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Following the recent success of its ongoing, community-wide fundraising effort, leaders of the Campaign for the New Bruce have announced that construction will begin in October on the centerpiece of the Bruce Museum's transformative renovation and expansion project:a three-story, 43,000-square-foot addition that will more than double the size of the Museum, adding state-of-the-art exhibition galleries for art and science and new education and community spaces, including a restaurant and auditorium.

"This is an incredibly exciting moment for Greenwich and its hometown Museum, and for the entire Fairfield-Westchester region," says Robert Wolterstorff, The Susan E. Lynch Executive Director. "I know I speak for our family of staff, members, volunteers, and Trustees in expressing our profound gratitude to the community for their support."

The new addition will feature the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Education Wing, as well as the William L. Richter Art Wing, including vastly expanded accommodations for changing art exhibitions and, for the first time, significant space to show the Museum's permanent art collection in four new galleries. The entire ground floor of the new addition will be free and open to the public during Museum operating hours and available for special-event use by local community groups, families, and businesses. In another first for the Museum, a welcoming restaurant will offer both indoor and outside dining. The popular Museum Store will greatly increase in size. An auditorium, equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual systems, will host audiences of 250 more than double the capacity of the Museum's current lecture gallery. The project also includes updated storage areas for its growing collection of 25,000 works of art, natural history specimens, and scientific objects and artifacts, and a new study room to welcome visiting researchers to explore the collections.

Designed by the award-winning New Orleans firm of EskewDumezRipple, the new building addition will open directly onto Bruce Park and feature a delicate striated faade of cast stone and glass inspired by the surfaces of Connecticut's quarries and the rock outcrops of Bruce Park. Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architects is creating a natural environment around the New Bruce that includes a sculpture trail and places to stroll and play. Turner Construction Co. is the lead contractor for the renovation and construction project.

The Grand Opening of the New Bruce is anticipated for the fall of 2022. To learn more about the Campaign for the New Bruce and to participate, please visit NewBruce.org.

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Construction around Ardmore continues to boom. Many commercial and residential projects are well underway, and new ones are expected to begin within the coming weeks.

Community Development Director Jessica Scott pointed out that two of the largest commercial building projects are now either complete or opening soon. Burkes Outlet, a discount retail establishment recently opened its doors, and Atwoods, a 60,000-square foot farm and ranch supply store, will openOctober 21.

Scott said one new business coming to the city will be a Wingstop restaurant which will be located in Ardmore Commons in the same building as Sakura and McAlisters Deli. Scott said she plans to issue the permit this week. She expects the project to move quickly because the building is already finished, and the project will consist of them making the space ready to suit their needs.

Scott said in addition to the announced projects there are currently many other projects in the works that will likely be announced in the near future.

Ive been talking to a lot of people, and I feel like well be having a lot more construction this winter than we usually do, Scott said. I think people are getting more acclimated to the current business environment and now they are figuring out where they want to move forward.

Scott said there are also many residential projects both small and large happening across the city. As an example of the large, Scott pointed out the 223 unit Preserve at Ardmore apartment complex which recently broke ground. She said the smaller projects consist of both new builds and renovations to existing homes.

Theres a bunch of residential construction, she said. It seems like were doing a lot of new residential and theres still a lot of residential remodels. I think people in general are spending a lot more time at home now, and theyre wanting to improve things.

Scott views all of the new construction as a positive indicator for the citys future.

I think the new Wingstreet and all of the residential construction is a great sign for the future, Scott said. Its good for the city. Its good for the economy. Its good all the way around.

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Hours: Hofbrauhaus' initial hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The beer hall is not accepting reservations.

Where to sit: With continued construction inside the hall, patrons will be seated in the beer garden, which seats 125 at 50%, and on the raised patio, which seats 75 at the reduced capacity.

Drinks: Hofbrauhaus has three beers available to start, all imported from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, Germany, until the house brews are ready expected to be early-to-mid October. Scott Shuler, former head brewer at 12 Gates Brewing Co., leads the brewing program at Hofbrauhaus.

The three beers now available are The Original Lager, a malty, balanced lager; the Oktoberfest, a Festbier-style pale lager served at the Munich Oktoberfest, and the Hefe Weizen, a wheat beer. They are available in half-liters (17 ounces, $6 each) in plastic cups due to the outdoor seating. The Dunkel noted on the Facebook page is not yet available.

The sold-out Stein Club will go into effect at the November grand opening. Townsell said there's a waiting list for people to join the existing group of 500. Limited wine and liquor is available.

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The Denver dining scene has its fair share of Vietnamese, Thai, Mexican, American-Chinese, Ethiopian and Korean restaurants. But the cuisines of certain other countries and cultures are just now starting to appear, as waves of immigrants find their way to Colorado. Despite COVID-related restrictions, new restaurants catering to these groups (and sometimes owned by members of them) continue to open, introducing some foods to the metro area for the first time.

Here are five new eateries serving hard-to-find cuisines and dishes, both on site and for takeout.

If you can't get to the Gulf Coast, Clawful might be the next best thing.

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Clawful 1862 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood303-632-8079

Viet-Cajun seafood washed up in Denver several years ago, with a small wave of new restaurants prepping crawfish, shrimp and crab boils along with other finger-licking bar food. The Asian Cajun (2400 West Alameda Avenue) and the Crawling Crab (781 South Federal Boulevard) have survived and even thrived, each gaining a loyal customer base. Now there's a new player in the game: Clawful, which was just finishing up construction in March when the COVID-based restaurant lockdowns began, has opened with limited indoor seating. It's serving up peel-and-eat shrimp, lobster, clams, crawfish and other seafood in a number of sauce flavors and spice levels, plus sausage, corn, potatoes and other Cajun sides. The restaurant promises live crawfish from December to July (which is Gulf Coast crawfish season). Whatever you order promises to provide messy, delicious fun.

Hong Kong Station 6878 South Yosemite Street, Centennial720-592-0861

Hong Kong Station isn't a typical Chinese restaurant serving only the familiar stir-fried dishes and noodles. Nor can it be counted in the current cadre of popular dumpling shops. Instead, it's a very specific kind of eatery unique to Hong Kong called acha chaan teng, or tea restaurant. Hot and iced teas are the specialty, some brewed strong and served with sweetened condensed milk but there's plenty of food, too. Among the signature cha chaan teng dishes are the Hong Kong-style French toast and the baked rice dishes. For the former, two pieces of French toast are glued together with peanut butter (seriously; just keep reading), then fried and topped with condensed milk and a fat slab of butter. The latter tops baked rice with European influences: fried pork chops in tomato sauce, ribeye steak in black pepper sauce, seafood in cream sauce. As at the best tea houses in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Station's menu is huge, so you're sure to find something you like, whether it's crackly chicken wings, scallion pancakes, egg foo yong or mapo tofu. If that lineup sounds vaguely familiar, it's because Jenny Zhang, the owner of Hong Kong Cafe at 10890 East Dartmouth Avenue, sold that restaurant (it's now open under new owners) and reopened her place in Centennial with a slightly new name. At Hong Kong Station, she's created a welcoming, sophisticated atmosphere in the dining room but many of the dishes are perfect to grab on the go.

Thali platters are a great way to experience a wide range of flavors at MAdras Cafe.

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Madras Cafe 5422 South Parker Road, Aurora720-541-7293

For years, Masalaa (at 3140 South Parker Road in Aurora) was the only completely vegetarian Indian restaurant in the metro area and one that specialized in such hard-to-find (in these parts, at least) South Indian street food as dosas, vada pav and uttapam. But now there's a new meatless restaurant in town, representing the cuisine of Tamil Nadu, on India's southeastern coast. Madras Cafe sits between Cherry Creek Reservoir and southeast Aurora's housing developments, offering folks in the suburbs a chance to try something new. Specialties include vadai, savory doughnuts made with lentil flour; bajji, fried snacks that get their superior crunch from chickpea flour (with a choice of plantain, chiles, potato or onion); and several styles of dosa, those crispy, paper-thin crepes served with various toppings. There are also Northern Indian curries in case you're looking for something familiar; the tikka masala, for example, comes with mushrooms, mixed veggies or paneer cheese instead of chicken. Much of the menu is vegan, but ask if you aren't sure, as dairy products are used in some of the dishes.

Noodles Express 703 South Colorado Boulevard303-736-8818

Regional Chinese cuisines have been on the rise in Denver lately, especially at restaurants serving the food of Sichuan, but dishes representing other provinces Yunnan, Shaanxi, Guangdong and Gansu, for example have become more accessible, too, if not exactly prevalent. Noodles Express offers a fairly large selection of Sichuan favorites, from spicy eggplant to dan dan noodles, but you'll also find a few things that are far less common in Denver, even if they're popular all over China. Order the noodles in soybean paste and you'll find yourself with a complex, satisfying bowl otherwise known as zhajiangmian, native to the Shandong province, or choose the Lanzhou beef noodle soup, one of China's most comforting meals.For a different kind of comfort, the menus section titled Americas Popular lists General Taos chicken, sesame chicken and beef and broccoli.

Taw Win Burmese 1120 Yosemite Street, Aurora303-953-8159

While we can't confirm it, there's a distinct possibility that metro Denver has never had two restaurants dedicated to Burmese cooking at the same time until now. Urban Burma opened in 2019 as one of several international food counters inside Mango House (at 10180 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora), and it was recently joined in Aurora by Taw Win Burmese, which took over a former Asian market. Traditional Burmese dishes such as mohinga (fish and rice noodle soup), ono kaw swe (chicken coconut curry noodles) and tea leaf salad, a refreshing counterpoint to the restaurant's spicy sauces, are all available; you can also order whole fried fish, curries and a few Thai dishes. The dining room has been set up with widely spaced tables, so the restaurant can only seat a few parties at a time, but the food packs up well for takeout as long as you're not driving all the way across town.

Mark Antonation is the Westword Food & Drink Editor. He got his start by eating at and writing about every restaurant on Federal Boulevard and continues to cover metro Denver's diverse international food scene, as well as the city's quickly changing restaurant landscape. Mark was awarded Outstanding Media Professional by the Colorado Restaurant Association in 2018.

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Lee will keep most of her seafood-based menu intact in Atlanta, but also plans to incorporate local and regional elements, including as part of the rotating Daily Catch protein option. Other menu options include grilled salmon, crispy cod and curry fish cakes. Proteins are paired with a variety of builds like the Veggiebox or Greens & Grains. The menu also features a seasonal special, which will debut as the Maui Mahi Burger, served with pineapple-cilantro slaw and fries.

Designed by SGW Architects and built by Couch Construction, the 1,700 square-foot restaurant features a coastal design, accentuated by blue and yellow hues, marine rope dcor and hand-painted signage, in addition to picnic tables with yellow striped umbrellas outside, according to a press release.

Dishes from the menu of Brown Bag Seafood Co./ Courtesy of Brown Bag Seafood Co.

Brown Bag, which in April launched the Feed the Frontlines initiative to help provide meals for essential workers, has partnered with the Monterey Bay Aquariums Seafood Watch program, with a commitment to serve only sustainably-sourced seafood.

The opening of Brown Bag Seafood Co. is part of the $400 million redevelopment of Colony Square, which also includes the forthcoming Politan Row at Colony Square food hall. Brown Bag and Politan Row will join other food and beverage concepts at Colony Square including Sukoshi, 5Church Atlanta, Establishment, Freshii, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Moes Southwest Grill. Dine-in movie theater IPIC is also slated to open later this year above the food hall and Holeman and Finch Public House and Rumis Kitchen are set to open next year.

Brown Bag will offer take-out, pick-up, delivery and limited in-store seating, in addition to space on its 38-seat patio.

Hours will be 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily.

1201 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. brownbagseafood.com/

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Walt Disney World has filed a new Magic Kingdom construction permit. The permit, which was officially filed on September 23, is for general construction at 1375 Monorail Way.

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This address is located due east of the Magic Kingdom theme parks center hub and appears to be either The Plaza restaurant or the bathrooms next to the Main Street, U.S.A. dining establishment.

Related:Disney Files Construction Permit For its a small world

A roofing contractor, Crown Roofing, LLC., is listed on the permit. It is likely that either The Plaza restaurant or the Magic Kingdom bathroom complex next to it is getting a new roof over Disney Worlds slower winter season.

The Plaza Restaurant is described on the Disney website as:

Step inside this charming casual dining parlor awash in a sophisticated elegance with a menu the whole family will enjoy.

Whether its a mouthwatering lunch or a family dinner with decadent desserts, youll discover something for everyone in an atmosphere of early 20th-century style featuring Art Nouveau touches, beautifully embellished light fixtures, stunning decorative mirrors and an inviting solarium.

Related:Permit Filed for EPCOTs Rose and Crown Pub

Although this permit doesnt appear to be for major construction, it is always exciting when work is being done at Walt Disney World Resort. This smaller-scale project joins several major upcoming renovations at the Florida Disney property.

Most notably, Disneys Polynesian Village Resort is closed until Summer 2021 for a major refurbishment, which will include Moana themed rooms. New details about the upcoming Disney Resort renovation were released this morning.

What do you think about this new Magic Kingdom construction permit and other upcoming Walt Disney World Resort projects?

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Weve been watching the Electric Umbrella get demolished this month, starting with the removal of the restaurants canopy. Demolition has also been visible inside of the old building.

The exterior wall of the second floor of Electric Umbrella is now gone and we can see the interior railings.

Tables attached to the ground are also still visible.

On the other side of the building, theres plenty of construction happening, with a giant pile of dirt sitting in the center of what will be the World Celebration neighborhood.

From this side, we can see a stretch of exposed wood inside the building.

Some umbrellas and the restaurants name are still visible on the back wall.

Construction vehicles are present to the right, where walls have been knocked down.

This area will eventually be home toEPCOTs new Starbucks locationand a different quick-service restaurant. This will use the whole building, so the temporary MouseGear location will need to close at some point to facilitate this.

The demolition of Electric Umbrella is part of a major overhaul of EPCOT, which will split the park into four neighborhoods. However, there are rumors that the World Celebration Festival Center has been canceled.

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Bandanas will offer some of the same Italian dishes that made Stefanos so popular, Kutzera said. The menu will also include steaks, family favorites, desserts, a full bar and the second best wine list in the city, Kutzera said with a laugh.

It also will offer Schiavones spaghetti sauce thats sold in stores. At one time in Middletown there were three family-owned Italian restaurants, Schiavones, Capozzis and Stefanos.

Nenni said there is immense pressure opening a restaurant in the same building that housed Stefanos since 1989. Customers will have high expectations, she said.

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LEBANON: Fire station to be transformed into restaurant with brewery or distillery

Station 41, the City of Lebanons long-time main fire station, would be transformed into a family-style restaurant and microbrewery or distillery, according to a deal being negotiated by city officials and a management group.

The plan calls for remodeling of the 9,200 square-foot building on nearly 0.7 acres next to the LCNB Bank building on Broadway. At one time, the bank was expected to raze the building for additional parking.

An unidentified successful restaurant operator with multiple Tri-State family-oriented restaurants, a known brand with really good food and access to capital, would operate the restaurant. The brewery or distiller has yet to be determined, according to the proposal.

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FAIRFIELD: New restaurant opens after move

The Sandwich Cafe & Deli debuted in August as the newest food addition on Nilles Road in Fairfield.

The new restaurant at 690-B Nilles Road takes over a spot that used to be a computer store and is nestled between Hot Head Burrito and Miller St. Boutique.

The Sandwich Cafe & Deli previously opened in Fairfield Twp. in 2017, but the location wasnt ideal. While there was some growth, it was not sustainable, she said. The Fairfield location in the citys downtown is perfect for our kind of food as it caters to more of the lunch crowd.

The Sandwich Cafe & Deli will feature wraps, bagel sandwiches, paninis and salads, but it will specialize in atmosphere, said the single mother of four.

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MONROE: New restaurant in the works

A new restaurant is being planned for the northwest corner of Ohio 63/Hamilton-Lebanon Road and American Way.

The Monroe Planning Commission approved a preliminary site plan in June for a new Arbys restaurant for that location. The 2,445-square-foot restaurant will feature a drive-through on the 0.83-acre lot. It will be accessed via a private drive cul-de-sac off American Way, where additional lots are being planned for other business possibilities.

According to city records, Jack K. Jones of Restaurant Management Inc. of Cincinnati submitted the site plan review application on Dec. 17, 2019. In the application, Jones planned to start the $850,000 construction project on April 1 but the project was delayed.

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MASON: New Mexican restaurant now open in development

Condado Tacos, a Mexican restaurant with a build-your-own-taco concept and an extensive selection of tequilas and margaritas, opened in August in the Deerfield Towne Center in Mason.

In addition to tequilas and margaritas, customers can choose from more than a dozen signature tacos with pre-determined ingredients, but its build-your-own concept is a popular option with diners, said Joe Kahn, founder and CEO of Condado Tacos.

The restaurant offers several signature margaritas and a variety of tequilas and bourbons, he said.

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FAIRFIELD: New restaurant specializing in smoked barbecue coming

Dreams BBQ is planned at 6025 Dixie Highway in Fairfield, according to co-owner Hikmat Khalaf.

Khalaf, a Miamisburg resident, opened 3 Guys BBQ in Moraine in 2011. The menu, which will be the same at Dreams BBQ, includes sandwiches, 10-inch Philly steaks, chicken wings, chicken tenders, sausages, burritos and cheeseburgers, including a bacon-and-eggs cheeseburger for $7.99. Smoked meat options include beef ribs, beef brisket, chopped beef, shredded chicken and turkey ribs.

An opening date was not set as of the last Journal-News report in July, and the restaurants Facebook page does not indicate it has yet opened.

Khalaf, a longtime chef himself who said he , said he signed a 3-year-lease for the restaurant in Fairfield because it is his favorite city and because of what he said is a lack of similar options in the area.

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FAIRFIELD: Panera replacing longtime location with standalone restaurant

Panera Bread is working to bring a new standalone location to Butler County to replace a longtime, smaller restaurant.

The project at 5875 Dixie Highway, in front of Shared Harvest food bank, was set to open in November but has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Danielle Covelli, marketing manager for Covelli Enterprises.

We dont have a new date set in stone, but it will most likely be (the) beginning of 2021, Covelli told the Journal-News.

The restaurant will replace an existing location at 500 Kolb Drive that has been open since 2000, she said.

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This rendering shows what The Village at Spanish Oaks should look like when it is built out in seven to 10 years. (Rendering courtesy city of Bee Cave)

The next step is commencing sitewide infrastructure construction (roads, utilities, regional stormwater), Will told Community Impact Newspaper in an email.

Developers Greenbrier Southwest, in partnership with CCNG Development, first submitted plans for The Village at Spanish Oaks in 2018 that included room for shops, restaurants, office buildings, a swim club, an upscale inn and a spa as well as a range of residences.

On Aug. 17, developer submitted a final plat, which specifically breaks down how a parcel will be developed. On Sept. 22, Bee Cave City Council held a public hearing and approved the final plat.

The final plat is divided into 17 parcels that contain differing degrees of development. Ten of the parcels will contain various mixed-use combinations. A total of1,190 housing units will be spread among 12 parcels that will range in density from 30 single-family homes to 590 multifamily residential units.

Recreation amenities will include a swim club, trails and open spaces, according to the plat.

A condition of approval included the developer proving it had the ability to fund almost $9 million in required infrastructure improvements that included improvements to water and wastewater lines, a wastewater line relocation and drainage improvements.

The development is expected to be built out in seven to 10 years.

Here are some highlights from the agreement between the city of Bee Cave and developers of the 80-acre Village at Spanish Oaks:

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Driving past the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind you might have seen some construction but what's going on behind the gate?

Right now there's just demolition of old buildings underway. The school is getting rid of outdated and unused buildings on its campus that are "no longer conducive to a healthy, learning environment," the school's public relations director Katie Rice said in an email to the Herald-Journal and GoUpstate.

But the demolition is making space for something new. A new classroom and dormitory space are in the school's future, Rice said, as part of a master plan created by McMillan Pazdan Smith.

Donnie Love with McMillan Pazdan Smith is heading the project but said there's no clear timeline for the construction of the new classroom and dormitory, pointing out how the school has to go through the state legislature to get funding.

"The virus has probably slowed them way down, the same it has for everybody," Love said.

More details can be found below along with information on a new Tractor Supply planned for north Boiling Springs, a new salon and barbershop that opened recently in the Montgomery Building in downtown Spartanburg and information on new restaurant openings on the west side of the county.

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

PHOTOS: South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind graduation

Boiling Springs Tractor Supply

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Green Papaya Salon

Sept. 14 development update: Office space for lease in Montgomery Building, Cambria Hotel, new restaurants

The Oxford Barber Company

Keg & Cellar

Initial report: Beer and wine store, tasting room opens in Moore

What we know: 3 new restaurants coming to Duncan

Deno's Grill

Familiar name: New Deno's Grill brings Mediterranean flavor to Main Street in Duncan

COVID-19 effects: Development along Highway 290 in Duncan 'peaks'

See something missing from the list? Wondering what's being built near you? Contact Genna at gcontino@shj.com or on Twitter @GennaContino.

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