IN THE NEWS: Fast-growing restaurant operator Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q is expanding into Arizona and North Carolina and building a new corporate headquarters in Birmingham’s Liberty Park, the Birmingham Business Journal reports. Now headquartered on Union Hill Drive in Homewood, Ala., Jim ‘N Nick’s will more than double its office space to coincide with its growth plans. The company also is close to opening debut locations in Phoenix and Charlotte and a third location in South Carolina, said Sam Burn, the company’s commissioner of culture. … The Birmingham News’ Fletcher Harvey reviews Martinis Fine Food & Club Ultra (2132 Lorna Ridge Lane, Hoover), while Lynn Grisard Fullman stops by La Dolce Vita (1851 Montgomery Highway). al.com

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