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Dolce Group Closes Ketchup Restaurant In Alabama

Filed under: Dining


Dolce Group, the restaurant group which boasts celebrity investors like Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Kennedy, has had many successes with its brands including Dolce, Geisha House and Bella. But the group has decided to close one of their many outlets, the Ketchup Restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama. Dolce Group continues to run Ketchup Restaurants in Los Angeles and Washington DC and its Dolce restaurant in Huntsville will stay open. Lonnie Moore, who is, along with former reality TV star, Mike "Boogie" Malin, one of the two main partners in the Dolce Group, said the competition for American dining on the Huntsville dining scene is "very fierce" and so the group decided to focus on their Italian restaurant Dolce, instead. Ketchup, which boasts a red-and-white retro-inspired design scheme serves pepped-up American fare.

Gulf Shores Condo Auction

Filed under: Real Estate Developments


Auction company Sheldon Good is at it again, this time in Alabama selling off 35 condos in the San Carlos condominium project on the Gulf Coast. The condos are two and three bedroom units, 15 of which were priced to sell at nearly $850,000 and will have suggested opening bids of $200,000. The area is also in the GO Zone, which means the units are eligible for certain tax incentives designed to spur growth in the hurricane-devastated region. The building is a 20-story, high-rise building fronting the beach. It was built in 2006 and there are nine units per floor. The building includes a beachfront outdoor pool, fitness room with sauna and a banquet room.

The auction will take place Aug. 17 at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Alabama at noon. Open houses are currently available Wednesday through Sunday in the afternoons.

[via Birmingham Business Journal]


Porsche Driving Experience For Women Only

Filed under: Journeys, Wheels, Events


If you ever have ever wanted to try out the Porsche Driving Experience but were perhaps intimidated by the thought of getting muscled out by the male participants in the driving school, you might want to clear out September 18 and 19 on your calendar. That's when the driving school is holding their Women Only event at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The weekend includes classroom instruction as well as on-track sessions and off-road courses. And just because you like to drive fast doesn't mean you are not a girly girl. The weekend will also include a fashion show at the Ross Bridge Resort hotel and women drivers can also enjoy spa treatments, golf lessons and yoga and pilates classes.

[via Automobile Magazine]

Huntsville, Alabama, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates


This unique art-filled contemporary estate isn't the latest Beverly HIlls creation, it's in Huntsville, Alabama. The home has an open floor plan with plenty of Honduran mahogany, African pear wood and glass. Offering privacy as well as luxury, the home sits top of a mountain and has plenty of large windows to capitalize on the views.  There is an edgeless pool overlooking the mountain. The home has six bedrooms, a wine cellar, gym and a movie theater that is complete with a ticket window. Like the decor? Furnishing and some of the art are also available. It is listed at $14.4 million. After the jump, it gets artsy.


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