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Mattress Firm open on South Illinois

Posted at 10:07 pm January 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The new Mattress Firm store is pictured above on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The new Mattress Firm store is pictured above on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A Mattress Firm store is now open on South Illinois Avenue.

The store is near Panda Express, a relatively new restaurant that is, like, Mattress Firm, on property that was once home to a Ruby Tuesday restaurant near Walmart, Rutgers Avenue, and Main Street Oak Ridge.

On its website, Mattress Firm says it has more than 3,500 company-operated and franchised stores across 49 states and the largest geographic footprint in the United States among multi-brand mattress retailers. The company was founded in 1986, and it is based in Houston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, bedding retailer, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mattress Firm, mattress retailer, Maurice's, Oak Ridge Mall, Panda Express, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, Ruby Tuesday, rue21, T.J. Maxx, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta, World Finance Loans & Taxes

Panda Express now open in Oak Ridge

Posted at 5:27 pm June 16, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Panda Express opened on South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge in May 2017. (Photo by Mike Mahathy)

Panda Express opened on South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge on May 18, 2017. (Photo by Mike Mahathy)

 

Panda Express opened in Oak Ridge in May. Here are a few photos of the new restaurant by Mike Mahathy.

The Panda Express restaurant is in the area where Ruby Tuesday used to be on South Illinois Avenue. The area also includes space for a few retail shops.

The former Ruby Tuesday restaurant was demolished in October.

Panda Express, a fast casual Chinese restaurant, is on the one-third of the subdivided Ruby Tuesday property that is closest to the Subway on South Illinois Avenue. The developer is Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC. That’s the Nashville company that developed the shopping center on South Illinois Avenue that includes Chipotle and Aspen Dental. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mike Mahathy, Oak Ridge Mall, Panda Express, Ruby Tuesday, Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC

Photos: Panda Express, retail shops construction

Posted at 9:52 am February 21, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Construction work is pictured above on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in the area that will house a Panda Express restaurant and retail shops where Ruby Tuesday used to be on South Illinois Avenue. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Construction work is pictured above on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in the area that will house a Panda Express restaurant and retail shops where Ruby Tuesday used to be on South Illinois Avenue. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Construction work is under way in the small shopping center that will house a Panda Express restaurant and retail shops where Ruby Tuesday used to be on South Illinois Avenue.

Here are three photos of the work on Friday, February 10.

The former Ruby Tuesday restaurant was demolished in October.

A site plan for the Panda Express restaurant and retail development has been reviewed by the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Panda Express, Ruby Tuesday, Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC

Ruby Tuesday demolished for Panda Express, retail shops

Posted at 9:16 am October 19, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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Demolition work continued on the former Ruby Tuesday restaurant on South Illinois Avenue on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, to make way for a Panda Express and retail space. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The former Ruby Tuesday restaurant has been demolished to make way for a Panda Express and retail shops on South Illinois Avenue.

A site plan for the Panda Express restaurant and retail development has been reviewed by the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission.

Panda Express will be on the one-third of the subdivided Ruby Tuesday property that is closest to the Subway on South Illinois Avenue, said Ray Evans, the city’s retail consultant. The developer is Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC. That’s the Nashville company that developed the shopping center on South Illinois Avenue that includes Chipotle, Aspen Dental, and Pie Five Pizza,

The other two-thirds of the former Ruby Tuesday property is expected to include about 6,500 square feet of retail space. That’s about 40 percent the size of the Chipotle/Pie Five shopping center, Evans said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Main Street—Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Panda Express, Ray Evans, Ruby Tuesday, Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC

City to discuss site plans for Panda Express, TownePlace Suites on Thursday

Posted at 11:20 pm July 15, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge officials will discuss site plans for two more new businesses on Thursday: a Panda Express restaurant and TownePlace Suites by Marriott, a hotel. The Panda Express would be on part of the property that was once home to a Ruby Tuesday restaurant, pictured above on Friday, July 15, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9:20 a.m. July 17.

Oak Ridge officials will discuss site plans for two more new businesses on Thursday. The first is Panda Express, a restaurant, and the second is TownePlace Suites by Marriott, a hotel.

There have now been more than a dozen new businesses announced in Oak Ridge so far this year.

The Panda Express, a fast casual Chinese restaurant, would be at the site of the former Ruby Tuesday restaurant on South Illinois Avenue, in front of Walmart and next to Comfort Inn. The developer wants to take the property and divide it into two parcels, with the Panda Express on one lot and possibly two to three retail stores in one building on the other.

The four-story TownPlace Suites would be on 2.6 acres between East Main Street and Rutgers Avenue on the south side of Wilson Street. That property is on the northeast side of Main Street Oak Ridge, near JCPenney at the former Oak Ridge Mall. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Calhoun's, Chander Bhateja, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Hobby Lobby, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Maurice's, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Panda Express, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, Ray Evans, Ruby Tuesday, Rudd Seeley Wallis LLC, Rue 21, Sears Hometown Store, site plans, T.J. Maxx, TownePlace Suites, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta

Ruby Tuesday closes in Oak Ridge

Posted at 11:11 pm September 30, 2014
By John Huotari 6 Comments

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Ruby Tuesday in Oak Ridge announced in signs posted on its front doors that it has closed.

 

Ruby Tuesday Closed Sign

Signs posted on the two front doors at Ruby Tuesday on Tuesday night announce that the Oak Ridge restaurant has closed.

Note: This story was updated at 8:25 a.m. Oct. 1.

Ruby Tuesday in Oak Ridge has closed. The restaurant announced the closure in two signs posted on its front doors.

The signs invite diners to eat at other local Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Knoxville and Lenoir City.

The front doors of the Oak Ridge restaurant were locked Tuesday night, and a worker leaving the restaurant declined to comment. A Ruby Tuesday media representative wasn’t immediately available for comment Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Oak Ridge, restaurant, Ruby Tuesday

String of beer permit hearings ends with no action against three restaurants

Posted at 12:49 pm December 14, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Lincoln's Sports Grille

The city’s beer board took no action against Lincoln’s Sports Grille on Monday, the board’s third show cause hearing of the year for the restaurant and bar on South Illinois Avenue.

The city’s beer board ended an unusual string of hearings for local restaurants and bars this year by taking no action in its last two meetings. Most of the hearings were called after establishments sold beer to a minor during a state sting in March, but a few were related to bar fights.

The final show cause hearing, held Monday, was called after a Nov. 2 fight at Lincoln’s Sports Grille on South Illinois Avenue. The fight started after a highly intoxicated North Carolina man who had refused to pay his bar bill “came after” a male acquaintance who volunteered to cover his tab, the restaurant manager and police officers said.

The previous two show cause hearings in November were for Aubrey’s and Ruby Tuesday, which both sold beer to a minor during a March 18 compliance check by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The two restaurants were among seven establishments cited for selling alcohol to a minor after that sting. The other five were Applebee’s, Hacienda DeGollado, Hidalgo, Lincoln’s, and Moose Lodge No. 1316. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Massengill, alcohol, Applebee's, Aubrey's, bars, Barton Bailey, beer board, beer permit, beer permit suspensions, compliance check, Daniel Humphreys, Derrick Dalton, Hacienda DeGollado, Hidalgo, Joseph Russell Caudill, Lincoln's Sports Grille, Lincoln’s, Lisa Green, Moose Lodge No. 1316, Oak Ridge Beer Permit Board, Oak Ridge Police Department, restaurants, Ruby Tuesday, Scott Green, show cause hearings, South Illinois Avenue, sting, TABC, Tammy Dunn, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Treat yourself to an early holiday meal with ADFAC’s ‘Dine and Donate’

Posted at 6:54 pm December 8, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

With the hustle and bustle of holidays all around, ADFAC says it’s a great time to treat yourself and your loved ones to a special meal.

With their monthly “Dine and Donate” event, there is a way to do that and support the less fortunate in our community.

This month’s event is Monday, and five local restaurants are participating. They have agreed to donate a portion of their sales to support ADFAC (Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties).

The participating restaurants are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Holidays 2013, Nonprofits Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Cande Seay, Dean's Restaurant and Bakery, Dine and Donate, gift card, gift-giving, holiday, Hoskins, meal, Mediterranean Delight, Razzleberry’s, Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday restructuring to eliminate 50 positions

Posted at 10:13 pm November 21, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Ruby Tuesday announced Wednesday that it will eliminate 50 positions at its restaurant support center in Maryville.

The company, which has a restaurant in Oak Ridge, said the job cuts are in response to a cost review program on the heels of millions of dollars in reported losses during the past couple of years. The move is expected to save the company about $6 million a year beginning in 2015. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News Tagged With: costs, J.J. Buettgen, jobs, Oak Ridge, restaurant, restaurant support center, restructuring, Ruby Tuesday

Three businesses avoid beer permit suspensions, five more have hearings

Posted at 10:40 am September 16, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Three Oak Ridge businesses have avoided short suspensions of their beer permits, but five more have hearings in the next two months.

The Oak Ridge Beer Permit Board had imposed the suspensions against the three businesses in three separate meetings during the past three months. Two were punished for selling beer to a minor and one over concerns that included questions about whether it was serving its customers too much alcohol.

But all three businesses have complied with the Beer Board’s orders, so they were able to avoid the suspensions, Oak Ridge Senior Staff Attorney Tammy Dunn said last week. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill, Aubrey's, Back 2 Brewski's, beer permit, compliance check, Hacienda DeGollado, Hidalgo, Lincoln's Sports Grille, Moose Lodge, Oak Ridge Beer Permit Board, Randy Tedford, Ruby Tuesday, sale of beer to a minor, Scott Green, selling alcohol to a minor, show cause hearing, sting, suspension, TABC, Tammy Dunn, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Theresa Scott

Punished by state, Applebee’s also gets city penalty for selling alcohol to minor

Posted at 11:53 pm August 12, 2013
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Note: This story was updated at 6:40 a.m. Aug. 14.

The restaurant has already been punished by the state and lost thousands of dollars because of a five-day suspension of its liquor license after it sold beer to a minor in March, company representatives said.

Adding a municipal penalty would amount to double jeopardy for Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill, said Bobby Prince, the restaurant’s regional manager. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: alcoholic beverages, Applebee's, Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill, Aubrey's, Barton Bailey, beer, Bobby Prince, Colin Colverson, compliance check, Derrick Dalton, Hacienda DeGollado, Hidalgo, Lincoln's Sports Grille, liquor, minor, Moose Lodge, Oak Ridge Beer Permit Board, penalty, Ruby Tuesday, selling alcohol to a minor, sting, suspension, TABC, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Theresa Scott

Roane State student recognized for helping during medical emergency

Posted at 1:00 pm February 27, 2013
By Roane State Community College Leave a Comment

Roane State Student Recognized

Anderson County EMS director Nathan Sweet, left, recognizes Roane State student Amber Kennedy at the Anderson County Commission’s Feb. 19 meeting. (Submitted photo)

Anderson County Emergency Medical Services recently recognized a Roane State Community College student who provided assistance during a medical emergency.

EMS director Nathan Sweet honored Amber Kennedy of Sunbright during the Anderson County Commission’s Feb. 19 meeting. Kennedy is a waitress at Ruby Tuesday in Oak Ridge.

Last December, a customer collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. Kennedy—who had taken a safety, first aid, and CPR course at Roane State’s Morgan County campus—stepped forward and administered CPR.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, College, Education, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Amber Kennedy, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, cardiac arrest, CPR, EMS, medical emergency, Nathan Sweet, Roane State Community College, Ruby Tuesday

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