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Ara in St. James: An open and shut case

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Ara International Grille & Bar in St. James, which opened in September, is already closed.

On an early visit — which proved a final one — Newsday critic Peter M. Gianotti found the restaurant's repertoire “all over the map” in more ways than one.

The two-story site, located at the busy junction of Route 25 and Route 347, previously housed Intermezzo and, for a brief time afterward,...

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