Taco Bell

I normally don't approve of marginally pointless lawsuits, but in this case I'm willing to make an exception. A California woman is suing Taco Bell for hinting around that its beef filling might contain some actual beef. Which it does, of course, but only 35 percent's worth, the lawsuit contends. The rest is filler, all the stuff you would expect — corn, soy, oats, and so on. The only thing that really grabs your attention is the "anti-dusting agent. " As is getting to be the case in these matters, the reaction to the news is far more interesting than the news itself: 1. A Miami newspaper noted that Taco Bell had pulled its advertising from a promiscuous television show on MTV, but then made a pretty good argument that Taco Bell is worse for you than the show.

A new Taco Bell should be up and running in the next three or four months on Maugans Avenue at the Interstate 81 interchange. The Washington County Planning Commission on Monday night unanimously approved the site plan for the fast-food restaurant, although residents of the Orchard Hills subdivision expressed concerns about continued development in the area. The restaurant will be owned by Burgerbusters Inc., which also owns the Taco Bell restaurants on Dual Highway and Wesel Boulevard.

A Tuesday afternoon fire in an exterior wall at Taco Bell at 1600 Wesel Blvd. caused about $5,000 in damages, a Hagerstown Fire Department official said. Firefighters had to remove a section of the rear outside wall to put out the fire, Capt. Mark Cleck said. It is unclear what caused the fire, which fire marshals are investigating, Cleck said. The fire, which was reported at 5:09 p.m., caused light smoke to accumulate in the restaurant, Cleck said. Taco Bell workers had evacuated everyone from the building by the time firefighters arrived.

Three Hagerstown men were in custody Tuesday morning following a robbery at the Taco Bell restaurant on Crayton Boulevard near Maugans Avenue, according to Maryland State Police. In the robbery, reported at 12:07 a.m., three men wearing dark clothing entered the restaurant by breaking a side window and took a female employee's purse. They tried but were unable to enter the assistant manager's office where employees were locked inside, according to Trooper 1st Class Scott Bare. While troopers and Washington County sheriff's deputies searched the area, other troopers and a Hagerstown Police K9 unit retraced the men's last known travel route, State Police said.

SHARPSBURG - Sharpsburg officials are worried about tourism and economic development from a proposed Civil War Heritage Area and the possibility of Taco Bell coming to the area. A California couple won a bid to buy 15 acres on Sharpsburg Pike across from Battleview Market, just outside the town limits, said Vice Mayor Sidney Gale. The second proposal for the land was from a man who wanted to build a feed mill and Taco Bell there, Gale said. "We couldn't stop that and that scares me," Gale told the Washington County Commissioners during a joint meeting last week.

An 18-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of robbery in connection with a robbery at Taco Bell and a robbery and assault at Byers Stop 'n Go last year. Daniel Patrick Weedon pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, one in each case. On Nov. 14, 2007, troopers responded to an attempted armed robbery outside Taco Bell off Maugans Avenue. Four people who claimed they had a gun approached the employees and demanded the restaurant's "money bag. " When the employees said they didn't have the bag, someone used a rock to assault the male employee.

These were three words I never thought I'd hear linked: "National Tomato Crisis. " Yet there was cable news dude standing in his "Situation Room," acting all panicky, as if zombies were rising from their graves and voting Republican. Yes, I know it's the job of these folks to breathlessly make every spoiled turnip sound like a presidential assassination, but still, there was something in his voice that caught my attention. I don't know how many people have died from this crisis, but judging from the guy's tone, it must be in the thousands.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - About 30 people showed up at a job fair Monday seeking management and salaried employment at a KFC fast-food restaurant. The restaurant is scheduled to open in July in Washington Township, near Rouzerville, Pa., by Aarsand & Co., company officials said Monday. The daylong job fair was held in the basement of the Always There Hook & Ladder Fire Co. on South Potomac Street. Sharon Smith, human resources director for Aarsand & Co., in Hunt Valley, Md., said a second job fair will be held in June for hourly paid restaurant workers.

By JULIE E. GREENE / Staff Writer see map--> Cracker Barrel and Waffle House restaurants could open next year off Sharpsburg Pike, officials said Monday. The two national restaurant chains were added to a development proposal for a 98-room Sleep Inn south of Hagerstown, according to the Washington County Planning Department. --cont. from news page -- Developing about six acres along Col. Henry K. Douglas Drive could cost up to $9 million, said Stephen B. Sagi, a partner in Sharpsburg Pike Inn LLC, which owns the land.

By Anne Chovey Special to The Herald-Mail Move over, Taco Bell. There is a new Mexican restaurant in town and this one bills itself as having authentic Mexican food. El Paisa Taqueria y Tienda is on East Washington Street, a block or so down from Hagerstown's Public Square. My friend, Tom Atoe, and I recently stopped in for lunch to check it out. El Paisa Taqueria y Tienda is an interesting name and I was curious as to what it meant. With some guidance from our waitress and the Internet, I was able to figure out that "Paisa" means a countryman or someone who is just like you (think "paesan," in Italian.)

I normally don't approve of marginally pointless lawsuits, but in this case I'm willing to make an exception. A California woman is suing Taco Bell for hinting around that its beef filling might contain some actual beef. Which it does, of course, but only 35 percent's worth, the lawsuit contends. The rest is filler, all the stuff you would expect — corn, soy, oats, and so on. The only thing that really grabs your attention is the "anti-dusting agent. " As is getting to be the case in these matters, the reaction to the news is far more interesting than the news itself: 1. A Miami newspaper noted that Taco Bell had pulled its advertising from a promiscuous television show on MTV, but then made a pretty good argument that Taco Bell is worse for you than the show.

By Anne Chovey Special to The Herald-Mail Move over, Taco Bell. There is a new Mexican restaurant in town and this one bills itself as having authentic Mexican food. El Paisa Taqueria y Tienda is on East Washington Street, a block or so down from Hagerstown's Public Square. My friend, Tom Atoe, and I recently stopped in for lunch to check it out. El Paisa Taqueria y Tienda is an interesting name and I was curious as to what it meant. With some guidance from our waitress and the Internet, I was able to figure out that "Paisa" means a countryman or someone who is just like you (think "paesan," in Italian.)

A Tuesday afternoon fire in an exterior wall at Taco Bell at 1600 Wesel Blvd. caused about $5,000 in damages, a Hagerstown Fire Department official said. Firefighters had to remove a section of the rear outside wall to put out the fire, Capt. Mark Cleck said. It is unclear what caused the fire, which fire marshals are investigating, Cleck said. The fire, which was reported at 5:09 p.m., caused light smoke to accumulate in the restaurant, Cleck said. Taco Bell workers had evacuated everyone from the building by the time firefighters arrived.

Three Hagerstown men were in custody Tuesday morning following a robbery at the Taco Bell restaurant on Crayton Boulevard near Maugans Avenue, according to Maryland State Police. In the robbery, reported at 12:07 a.m., three men wearing dark clothing entered the restaurant by breaking a side window and took a female employee's purse. They tried but were unable to enter the assistant manager's office where employees were locked inside, according to Trooper 1st Class Scott Bare. While troopers and Washington County sheriff's deputies searched the area, other troopers and a Hagerstown Police K9 unit retraced the men's last known travel route, State Police said.

These were three words I never thought I'd hear linked: "National Tomato Crisis. " Yet there was cable news dude standing in his "Situation Room," acting all panicky, as if zombies were rising from their graves and voting Republican. Yes, I know it's the job of these folks to breathlessly make every spoiled turnip sound like a presidential assassination, but still, there was something in his voice that caught my attention. I don't know how many people have died from this crisis, but judging from the guy's tone, it must be in the thousands.

An 18-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of robbery in connection with a robbery at Taco Bell and a robbery and assault at Byers Stop 'n Go last year. Daniel Patrick Weedon pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, one in each case. On Nov. 14, 2007, troopers responded to an attempted armed robbery outside Taco Bell off Maugans Avenue. Four people who claimed they had a gun approached the employees and demanded the restaurant's "money bag. " When the employees said they didn't have the bag, someone used a rock to assault the male employee.

WASHINGTON COUNTY ? Five people were arrested and charged after an attempted armed robbery Wednesday outside a Taco Bell off Maugans Avenue, police said. Police caught a getaway car on southbound Interstate 81 about 10 minutes after state troopers responded to the robbery call, according to charging documents. Maryland State Police said two Taco Bell employees ? one male and one female ? were waiting in the parking lot for a ride at about 12:30 a.m., after the restaurant closed.

Five people were arrested and charged after an attempted armed robbery outside the Taco Bell on Maugans Avenue on Wednesday, police said. Maryland State Police said two employees ? one male, one female ? were waiting in the parking lot for a ride at about 12:30 a.m., after the restaurant closed. Four people who said they had a gun approached the employees and demanded the restaurant's "money bag," police said. When the employees said they didn't have the bag, someone used a rock to assault the male employee, police said.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - About 30 people showed up at a job fair Monday seeking management and salaried employment at a KFC fast-food restaurant. The restaurant is scheduled to open in July in Washington Township, near Rouzerville, Pa., by Aarsand & Co., company officials said Monday. The daylong job fair was held in the basement of the Always There Hook & Ladder Fire Co. on South Potomac Street. Sharon Smith, human resources director for Aarsand & Co., in Hunt Valley, Md., said a second job fair will be held in June for hourly paid restaurant workers.

Two men rob Martinsburg Taco Bell MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Two men, one of whom had a handgun, tied the hands of customers and employees of the Taco Bell on Foxcroft Avenue late Sunday before fleeing with cash, according to Martinsburg City Police. Police said the robbers entered the store at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday and ordered three employees and two customers to the rear. One of the robbers displayed a small snub-nosed revolver and demanded money from the manager.