Blaze Pizza's Lakeline Commons location on Research Boulevard is listed as closed; local reporting says the Austin store shuttered in late 2025. Business listings now show the unit dark.

Local restaurateurs Jeff McCusker and Bob Fleckenstein filed permits to convert the former Ragtime site at 299 Atlantic Blvd into Grafton & Fleck’s Steakhouse with rooftop seating.

Peach Farm, a Chinatown seafood staple, is likely closing as owners retire and a new ownership group files to take over. City minutes list Washan Ching as manager and show a license transfer was granted.

Three days of chef demos, whole‑hog pits and a cocktail showdown land at Jim R. Miller Park this weekend.

Gin Khao, a Polk County Thai food truck, has filed plans to open its first brick-and-mortar at 750 W Main Street in Bartow. The owner confirmed the move.

Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut is eyeing Tacoma for a new location that would join its Capitol Hill and Bellevue shops. City officials say the storefront could boost neighborhood foot traffic.

Family-owned SMP Mini Mart is opening a sister shop, SMP Steaks, across Schadt Avenue to split dine-in and delivery and shorten wait times. The move aims to keep sandwiches coming while cutting lines.

After 10 years on President Street, Strong Rope is closing its Gowanus taproom. Forever Homebrewing will take the space and plans to open as Forever Brewing in April.

The Stacked Smokewagon food trailer is headed to northwest Las Vegas this spring, serving smoked brisket, brisket mac & cheese and stacked pulled‑pork grilled cheese. Sampling events are expected before a formal opening.

Inspectors shut a Sacramento market after finding six live mice; other recent inspections also uncovered cockroaches, rodent droppings and slime in ice machines.

Michelin-starred chef Johnny Spero is joining the Inn at Langley to open Passage, a tasting-menu restaurant timed to the inn’s May 17 reopening. The move follows Spero’s decision to close his D.C. restaurant and relocate to Whidbey.

Meier Skis will open La Couloir, a 1,500‑sq‑ft taphouse inside its South Broadway factory serving local beer, Colorado wines and shot‑skis.

Dunali Pizza opens Saturday in Greenfield with Indian-fusion pies and small plates.