attention has shifted to other groups of evidently less-seasoned militants who have sought to attack empty stores or other businesses in Cairo and across the country. Carried out by shadowy new groups with names like the Popular Resistance Movement and Revolutionary Punishment, the attacks typically used improvised explosives to strike electric utility stations or storefronts in an attempt to discourage investment in Egypt.

Banks and businesses tied to the United Arab Emirates or other Persian Gulf monarchies have been frequent targets, notably including Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food outlets operated by a Kuwaiti company.

One of the groups, Revolutionary Punishment, claimed responsibility this week for the killing of an off-duty security officer, Khaled Mohamed, who was leaving morning prayers at a mosque in his village in the province of Monofeya,approximately 75,000 square feet in Middleburgh Heights. Located less than a mile as the crow flies from the former production brewery, this ambitious venture ups the ante in every conceivable way.

When it opens at 11:00 a.m. on Monday August 20, Fat Head's Brewery, Beer Hall and Restaurant (17450 Engle Lake Dr., 216-898-0242) will join the 10-year-old brewpub in North Olmsted, the brand new brewpub in Canton, and the 25-year-old tavern in Pittsburgh. The first thing that strikes a visitor upon arrival is the scale of the space. That sensation is accompanied by the pleasant aromas of wood smoke and hops. While fresh beer will be the primary attraction here, the barbecue likely will be a very close second.

A few steps in lands a diner in the cavernous dining