Zaxby's is taking over the former Dairy Queen at Golden Ring Shopping Center and will open next Monday with seating for 81 and about 30–40 new jobs. A ribbon cutting is planned in June.

Luna Bakery & Café will open at Brecksville's Valor Acres this fall, bringing pastries, crêpes and catering to the new mixed‑use campus.

St. Pete's Violet Stone is opening a Tampa location in a roughly 3,000-square-foot space, with construction slated this summer and a target opening by football season.

Permit records show House of Pies plans a roughly 4,000‑square‑foot Webster outpost at 160 W. Bay Area Blvd with a $350,000 build‑out and construction slated through mid‑October.

Burger-chan quietly opened a Heights location with a full bar, daily happy hour and expanded dinner hours. The Galleria flagship remains open.

Heritage Smokehouse will close its Govans restaurant after five years, owners told the Baltimore Business Journal. The Marshes say they may test new formats or partner with other operators.

Emerge Inc. will convert three Arizona Pizza Huts in Tucson, Willcox and Yuma back to the retro "Classic" design, joining a quiet national comeback. The conversions are expected within weeks.

After nearly 20 years of organizing, Wasatch Food Co‑op opens its Milk Block storefront Wednesday with local produce, refillable bulk bins and a $300 membership model.

Jimmy's Breakfast Bar & Grill has opened on Broadway Square in Fells Point, returning breakfast service to the corner where the old diner once stood.

Rosarita’s Mexican Cantina has opened on East Magnolia, offering tacos, chimichangas, margaritas and homemade desserts at neighborhood‑friendly prices. Developers say the spot is meant to help revive the corridor.

Crispy Cones opened its first Charlotte shop in Steele Creek, serving warm, sugar‑dusted pastry cones filled with soft‑serve and rotating flavors.

Union Square Donuts is opening its first South Shore shop at Derby Street Shops in Hingham this summer, bringing rotating flavors and a full coffee program.

Chef Mark Mammone’s Beef Graffiti has moved into the Giant Eagle Market District at Waterworks, serving smashburgers, pickles and a small beer‑and‑wine bar. The cafe is open Tue–Sun.