The Block Jax opens March 20 on Gate Parkway with eight vendors, a kids play area, private dog park and a 30-foot LED wall. Grand opening weekend runs March 20–22.

Family-run Cowboy Coast Coffee opened Feb. 27 in Katy’s Cane Island, serving in-house roasted beans, mochas and pastries from local bakers. The shop aims to be a neighborhood hangout more than a chain outpost.

A 13,000‑square‑foot Woody's Hideaway will open this December in Webster's Bayway Village with golf bays, karaoke rooms and a 300‑foot video wall.

Paya, the island-inspired Miami Beach restaurant from Niven Patel and Mo Alkassar, served its last dinner in early March. Alkassar will convert the 17th Street space and focus on Ghee's expansion.

A Fatburger near Boerne finished construction in 2025 but remains unopened as FAT Brands navigates Chapter 11. Locals are left waiting as the parent company restructures.

Geo's Tavern & Oyster Bar brings oysters, burgers and a plant-filled salon to Chapel Hill, with the team eyeing an April opening and a menu focused on North Carolina seafood.

After months closed, Texas T Pub quietly reopened under new owners with a fresh stage, live shows and karaoke returning to downtown San Antonio.

A family-run Burmese concept from Benicia and Concord plans an outpost at Old Oakland's Swan's Market, adding tea-leaf salad and palata to the market lineup.

Caffe Luxxe opened its first Culver City café at the Washington Triangle, debuting a limited Culver & Washington roast plus opening-day $1 drinks and a yellow mug giveaway.

Chattanooga, billed as “Pure Persian Flavor,” is set to take over 1433 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica — the former home of Izzy's Deli — with design renderings offering early clues.

A cash-only, open-air counter on Pasadena Avenue is serving Jalisco classics — birria, carne en su jugo and house-made tortillas.

The 45th Kapalua Wine & Food Festival runs June 25–28 with celebrity chefs, rare wines, a Grand Tasting Gala and events from pickleball to a beachside BBQ.

Defiant Brewing Co. in Pearl River will close at the end of March after 21 years. Longtime patrons are sharing memories as the taproom prepares for its final weeks.