WELL, THAT WAS easy. After several months of wrangling in court--with nine attorneys, two judges and two trustees--the closed-down L'Attitude restaurant has finally emerged from bankruptcy. Longtime businessman and restaurateur Joe Constance has bought the property, the business and its assets. He'd been managing the ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude Hopes, Indian Cuisine, Orphanage Progress, Clinic Relocation, Mall Vacancies, Meth Bills, and Entrepreneurs on Tap
DON'T GET TOO excited yet, but Steve Nagelkirk, the current owner of L'Attitude, says a deal to sell the restaurant/bar may finally be getting close. There's good reason to be skeptical. The deal to sell L'Attitude late last year to partners Joe Constance and Jill Hayes fell through at the last minute when Nagelkirk's ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude: On Again, Off Again, On Again….Off Again
YOU CAN STOP right here if you've heard this story before. L'Attitude is closing down yet again. The restaurant/bar's 32 employees got the word Monday. It'll be shutting its doors...temporarily, we hope...this weekend. It'll re-open....well, we're not quite sure when. Best case? Within a couple of months. Worst case? ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Expansion, L’Attitude Delay, New ABC 10 Newscast, Online Newspapers, Shakespeare, and Phil’s 550
THREE YEARS AFTER it brewed its first barrel of beer, the Ore Dock Brewing Company is, for the first time, selling its brew outside of Marquette County. Time to start expanding, according to Ore Dock owner Andrea Pernsteiner, but on a limited and controlled basis. The Ore Dock over the next few weeks will be ... Continue Reading
Vajda’s Future, Orphanage Progress, Land for Sale, Piedmont’s Popularity, Joe’s Second Departure, and the Main Event
MORE INTRIGUE AT City Hall. Following last week's reports that City Manager Bill Vajda had quit or threatened to quit comes this disclosure: He's one of 19 applicants for the County Administrator's job in Grand Traverse County. And if you check his credentials, he seems better qualified for the job than most, if not ... Continue Reading