of BRA archives revealed no evidence that the 1980 Sketch was ever in the BRAs

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Canyon square readies for face lift Canyon square readies for face lift

Canyon, TX - Canyon is hoping two new projects in the downtown square will increase tourism and boost the local economy.The projects are both expected to add jobs to Canyon and both are possible because of grants from the Canyon Economic Development Corporation.The first project will start construction on a new building for a local a restaurant on the square.This will be the first construction on the square since 1947.Randy Croslin with with the Canyon Economic Development says the business w...

Canyon, TX - Canyon is hoping two new projects in the downtown square will increase tourism and boost the local economy.The projects are both expected to add jobs to Canyon and both are possible because of grants from the Canyon Economic Development Corporation.The first project will start construction on a new building for a local a restaurant on the square.This will be the first construction on the square since 1947.Randy Croslin with with the Canyon Economic Development says the business w...

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Dalhart, TX - The woman accused of leaving an infant inside a dumpster in Dalhart this weekend bonded out of jail.

Dalhart, TX - The woman accused of leaving an infant inside a dumpster in Dalhart this weekend bonded out of jail.

Updated: Tuesday, July 15 2014 8:55 PM EDT2014-07-16 00:55:31 GMT

Amarillo, TX - According to Amarillo Police, an abnormally high number of A/C unit thefts occurred within a weeks time in our area.

Amarillo, TX - According to Amarillo Police, an abnormally high number of A/C unit thefts occurred within a weeks time in our area.

Amarillo, TX - Amarillo residents will soon be seeing improvements in some local parks among other public areas and neighborhoods.

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A year ago this month, downtown Olympias Oyster House, a historic restaurant and landmark that overlooks Percival Landing, was destroyed in a fiery blaze.

When it burned, concerns were raised about a downturn in business in that immediate area, but also about how it would affect tourism because the restaurant is so often the subject of visitor inquiries.

But there was another, perhaps unspoken concern: would the Oyster House become another burned out building on Fourth Avenue and remain that way for years to come?

That will not be the case because the owners and managers of the business Tom and Leticia Barrett vowed the day it burned to rebuild and are now aiming for an opening date of July 20.

Construction might be done before then Greg Bailey of Bailey General Contractors of Lacey said he wanted to complete the work before the one-year anniversary of the fire -- but the restaurant still needs to train its employees, said Leticia Barrett during a tour of the business this month.

That means the business could open as early as the 19th or it might open the following week, she said.

We have to be prepared and open it to our standards, she said.

But once it does reopen, customers will enter an entirely new restaurant that feels like the place it was before. For example, they have re-created the historic look of the dining tables that were previously used by the business, and the exterior walls have been painted a light yellow, just like they were before it burned.

Diners also can expect to see some familiar employees, along with some new ones, as well as the neon lighting that rimmed the building.

A year off, too, has given the Barretts time to think about the menu, meal presentation and the execution of our plates, Leticia Barrett said.

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The City of Boise is working on several projects on Warm Springs Avenue that will cause travel delays.

The project has already begun and closures will cause traffic delays especially for summer concerts at the Idaho Botanical Garden.

The work will be done over three phases during a six-month period.

PHASE 1 - Pioneer Cemetery to Adams Elementary (Varying lane restrictions and detours)Scheduled Construction Timeframe: July 18, 2014 to October 24, 2014 Contractor: Titan Technologies Onsite Inspector: Kelly Lane; Phone: 440 - 4709

General Information: Warm Springs Avenue will be closed at Straughan Avenue from July 18th through July 23rd. Traffic will be detoured around the construction. Following this closure, Warm Springs Avenue will be reopened and there will continue to be lane shifts throughout the duration of the project. Drivers are advised to use caution while traveling through construction zone areas. The Trolley House restaurant, M&W Grocery, and Chevron gas station will remain open during construction.

PHASE 2 - Walling Drive to Warm Springs Golf Course (Full road closure)Scheduled Construction Timeframe: July 14, 2014 to August 22, 2014 Contractor: Titan Technologies Onsite Inspector: Kelly Lane; Phone: 440 - 4709

General Information: Construction will begin at E. Walling Drive and progress east along Warm Spring Avenue. The entire road segment will be closed during construction.

Please note: On July 17 and August 6 only, the road will temporarily open to accommodate traffic for the Outlaw Field Summer Concert Series held at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic. The road will reclose after each concert. Please use caution when traveling through the construction zone area.

PHASE 3 - Warm Springs Golf Course to Starview Drive (Full road closure)*Scheduled Construction Timeframe: Mid-September 2014 - Mid November 2014 *NOTE: Entire stretch of road will not be closed at once during this phase.

General Information: More information will be available as it gets closer to the scheduled construction date.

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MOORESTOWN With new restaurants popping up in other parts of town, especially at the resurgent Moorestown Mall, one eatery that will not come to fruition is a French bistro at the former Friendlys on Main Street.

To some fanfare last October, William Burris, best known for building nursing homes, announced he would transform the spot into a restaurant and bakery called Gusteau.

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Rebecca Illingworth, owner of Bin Wine Bar in downtown St. Paul, is aiming to open a new Latin-themed restaurant in Minneapolis in the fall. (Pioneer Press file: Jean Pieri)

Bin Wine Bar in Lowertown is no more.

After construction in the building forced closure of her restaurant for a few weeks while gas lines were moved, owner Rebecca Illingworth decided to call it quits.

"My lease was up soon, and we were planning to move anyway," Illingworth said. "It didn't make sense to close, reopen and then move."

Illingworth is planning a new restaurant, to be called Latin Hills Kitchen, in an old auto-repair shop near 44th Street and Beard Avenue in Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood.

"I'm from Mexico City, and we have ironically turned into having a Latin focus at Bin," Illingworth said. "So with the new place, we're going to concentrate on what we know best. It will be a Latin menu and Latin wine varietals by the glass.

Bin Wine Bar in December 2010. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin).

Illingworth said her staff will make the move with her to the new restaurant after taking a few weeks off.

"It's a wonderful historic building," she said. "Raw brick, 30-foot ceilings with exposed beams. The front of the building will have garage doors that will pop open. One side will have casual counter service, and the other side will be a full-service restaurant."

Illingworth is shooting for a fall opening.

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Just hours before Davenport aldermen approved an agreement to redevelop the old Dock restaurant site, the city's Levee Improvement Commission passed a measure expressing reservations about the deal.

At their meeting Wednesday, commissioners worried the deal could curtail public access to the redeveloped property, that the new building might be too large and that too much leeway was being given to the developer in the eventual construction of an elevated walkway that would provide flood protection.

AtWednesday night's city council meeting, the agreement was approved without discussion.

Developer Todd Raufeisen has outlined an approximately 40,000-square-foot mixed-use development that would include a restaurant, office space and a banquet facility at 125 S. Perry St.

Commissioners worried that the proposed development agreement didn't specify a restaurant would be built and that the project could end up being entirely private office space.

"We know the public wants a restaurant," said Bill Ashton, a commissioner. Other commissioners expressing concerns were Anne Corbi, Pat Walton, Mary Dubert and Audrey Linville.

Alderman Gene Meeker, at large, said the private sector is best positioned to decide on specific uses, although City Administrator Craig Malin noted the council's "expectation" is there will be a restaurant.

Commissioners also questioned whether the city should commit to an elevated walkway from the skybridge to Perry Street before the public fully understands the implications. The agreement says the city will build the walkway, called a belvedere, but also opens the door for Raufeisen to do so if the city doesn't by Oct. 31, 2016.

Malin said the RiverVision planning process that included a belvedere had significant public input and the city would maintain sufficient control over construction of the walkway. He noted a design would have to go through the city.

A flood control structure, even one of limited size, on the riverfront would likely be controversial. Past plans for structural flood protection on the city-owned riverfront, albeit ones that were far more intrusive, have met with significant opposition.

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Former owner of The Shanty, Don Saylor, announces his plans for a new downtown restaurant across the street from the PPL Center in Allentown.

One of Allentown's best-known restaurateur families is getting in on the redevelopment downtown.

Don and Diane Saylor, longtime owners of The Shanty restaurant, announced plans Wednesday to open a restaurant at the former House of Chen at 732 Hamilton St., one of many properties owned by downtown developer City Center Investment Corp.

The yet-to-be-named restaurant is expected to open in September. It will seat about 100 people for lunch and dinner and will serve contemporary American cuisine and cocktails in a 1920s-type setting.

Evoking images of the former Colonial Theater, Don Saylor said he and his wife remember the vibrant business community in Allentown that once attracted people from across the Lehigh Valley.

All that excitement is coming back with construction of the PPL Center arena, scheduled to open in September, a Marriott Renaissance Hotel attached to it, and several other buildings with thousands of square feet of office and retail space, Saylor said.

"Just to come down here as someone who is walking the street, you can't help but feel how vibrant, the excitement," Saylor said. "This place is happening. It's going to be happening more next week and next year, so we are excited about being a part of that."

City Center President J.B. Reilly touted the Saylors as some of the "premier restaurant operators" in the Valley and thanked the pair for having confidence in the downtown.

"We can't wait to experience what you have in store for us," Reilly said.

For decades, the Saylors had a strong following with The Shanty restaurant on 19th Street. The comfortable eatery, best known for its salad bar, was frequented by people attending shows at the nearby Civic Theatre or celebrating special occasions.

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