Culver’s Restaurant made a groundbreaking entrance June 11, next to Ruby Tuesday’s on the northeast corner of I-75 and Sashabaw Road. The new ‘metro? style 3900-square-foot restaurant will employ 65 part- and full-time employees; many will be high school students. New franchise owner Katie Schmitt will start hiring her crew in the beginning of July. […]
Shoppers have mixed emotions as the July 7 closing date draws near for the 66 grocery stores in the Farmer Jack chain, being sold by its corporate owner Greater Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. based in New Jersey. Customers of Farmer Jack at 7121 Dixie Highway expressed their feelings. ‘I am sad to see it […]
The Beaumont proposal for a hospital at M-15 and I-75 is back on the table, as the Independence Township Planning Commission set June 14 to discuss its traffic study. Recommended changes include reconstructing the corner of Clarkston Road and M-15 in three phases. Phases I and II would include adding a northbound right-turn lane and […]
An embattled issue for several years, Independence Township is a step closer to a new senior center. Township Board members voted unanimously June 5 to spend $250,000 out of the general fund for an interim center, and remodel the Carriage House. ‘This is not spending money, but transferring cash into an asset, an asset that […]
Hello Clarkston! I am a 23-year-old, 2007 graduate of Rochester College with a B.A. in English, and a 2003 grad of Lapeer East High School. All week I had been racking my brain with what to say for my first, intro column. To start with, I am the new guy, not just the new guy […]
Culver’s Restaurant made a groundbreaking entrance June 11, next to Ruby Tuesday’s on the northeast corner of I-75 and Sashabaw Road. The new ‘metro? style 3900-square-foot restaurant will employ 65 part- and full-time employees; many will be high school students. New franchise owner Katie Schmitt will start hiring her crew in the beginning of July. […]