Bad Behavior at Big Boy Wanna run a restaurant? Looks like fun, doesn’t it? Good food all over the place… happy customers… wait staff stuffing their pockets with tips like it’s Halloween candy. What a life! If only. In the real world, it’s not all that and a bag of chips. There are plenty of issues keeping ... Continue Reading
Chocolate, A Taste of Hawaii, Where’s the Band? and Jobs!
Chocolate Now that I’ve got your attention… You’ve heard of Towners Pastry & Chocolate Shoppe? Apparently it’s the place to go in Gwinn for your guilty pleasures. The sweet kind. Owners Katie and Jake Bonzer have now opened a sister business in Marquette at 315 S. Front. It’s called Towners Chocolaterie by ... Continue Reading
Big Boy Expands, Library Cafe Closes, Dancing with Our Stars Still Has Tickets, Hockeyville Money Still Unspent, Marquette Gets More Praise, So Does the Zephyr
BIG BOY IS expanding its restaurant. It'll be building another room off the back of the main restaurant in the next month or two--enough to handle another 50-60 diners. Why? Business is good, up about 50% from when it opened 10 years ago. In addition, the closures of Perkins and Bonanza, both up the road on US-41, ... Continue Reading