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Brian Hamler, superintendent of Whitehall City Schools since July 2013, died June 29 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to Ty Debevoise, director of communications and marketing for the district.
Born and raised in Whitehall, Hamler graduated from Whitehall-Yearling High School in 1977.
He received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1981 from Capital University, and he earned a master’s degree in educational policy and leadership in 1998 from Ohio State University.
His teaching and administrative career also included Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools, Westerville City Schools and South-Western City Schools.
Wade Lucas was appointed June 24 by the Whitehall school board to serve as interim superintendent.
Agave & Rye and its epic tacos to replace Spagio on Grandview Avenue
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Yavonne Sarber will return to central Ohio with a concept that is gaining momentum across the South and Midwest.
“We are not a Mexican restaurant by any stretch of the imagination,” said Sarber, founder and CEO of the restaurant group, which she owns with her husband, Wade.
Agave & Rye is set to take over the iconic Spagio location, 1295 Grandview Ave. in Grandview Heights. It will be the 10th location overall.
Spagio closed last August after nearly 40 years in the historic Bank Block building in Grandview Heights.
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Getting noticed in the competitive Polaris restaurant market is both fun and challenging for Kevin Fetherolf, chef and co-owner of the Lewis Center Kitchen and Bar.
Sure, the traffic counts and gold-plated demographics are a retailer’s dream, but being an independent among dozens of chains means a different set of tests and trials, he said.
“Polaris is a tough cookie because you have a huge mix of ethnic backgrounds and you have a mix of incomes,” said Fetherolf, whose restaurant has taken over the former Bar Louie space at 1611 Polaris Parkway.
Opening in late 2020, when COVID-19 infections were climbing and restaurateurs were evolving business models, Fetherolf and business partner Jack Chen decided there was no better time than the present to open a scratch kitchen.
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