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To the Editor: First, I am writing to clarify the facts surrounding the issuance of fines to Café Rosetta in Calumet. To date, the food establishment has received two citations totaling $5,000, from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) provides local inspection and licensure of food establishments under the Michigan Food Law, as delegated under contract with the State of Michigan, through Michigan Department ...

The Café Rosetta in Calumet is pictured. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo) LANSING — Ingham County Judge Wanda Stokes has issued a temporary restraining order against Cafe Rosetta of Calumet for continuing to operate without a valid food service establishment license. According to a state press release, Judge Stokes’ order comes after Cafe Rosetta “disregarded an epidemic order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which included protections against the spread of...

Defiant UP cafe owner told to shut down after serving indoor diners and last updated 2021-01-01 11:47:28-05 CALUMET, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered the shutdown of a cafe in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where customers have been supporting an owner who has defiantly served indoor diners despite coronavirus restrictions. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration got a restraining order against Cafe Rosetta in Calumet, a small town in Houghton County. Since November, bars and restaura...

PARIS — Ravers at an underground, curfew-violating New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked police units sent to shut them down, torching a vehicle and injuring officers with bottles and stones, officials said Friday. Hundreds of vehicles carrying party-goers started converging on hangars in Lieuron, Brittany, on Thursday night, the regional government Friday said in a statement. Gendarmes and their vehicles were attacked when they tried to stop the ...

State shuts down defiant northern Michigan restaurant after continuing to operate without a license By Jack Nissen LANSING, Mich. - A northern Michigan restaurant has received a temporary restraining order after continuing to operate despite having its license suspended. Cafe Rosetta, a local eaterie that operates in Calumet - located in Houghton County - had earlier brushes with Michigans regulatory agencies in November when the health department fined them $1,000 over health code violations. ...

MILAN — Italy added another 462 virus deaths on Friday for a known pandemic death toll of 74,621, the highest in Europe. Italy’s daily death toll remains stubbornly high more than two months into restrictive measures and in the second week of a modified lockdown. The number of new positives dipped by 5% from a day earlier, to 22,211, while 15% fewer tests were administered, according to Health Ministry statistics. Italy is launching its vaccine campaign and is first targeting residents of...

The struggle of this tiny coffee shop on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula mirrors the plight of restaurants and bars from New York to California where a coronavirus surge spurred governors and mayors to shut down businesses again, rippling more pain across the economy. Since the pandemic began, more than 110,000 or 17% of America’s restaurants have closed permanently or long term, according to the National Restaurant Association. About 30% of America’s remaining small businesses could go belly ...

jvissers@mininggazette.com Zoom screen capture (left to right) Commissioner Tom Tikkanen, Chairperson of the Board Al Koskela, and County Administrator Ben Larson sit together inside the county chambers Tuesday night. The rest of the commissioners, staff, and public convened with them via Zoom. Houghton County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a resolution imploring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state government to allow restaurants, bars and ice rinks to reopen for indoor b...