Category: Business

The cost of fresh tomatoes has tripled in recent weeks, hurting the profits of local pizza businesses.

New Business Improvement Area chairman Elie Gharib will take over the role in the Somerset Village BIA on Dec. 1 with his main focus on improving the safety of the area, especially at night.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.” An oft-quoted 20th-century preacher, Vance Havner, was far from being a profit-maker. But he revealed a glimpse of his entrepreneurial spirit when he said those words.

Tony Shahrasebi stands at the entrance of the century-old Somerset House he recently purchased, and pours out his vision to help revitalize the area’s image.