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Phoenix restaurants hope cooler weather brings out customers

By Diana Hernandez

Summer has been slow for some Phoenix restaurants, but up-and-coming entrepreneurs say they're not discouraged. (Read)

Restaurant brings new life to old building

By Diana Hernandez

Hanny's Restaurant owners have re-made a former men's clothing store into the newest upscale eatery in downtown Phoenix. (Read)

Recent comments on Diana's stories

Beth Potter commented on "Phoenix restaurants hope cooler weather brings out customers" (7 months ago)

This is a great business story that could easily be expanded to discuss how restaurants are doing across the country. It would be good to get national statistics on how restaurants are doing, what owners are doing to draw in more customers, etc.
If you can do that additional reporting, this story is a great candidate for UPI.com!

Beth Potter commented on "Restaurant brings new life to old building" (7 months ago)

This is a good start to a nice feature about a Phoenix restaurant. It would be good to get comments from customers, the chamber of commerce and others about why this restaurant is unique, or how it is doing in the current recession. Additional numbers (how much the restaurant makeover cost, how many years it might take to break even, why the owner decided on this location in terms of building price, etc.) would make this a great business story!
This story would need to illustrate a broader "trend" to be considered for the UPI.com Web site.