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How 5 Americans Made It to the Middle Class wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

Love the beginning of Spring in the Midwest. ☀️

Chicago becomes the latest city to vote to bring back the tip credit to help servers and bartenders. Chicago’s City Council voted to permanently halt the 2028 phase-out of a lower minimum wage for tipped workers nrn.com/restaurant-lab…

Chicago Mayor plans to veto tipped wage freeze, which is misguided and harmful. The city council froze the tipped minimum wage at 76% of the city’s overall wage, following industry opposition to the gradual end of the tip credit. restaurantdive.com/news/chicago-m… via @restaurantdive

Next Up on Park Street? Mediterranean restaurant joins lineup - Columbus Business First bizjournals.com/columbus/news/… via @columbusbiz1st

State ban on intoxicating hemp to go into effect Friday. “So that’s a huge problem for our business,” said Scott Hand, co-founder of Urban Artifact, a brewery in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood. In 2024, Urban Artifact released Coastalo, a line of fruit-flavored hemp sodas. In recent years, other Cincinnati craft breweries have made the business decision to pivot to making THC beverages after beer sales declined. The endeavor had been paying off.citybeat.com/food-drink/ohi…

Rooh to close and reopen with new dinner menu, weekend cafe hours bizjournals.com/columbus/news/…

#EatDrinkOhio — The Edwin’s Institute in Cleveland is a restaurant, school, and campus empowering formerly incarcerated adults through culinary arts, hospitality training, and paid-in-life opportunity. We had a super visit and meal there this week.

Jackie O’s asking lawmakers to be pro business and support low-dose THC beverages. facebook.com/share/v/1AmUTP…

Pie Five owner cuts ties with Uber Eats after fee hike restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/pie…

Love this — ⁦@pizzahut⁩ sparks nostalgia with Space Jam collaboration nrn.com/quick-service/…

Mikey’s Late Night Slice plots new location in Grandview bizjournals.com/columbus/news/…

Ox-B's, Lazeez Grill joining historic downtown Marion project bizjournals.com/columbus/news/…

Campaign challenging Ohio’s intoxicating hemp regulations fails, won’t get on fall ballot. Tex Fischer says lawmakers should take up an override of the governor’s veto of the beverage provisions “as soon as possible.” cleveland.com/open/2026/03/c…

HISTORIC SEASON CONTINUES FOR THE REDHAWKS 🕺 Miami marches on to the first round after defeating SMU 89-79 💪 #MarchMadness

Brick Street is packed tonight as the Miami RedHawks take on SMU in the NCAA Tournament First Four! 🏀

Shooters Reopens With ‘Coastal Cleveland’ Menu and Live Music Programming clevelandmagazine.com/articles/shoot…

Dinner and No Drinks: Restaurants Are Struggling as Americans Drink Less nytimes.com/2026/03/16/din… via @NYTimes