Item: Joey's Smokin' B-B-Q will combine "hip" with a taste of country fair, according to Randy Folk, who will own the restaurant with his wife, Akiko. Slated for a Nov. 1 opening, Joey's will be located in 1,400 square feet between Regal Cinemas and Starbucks/Nils Rosdahl, SR here.

DFO: Buddy Nils points out in his weekly biz column that there are a lot of rumors swirling about new biz locating in developer John Stone's Riverstone project. I've only been in the project once, to go to the last "Star Wars" movie. But I've heard people describe it as being a bit scattered in terms of where the buildings are popping up.

Question: What's your impression of Riverstone so far?

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