Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio Police agencies in at least two different cities now searching for crooks who've been breaking into businesses to steal cash registers "It's unfair for one person to come and destroy everything," said Jose Zacatelco owner of Martha's Fusion Kitchen on Maize Road A thief broke into Zacatelco's restaurant the Wednesday before Thanksgiving stealing a $3,500 digital cash drawer and severely damaging a back door "It hurt a lot because everything is so expensive," said Zacatelco After Zacatelco reported the break-in to police That's when ABC 6/FOX 28 discovered Zacatelco's restaurant is not the only business recently targeted by cash register crooks ABC 6/FOX 28 checked Columbus Police online reports and uncovered at least five businesses have had cash registers stolen since Thanksgiving Hilliard Police now searching for two suspects who broke into several businesses on Hilliard-Rome Road on November 24th and stole a cash drawer from a pizza place "It takes days to make that much money," said Zacatelco "this person just thinks it's ok for him to come and destroy everything." Columbus and Hilliard Police now investigating if the crimes are connected Anyone with information on the Columbus break-ins can call 614-645-2259 To leave a tip about the Hilliard burglaries As the onset of the 2019-20 year jolted students everywhere back to school Burke Catholic High School in Goshen were eased into their new environment during their annual Peer Mentor Day juniors and staff welcomed 107 freshmen as well as new incoming sophomores to the Eagles Nest with open wings Burke Catholic educates a mix of students from all over Orange County coming from different districts and backgrounds Burke assigns incoming students to older peer mentors who serve as a guide not only for the first week along with the help of the guidance department says Peer Mentor Day welcomes new students to the Burke Catholic family and eases nerves as they settle in “Upperclassmen give up their last summer day just to make it a smooth transition for the new students “They build relationships that carry on throughout the year junior and senior Eagles guide incoming freshmen and sophomores through their new environment and comfort as they remember what it was like to wear the maroon polo worn by underclassmen reflecting on his transition to an upperclassman said peer mentoring was a way of “giving back." He said putting on his peer mentor blue polo "was so different New students gain comfort from the first-hand experiences of peer mentors who were once in their shoes Incoming freshman Angie Anthey says it’s helpful to have someone you can turn to for help with little things like schedules and to learn shortcuts upperclassmen learned throughout the years right off the bat “It’s nice to start off somewhere new already knowing someone,” Angie said In a further effort to get them acclimated Burke Catholic provides freshmen with a second day before classes officially begin when they are introduced to the various clubs and activities available at their new school After an extended closure for renovations, Martha’s Fusion Kitchen announced a tentative reopening this coming Monday, March 11. Located at 3331 Maize Road in North Linden, Martha’s was one of Columbus Monthly’s Best New Restaurants in 2022; the eatery is known especially for its creative use of birria in tacos announced a second Central Ohio store coming to 8911 S The coffee shop chain features a variety of drinks using Yemeni coffees An exact opening date for Lewis Center has not been announced yet Black Kahawa coffee roasters announced that it will open a “coffee patio” at Broad and High Downtown sometime soon In addition to selling its roasts in a number of stores across the state the East African-focused coffee purveyor operates a cart that has appeared around the city over the past couple years Seattle’s famous Eastern European bakery Piroshky Piroshky is touring the country this spring, with a planned Columbus stop on Friday, March 15. Guests must pre-order sweet and savory pastries online by 5 p.m They’ll then be available for pickup from 5-7 p.m on the 15th at Combustion Brewery in Clintonville (2971 N New Albany’s Bubbly Hall welcomed its newest vendor this week and features Korean fried chicken in tenders According to posts on its Facebook page this week Hilliard’s Starliner Diner has begun serving signature dishes from the bygone Nancy’s Home Cooking Nancy’s closed its longtime Clintonville diner in early 2020 A new franchise of the juice and smoothie store Pure Green opens this Saturday March 9 at 665 Worthington Road in Westerville Lion Cub’s Cookies will debut its second storefront this Friday 2020 State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Middletown arrested Harry Layton III, age 52 of Monticello NY; Jack Gellman, age 59 of Chester Givens Jr. , age 31 of Bethel NY and Nathaniel Brown, age 42 of Middletown NY for Patronizing Prostitution third-degree a class A misdemeanor.  All five were charged following an investigation into prostitution at a local motel in the Town of Wallkill.  Layton and Brown were issued appearance tickets and are scheduled to appear in Wallkill Town Court on March 26 Five men were arrested in Middletown following an investigation into prostitution at a local motel.\nRead More Ind. — Moises Zacatelco makes a long story short when he explains how he and his wife and that’s it,” said the longtime area chef but the story does start at the Ugly Mugs party last Christmas LaVon worked at Ugly Mugs in Centerville for Steve Terzini who owned both Little Sheba's and Ugly Mugs shutting down Ugly Mugs in January and looking to sell Sheba's ►RELATED: Here's why Ugly Mugs in Centerville is closing who was the executive chef at Forest Hills Country Club "How can you buy a restaurant with no money So we really didn’t think too much about it “He came back again," LaVon said of Terzini with help from Scott Underwood at the Innovation Center and others with Moises working the kitchen and LaVon helping in all areas from office work to busing tables It's a pairing of two institutions in Richmond: Sheba's, a local favorite for nearly 30 years in the Depot District whose cooking has been a key part of several of the city's most popular eateries for more than 30 years He spent 28 years working for Galo Molina at Old Richmond Inn Ainsley's Cafe and Galo's Italian Grill before his time at Forest Hills Moises first worked at Old Richmond Inn as a dishwasher Another date led to another fill-in shift and Moises accepting Molina's job offer who began cooking with his grandmother and mother in Mexico about age 7 He shows off photos he's stored on his phone of intricate dessert displays rows of tuna dishes and finely grilled steaks from Forest Hills There's no doubt he feels passionately about the food he prepares.  The couple's passions for food and service will certainly be evident at Little Sheba's as they make sure Sheba's customers find their favorites on the menu interspersed with Moises' specialties especially some new dinner options at a restaurant known for its sandwiches “Ease into it," LaVon said about the transition "Take over and see how it’s running and see what changes we need to make here.” Moises said he wants to introduce some Latin flavors and Latin flairs to the menu fittingly for a former executive chef at Galo's the couple wants Sheba's to remain affordable for its clientele the kitchen is "awkward," according to Moises It has no deep fryer and limited grill space That means no chimichangas that were a staple at Forest Hills and leaves little room for grilling steaks “There’s lots of things to think about when you go to create a new dish,” LaVon said Moises wants as much scratch cooking as possible at Sheba's He has figured out how to prepare pulled pork in the Sheba's kitchen Moises said it takes more than 24 hours to prepare his pork but that allows patrons to customize their dish with whatever flavors Sheba's offers While Moises adjusts to the Sheba's kitchen who has been a server and bartender, adjusts to handling office work which first met while working at Ainsley's complements each other with different strengths They went their separate ways from Ainsley's because the timing wasn't right to be together and he brought her hot wings from Fricker's just as it's right now for the couple and Little Sheba's Moises said he always wanted to have a restaurant He acquired one with a staff and reputation in place “If we had money and we thought let’s go have a restaurant this has been the best-case scenario for us," LaVon said There aren’t many places—in Columbus or elsewhere—where you can get succulent authentic Birria alongside a quality pizza to go But then again, there aren’t many restaurants like Martha’s Fusion Kitchen after its namesake Martha Armenta teamed up with Columbus real estate agent Jose Zacatelco After a several-year-long search for the proper venue the two finally decided upon the former location of Bella Pizza the signage from the former pizzeria still hangs on the building but it stands as a fitting tribute to a truly unique culinary situation That’s because Armenta and Zacatelco never intended to make pizza in the first place.  they also were given the chance to take on Bella Pizza’s old kitchen equipment because we basically took over the full Bella Pizza but I convinced her it’s going to pay off,” Zacatelco said with a laugh And while their pies are definitely worth a visit—and they’ve brought in experienced Italian chefs to ensure quality—what most people come to Martha’s for is their rich Birria is a Mexican stew featuring meat marinated in a savory blend of adobo and other spices Martha’s Birria was a late addition to the menu and originally not intended as a full-time dish “One day Martha came in with ten pounds of meat and decided to make Birria We decided to do it as a weekend thing for a short time but then people kept calling and asking for it,” he said “So now we’re known as the Birria place.” Martha’s also offers a variety of top-notch Mexican dishes as well And that’s not just our assessment: The people of the (614) are officially all-in on the new versatile spot regularly filling up its handful of dine-in tables with more orders flooding in each day.  “Everybody’s been so excited about our food We love how Columbus has responded to us,” Zacatelco said Subscribe to stay up-to-date on things to do Burke Catholic High School’s Reality Check group encouraged their peers to quit e-cigarettes and stop cigarette waste at a recent rally held at Thomas Bull Memorial Dog Park 12 youth demonstration was part of the 2019 Truth National Day of Action that focused on “human testing,” pointing out that no one knows the long-term effects of using e-cigarettes like Juul The students handed out more than 50 bandannas to pets in the park and flagged then cleaned more than 200 cigarette butts “Cigarette butts are the single most littered item in the U.S and are toxic to wildlife,” said Chris Zacatelco “Parks are a place where our community members go to breathe clean air and exercise They should not have to worry about pets or small kids playing near cigarette butts or in some cases putting them in their mouths.” Discarded cigarettes also leach heavy metals into the soil and water and present a serious fire risk including combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes in parks re-establishes social norms among teens and makes it more difficult for those who are trying to quit,” said Carissa Jachcinski the Reality Check Manager for POW’R Against Tobacco a program of the American Lung Association the Surgeon General declared vaping among youth and young adults an epidemic 40 percent of high school seniors are currently using these products 63 percent of adults surveyed are in favor of tobacco-free parks.” we continue the war against the tobacco and vaping industry.”