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Four Seasons restaurant relocating

NEW YORK

A restaurant considered by many to be New York City’s original power lunch spot has found a new location.

The Four Seasons has been a favorite of celebrities and business titans since it opened in the landmark Seagram Building in 1959. It is scheduled to close in July. The building’s owner said last year he was not renewing the lease.

Restaurant owners Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini said Saturday they are relocating the restaurant to 280 Park Ave., an office tower on Manhattan’s East Side. An 18-month renovation of the space will begin next week.

Van Dyke to restore childhood home

DANVILLE, Ill.

Dick Van Dyke plans to return this summer to the eastern Illinois town where he grew up to lead a fundraising drive aimed at saving his childhood home.

Van Dyke announced Friday that he will make two fundraising appearances at events in Danville on June 24. Money raised will be used for the restoration effort on his house.

The 90-year-old Van Dyke said in the announcement that he has always been the “same Midwestern nerd” people in the small town knew decades ago. He said he grew up thinking Danville was the center of the universe and said he still does.

Associated Press