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Tony Roma’s just reopened its Laredo, Texas, location in the Mall del Norte after an extensive remodel.

This New Mexico-based pizza chain has developed a new prototype to grow into a regional chain.

The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) just wrapped its 20th annual Dining by Design fundraiser. It raises nearly a million dollars annually for HIV/AIDS services and charities. Co-located with the Architectural Digest Design Show since 2009, Dining by Design brings together top designers and brands to create inspiring environments. There were 32 dining rooms at this year’s installation and we’ve pulled together photos of some of them.

Hiring and promotional news from across the restaurant development and design community includes new hires and promotions at Captain D’s, Next Step Design and more.

The 665-room Hershey Lodge is celebrating 50 years in 2017. And Lebbie Lebkicher’s, Hershey Lodge’s main lobby restaurant, is undergoing a concept overhaul. It will reopen in mid-May as contemporary American restaurant Fire & Grain.

Gotham Market at The Ashland in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the second food hall from Gotham Organization, Inc. It builds on the success of the acclaimed Gotham West Market in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

Smith & Wollensky’s Miami Beach, Fla., location remained fully operational during an extensive recent renovation.

Remember the telephone game? Wait — let’s back up, do you remember landline telephones that used to sit on your desk? No? How about desks themselves?