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Insider Q&A: CEO of fast-growing First Watch keeps the focus on breakfast

Insider Q&A: CEO of fast-growing First Watch keeps the focus on breakfast

First Watch, a restaurant chain that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch , is rising – and shining.
Want to feel special? Stores and restaurants with paid memberships are betting on it

Want to feel special? Stores and restaurants with paid memberships are betting on it

NEW YORK (AP) — How much does it cost to feel special? At Chuck E- Cheese , the family entertainment and pizza chain, the price is $7.99, $11.99 or $29.99 per month.
In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater. Shorty is ready to ask: Why is so much being spent on a truck? The coffee, fresh-baked bread and donuts have been laid out.
Usher, Fantasia Barrino, 'Color Purple' honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

Usher, Fantasia Barrino, 'Color Purple' honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color.
A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz'

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz'

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz," according to an indictment made public Sunday.
St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

Seas of green surged through downtown streets in Montreal and Toronto on Sunday as thousands turned out to mark St. Patrick's Day with a pair of major parades celebrating the occasion and the Irish culture behind it.

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ repeats at No. 1 on the box office charts

“ Kung Fu Panda 4 ” stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with 'Make Me Smile,' dies at 73

Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with 'Make Me Smile,' dies at 73

LONDON (AP) — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73.
'I enjoy being the first': Maestro Fresh Wes doesn't mind breaking hip-hop barriers

'I enjoy being the first': Maestro Fresh Wes doesn't mind breaking hip-hop barriers

TORONTO — Some moments in a career of "firsts" achieved by rapper Maestro Fresh Wes seem bigger than him, and next Sunday is certainly one of them.
The culture of Mexican fireworks revealed through the lens of an AP photographer

The culture of Mexican fireworks revealed through the lens of an AP photographer

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marco Ugarte has been a photographer based in Mexico City for over 30 years. He covered the fireworks festival in nearby Tultepec for just the second time a week ago.
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