• Kimpton Hotels is planning a new 270-room hotel and restaurant for the Lafayette Building at 5th and Chestnut streets. [Inquirer]
• One of four men suspected of robbing customers at a Mayfair bar is in critical condition after an off-duty police officer shot him in the chest. [6 ABC]
• The latest victims of cheap foreign imports: American catfish farmers. [USA Today]
• The fall of the Gordon Ramsay empire will apparently never get old: Now his father-in-law has stepped down as CEO of Gordo’s company. [Daily Mail]
• Iron Chef Michael Symon is now one step closer to becoming Ohio’s version of Rocco DiSpirito: As his portfolio of TV shows grows, he’s been forced to close one of is Cleveland-area restaurants. [Chronicle-Telegram]
• Never Ending Pasta Bowls for everyone: Red Lobster and Olive Garden are expanding into the Middle East. [Orlando Business Journal]