From customers and employees reacting to Salad and Go closing all of its locations to Kate Hobbs reportedly choosing her pick for lieutenant governor, here are your top stories for August 5, 2026, on

Salad and Go will serve its last customers on Wednesday, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Salad and Go today announced that it has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. All Salad and Go locations will close permanently, with final guest service on Aug. 5, 2026.

Foot traffic to chains such as Chopt and Chipotle fell in recent weeks after a recall from Taylor Farms and changing messages from the F.D.A.

One of my most vivid food memories involves eating ripe summer tomatoes while sitting on the floor of a ladies' locker room. I was about 5 years old and, with no adults in sight, my 10-year-old cousin Adrian sneaked me into one of the small changing rooms at our pool club,

We cleaned our plates when tasting the winning recipe.