Latest press releases in Restaurants

Fresh & Easy and Walgreens to Open at $30 Million The Shoppes at Calimesa in Northern Riverside County
Fresh & Easy, Walgreens (first major drug store to open in Calimesa), Carl's Jr., Subway and Denny's to open at The Shoppes at Calimesa in Calimesa, CA. Groundbreaking ceremony slated for Oct. 16 at noon. The $30 million 9.4-acre project, which is located on Calimesa Boulevard at Myrtlewood Drive, will be built in two phases. Phase one is slated to open in May 2009.

FunkyChunky Brings Back Candy Cane Popcorn For The Holidays!
Back by popular demand, FunkyChunky brings back its holiday caramel popcorn treat - Candy Cane Popcorn! A limited edition chocolate caramel popcorn flavor that combines buttery, caramel popcorn with glazed macadamia nuts, white peppermint chocolate and candy cane pieces.

Corporate Catering in San Diego Gets a Facelift with the French Gourmet’s New Epicurean Website
San Diego’s well-known French restaurant and full-service caterer, The French Gourmet, is proud to announce the release of their new website.

82nd Street Wireless Announces Free Hosting for Users of It's Public Wifi Hotspot Software
82nd Street Wireless now offers free hosting for users of it's public wifi hotspot software. Restaurants and Cafes in particular can now benefit by attracting wireless guests via free online directories and by selling access.

Hanley Investment Group Sells Four Single-Tenant Retail Properties to All Cash Buyers Totaling $13,567,000 at 6% Cap Rate and Below
Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the buyers in the sale of four single-tenant retail properties in Southern California for a total consideration of $13,567,000. The properties are located in Big Bear Lake, Rancho Cucamonga, Garden Grove and Los Angeles.

Coreland Companies Lands Over 1.5 Million SF in Retail Management Assignments
Tustin, Calif.-based Coreland Companies announced that the firm has recently been awarded eight new retail management assignments in Southern California totaling more than 1.5 million square feet including 47th Street Pavilion in Palmdale; Vernola Marketplace in Mira Loma; Talega Village Center in San Clemente; Redlands Town Center in Redlands; Porter Ranch Shopping Center in Los Angeles; Diamond Hills Plaza in Diamond Bar; Mission Plaza in San Fernando; and Centre Pointe Marketplace in Valencia.

Hanley Investment Group Sells Three Shopping Centers Totaling Nearly $17 Million
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors negotiated the sale of three multi-tenant shopping centers in Arizona and Southern California for a total consideration of $16,575,000. The properties are located in Mesa, Ariz. and Riverside and Victorville, Calif. Two properties closed at a sub 6% cap rate.

Gourmet Settings Offers Big Changes In Flatware Designs Including Green Packaging
Gourmet Settings has been producing stainless steel flatware since 1994. They are known for their innovative designs, both in flatware and their packaging and have recently announced new additions to their lineup.

Panera Bread Opens New Store at Trader’s Point Location
National Bakery-Café Committed to Growth in Indianapolis

Tony Starlight Presents - The Largest Outdoor Supperclub Ever Seen in Portland
Tony Starlight's Cavalcade of Stars to Close The Bite of Oregon

Hanley Investment Group Reps Buyer & Seller in $15 Million Shopping Center Sale in National City, Calif.
Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer and seller in the $15 million sale of a grocery/drug anchored shopping center at the corner of East Plaza Blvd. and Euclid Ave. in National City, Calif. A Canadian buyer paid a 6% cap rate for the 68,084 sq. ft. shopping center, which includes tenants Ralphs, Walgreens, Blockbuster Video and Firestone Tires. The center, which was 100% occupied at the time of the sale, is situated on 7.35 acres.

KTGY's Stan Braden & Jirair Garabedian Invited to Speak on Mixed-Use & Design of Horizontal and Vertical Solutions at CLE Mixed-Use Development Conference
KTGY's Stan Braden, AIA, Chairman and Principal, and Jirair Garabedian, AIA, LEED AP, Studio Director have been invited to speak at the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Mixed-Use Development Conference, 'From Breaking Ground to Cutting Ribbon,' held August 21-22, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, CA. Braden and Garabedian will be the speakers at the session, 'Residential and Retail Mixed-Use and the Design of Horizontal and Vertical Solutions From Concept to Construction,' on August 22 at 1:15 pm.

Hodgdon Miank Construction Completes Construction on $6.8 Million Heritage Crossing Shopping Center in Fontana, Calif.
Hodgdon Miank Construction completed construction on Heritage Crossing, a $6.8 million shopping center at the southwest corner of Baseline Avenue and Cherry Avenue in Fontana, Calif. The 4.86-acre project includes a multi-tenant retail building, state-of-the-art Jump Start Express Car Wash and a Miguel’s Jr. Mexican Food restaurant with a drive-thru. Miguel’s is now open for business.

Marinita Development to Commence Construction on New $24.3 Million Shopping Center in La Quinta, Calif. with Fresh & Easy and CVS/pharmacy to Anchor Jefferson Square
Marinita Development plans to commence construction on August 1, 2008 on Jefferson Square, a new $24.3 million, 90,440 sq. ft. supermarket/drug anchored shopping center in La Quinta, CA. Phase one, which will consist of a Fresh & Easy Market and CVS/pharmacy, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009. KTGY is the project architect.

KTGY Earns Pasadena Beautiful Foundation’s Redevelopment Award For Design of New Whole Foods Market
KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, received the Pasadena Beautiful Foundation’s Redevelopment Award for the design of Whole Foods Market honoring the firm’s significant development incorporating a historic building. Located on the site of an 80-year-old historic building, the design features a two-story, 76,770 sq. ft. Whole Foods Market on a 1.2-acre parcel, and is supported by three levels of subterranean parking including Vermaports (a system for transporting shopping carts similar to escalators).