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SOUTH BEND — After what he describes as the hardest year in his three decades of business, the owner of LaSalle Grill is turning the restaurant over to his daughter. Mark McDonnell, the founder of LaSalle Hospitality Group, which oversees fine-dining restaurant LaSalle Grill and its catering services, announced Tuesday that he will no longer be the majority owner of the business, which is an institution in the South Bend dining scene. His daughter, Laurel Marnocha, has taken over. The 70-y...

It had been two and a half months since Sean Kelley had worked in a kitchen. The former Temper Grille owner and chef was feeling beaten down from a busy night and from months of hearing from angry customers who spewed hateful comments about his decision to close Temper last December. Near the end of dinner service, he stepped out of the kitchen and on his way back, diners started to stand and clap. Kelley got a standing ovation. “I met a lot of people over 10 years, a lot of friends,”...

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SOUTH BEND — Sen. Mike Braun held a roundtable talk with South Bend area restaurants Thursday to hear their concerns about reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. But they were looking

During his years of travel, Joseph Luten said he was on a mission to find what connects humans. “I was looking for that human trait, that gene that just connected everyone, and honestly, everywhere I went the common denominator was coffee,” said Luten. “... Coffee was the center of social engagement.” Eventually, Luten’s travels took him to Ethiopia where he met his wife, Afomia, and dug even deeper roots in understanding different taste profiles of the beverage. Luten ...

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Skip to main content In South Bend, Pete Buttigieg challenged a decades-old assumption that streets are for cars above all else Ian Duncan, The Washington Post Jan. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Main Street in South Bend after it was reconfigured.City of South Bend. For years, drivers in South Bend., Ind., held in their heads a magic number: Get their car to hit that speed and you could whip through downtown without seeing a red light. When Pete Buttigieg took office as mayor of the Indiana ci...

Urban leaders see Buttigieg’s willingness to pursue so-called “complete streets” as a promising sign in the incoming transportation secretary.

This May 2020 Tribune file photo shows the inside of what was formerly LaSalle Farm & Table restaurant, located at The Barns at Nappanee, Home of Amish Acres. The space will become The Barns FarmTable, where, owners say, traditional Amish country cooking will be served. Tribune File Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN