Bob Shallit

Save Mart will match donations to help keep public pools open

By Bob Shallit - Updated: Thursday, February 9 2012 - 11:15 am

Save Mart Supermarkets has ambitious plans to keep most of Sacramento's public swimming pools open this summer.

Bob Shallit: Sacramento chocolate entrepreneur has taste of Grammy excitement

By Bob Shallit - Published: Tuesday, February 7 2012 - 12:00 am

Sacramento music producer Mitchell Koulouris has a new twist on rock candy, launching a company called Imagine Chocolate that makes gourmet treats with a rock 'n' roll vibe.

Bob Shallit: Super Bowl Sunday hectic for charter jet firm's McClellan center

By Bob Shallit - Published: Saturday, February 4 2012 - 12:00 am

Super Bowl Sunday promises to be a big day for XOJET Inc.'s "ops" center at McClellan Park.

Bob Shallit: Secret's out on Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op site

By Bob Shallit - Published: Tuesday, January 31 2012 - 12:00 am

The Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op will be building a modern new store – and four-level garage – just up the block from its current crowded digs.

Bob Shallit: Closed TGI Friday's restaurant to reopen in Roseville

By Bob Shallit - Updated: Saturday, January 28 2012 - 12:00 pm

Another one of the region's shuttered TGI Friday's restaurants is coming back to life.

Bob Shallit: New eatery coming to old Whiskey Wild site

By Bob Shallit - Published: Thursday, January 26 2012 - 12:00 am

Lots of food and drink will drive you to the Pour House.

Bob Shallit: Sacramento chocolate company thrives in tough economy

By Bob Shallit - Published: Saturday, January 21 2012 - 12:00 am

How sweet it is.

Bob Shallit: Sale of Sacramento's L Street Lofts in the works

By Bob Shallit - Updated: Thursday, January 19 2012 - 12:08 pm

The L Street Lofts – a symbol of midtown Sacramento's renaissance and also of the region's economic troubles – is about to be sold.

Bob Shallit: Specialty grocer Fresh Market headed for Roseville, sources say

By Bob Shallit - Published: Saturday, January 14 2012 - 12:00 am

An upscale specialty grocer that's often compared with Whole Foods is entering the Sacramento region, the latest in a wave of supermarket operators seeking footholds here.

Bob Shallit: Sharif Jewelers finds 10th & K corner a gem for new store

By Bob Shallit - Updated: Friday, January 13 2012 - 3:12 pm

A downtown Sacramento office condo is quickly filling up after sitting nearly vacant for three years.