It all started with the red balloon. Bob Pottinger, co-owner of Al’s Deli at 914 Noyes St., was then just an 8-year-old boy with polio at the movies with his father. The short film in question was...

Tomate Fresh Kitchen drew so many customers in its first week open that it ran out of food. The restaurant, 914 1/2 Noyes St., opened Oct. 31 and finally filled the storefront left vacant by Ice &...