New German Village restaurant opens; only carryout for now

Chapman’s Eat Market quietly opened Aug. 14 in German Village.

The restaurant, which replaces Wunderbar and Pierogi Mountain at 739 S. Third St. ‒and was once the home of the original Max & Erma’s ‒ brings a new style of scratch cooking to the central Ohio scene.

Owner BJ Lieberman said carryout service is available only from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday. Lieberman said he’s working on a plan to offer dine-in service.

European economy stumbles as virus cases rebound

The European economy’s rebound from the coronavirus recession appears to have slowed in August as a resurgence in new confirmed contagions across the region makes businesses, shoppers and travelers more cautious.

An indicator of business activity published Friday by research firm IHS Markit fell back to a level that suggests the economy is barely growing after a relatively strong burst in July, when many countries had phased out the restrictions on public life that were imposed in the spring to contain the pandemic.

Coronavirus contagions are rising rapidly in many European countries, even if deaths remain at a relatively low level. That has made some consumers more cautious.

Europe’s busiest airline, Ryanair, said this week that it was cutting back further on the number of flights as demand remains low.

Turkey reports discovery of natural gas reserve off coast

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday the discovery of a large natural gas reserve off the Black Sea coast that will help ease the country’s dependence on imports.

Erdogan said the amount of gas discovered is 320 billion cubic meters, a sum industry analysts said was notable, but not a “game-changer” that could turn the country into a regional energy hub or materially alter its financial fortunes.

Turkey hopes to start extracting and using the gas by 2023, when Turkey marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the republic, Erdogan said.

Amazon to add fulfillment center in New Albany

Amazon wants to build a fulfillment center on 100 acres on the west side of Beech Road, south of the Route 161 interchange, in New Albany, according to city officials.

New Albany City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday that included agreements with Amazon.com Services LLC for the company to move forward with the project, which would create at least 1,000 jobs, according to the meeting’s legislative report.

The city is offering a 15-year, 100% real-property-tax abatement through its Community Reinvestment Area program, according to the legislative report.

From staff and wire reports

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Well, I knew it was time to change the timing belt, but that’s not cheap, so I put it off thinking I could wait. I was driving it the other day and the motor just quit on me. Guess what? The motor is destroyed because the timing belt broke and ruined the head and other parts.

I’ve learned a lesson: I won’t buy another car with a timing belt. But why would a car manufacturer make such an important part out of rubber? I can’t be the only one who this has happened to. I’m looking forward to your response.