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Cracker Barrel CEO steps down a year after logo debacle

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Cracker Barrel’s CEO is stepping down nearly a year after an attempted rebrand of the chain led to a fierce customer backlash. Cracker Barrel said Monday that CEO Julie Masino will step down next month but remain with the company until Oct. 9 in an advisory capacity. David Deno will succeed Masino on Aug. 10 as CEO. Deno served as the CEO of Bloomin’ Brands, which owns Outback Steakhouse and other chains, from 2019 until he retired in 2024. He has also held executive roles as Best Buy and Yum Brands, which is the parent company of KFC and Taco Bell. Lebanon, Tennessee-based ...

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TRIBUTE TO REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS: An America250 celebration with a tribute and dedication to Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Milton Township will be at 5 p.m. Friday at the Lake Milton amphitheater at Craig Beach. A ceremony will include a tribute to 22 local soldiers and their families and descendants. Following the event will be a party at the beach from 6 to 10 p.m. at with the band RDNA at the amphitheater. There also will be food vendors. FUR, FEATHER AND SCALES: Raptor Hallow Sanctuary will present a program “Fur, Feather and Scales’” at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodland ...

Girard Lake area to be eyed for city mountain bike trail

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GIRARD — After visiting a mountain bike trail last month in Lake Milton and meeting with members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition, some members of city council will travel to Girard Lower Lake this week to see if it is suitable for such a trail. Councilman Todd Latell, D-at Large, said at Monday’s council meeting that he and members of the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition will travel by special fire department vehicle to the lake property to assess the land. “We will have them look at the property, which will help us see if it is even feasible to have a mountain bike ...

Nation and world at a glance for July 28

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Mass shooting at food fest in Seattle may have been gang-related, police say SEATTLE — Police say there were at least three suspects involved in a food festival shooting near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend, and that one of them was among those killed in the violence. Police say they believe there were at least three shooters: a 15-year-old arrested in the case; a 19-year-old acquaintance who died at the scene; and at least one other “unknown suspect.” The 15-year-old waived his initial court appearance Monday. The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. Sunday during the ...

4 weekend shootings reported in city

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YOUNGSTOWN — Several instances of gunfire were reported in Youngstown on Saturday,, including a felonious assault that involved Shawn M. Grant, 21, being charged with felonious assault for allegedly shooting a woman at the Plaza View Apartments on Plaza View Court on the East Side. A ...

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DETROIT (AP) — A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the ...