BurgerFi Comes to Bowie
BurgerFi, a fast casual eatery that prides itself on all-natural burgers and quality ingredients, has opened up on St. Joseph’s Drive in Bowie.
The restaurant was praised by Consumer Report in 2021 for serving beef without antibiotics for three years running, and others have celebrated BurgerFi including 11 straight ratings as a Top 10 Brand by Fast Casual.
There are other BurgerFi locations in Oxon Hill, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, and Arlington.
“If you don’t innovate, you die,” said BurgerFi CEO Carl Bachmann.
He plans to elevate taste and expand menu options at their franchises.
“I think that’s a problem for our industry. We have to continue to innovate with new reasons to come and try a free trial of our food, especially where we have such a white space in both of our brands,” Bachmann said.
Regal Cinema Site Sold to Church
The former Regal Bowie cinema, right across the highway from Bowie Town Center, was sold for $10.25 million to Passion Java Ministries on July 18. This is roughly $6.25 million more than commercial real estate veteran John Campanella paid for the property last year.
The site, sitting on 12 acres, is currently assessed for $9.1 million.
Big Lots Closes Three Prince George’s Locations
The Big Lots locations in Bowie, Glen Burnie, and Laurel are among the 315 slated to close across the nation. Another location in Capitol Heights’ Ritchie Station plans to remain open.
“While the majority of our stores are profitable, we have made the difficult decision to close certain underperforming stores,” a company spokesperson said via email.