• Barstow might soon have its own farmer’s market/swap meet/car lot. [DesertDispatch]
• Rubio’s is considering an $8 a share buyout. [NorthCountyTimes]
• Dole Foods is ending its lawsuit against the filmmakers of Bananas! as many in Sweden are protesting the company for limiting free speech. [Google/AP]
• Father Gregory Boyle, who started Homeboy Bakery after the 1992 Los Angeles riots to give jobs to men trying to leave gang life, is being honored as Citizen of the Year by the PRSA on October 22nd. [BusinessWire]
• Locavorism and frugality have led to a resurgence of canning. [WSJ]
• UrbanSpoon’s much-advertised iPhone app now brings up a list of restaurants when you point your phone in the direction you’d like to go. [NYT]
• Hooters is opening a casino and bowling alley in Seattle. [Restaurants & Institutions]
• Connecticut’s attorney general is investigating product labels that promote foods like Fruit Loops as “healthy choices.” [NYT]
