A historic ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Saturday morning at A&L Bear’s Rootbeer in Union City, Ohio. Mayor Duane Pouder as well as most of the previous owners of the restaurant were on hand to wish new owners Aaron Payzant and Logan Howard luck and to celebrate 65 years of the restaurant being in Union City.

Odin and his owner Christine were all smiles Saturday at Bark in the Park. Shively Lake was lined with vendors for Bark in the Park. Winnie and her owner, Chelsea Garner, at Bark in the Park. Garner said that she rescued Winnie. Zoe Brown and her daughters bring their puppy to the Bark in the Park dog contest.

The front window of the Mama and Son Soul Food Restaurant looks out on Charles Street in downtown Muncie. — If you mourned the loss of soul food from downtown Muncie at the end of May, good news; soul food is back already — and in the very same storefront. Barely more than a week after Mama Bond's Soul Food closed over Memorial Day weekend, Mama and Son Soul Food opened in the Rose Court space at the corner of Charles and Mulberry streets.

Neely House closes - but could the upscale Muncie eatery reopen? — The Neely House, an upscale eatery in the home of Muncie pioneer Thomas Neely, announced on Facebook last week that it was closing immediately, and was up for sale. The restaurant at 617 E. Adams St., in the Emily Kimbrough Historic District , opened in October 2018, after significant restoration work to turn the 165+-year-old home and its garden and orchard into a fine-dining establishment.

Pictured from left to right are Aaron Payzant and Logan Howard the new owners of Bear’s Root Beer in Union City, Ohio. There will be a special celebration in honor of the restaurant’s 65th Anniversary on Saturday. On Saturday, June 18, Union City will celebrate the history and future of one of its oldest businesses.

SATURDAY, June 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping your body well-fueled and hydrated is a must during outdoor summer sports and exercise, a nutrition expert says. "For summer workouts, it's important to make sure that adequate carbohydrates, fluids and electrolytes are consumed," said sports dietitian Kristen Chang, assistant director of the master's program in nutrition and dietetics at Virginia Tech University.