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Time to vote for Best Fish Fry in Flint and Thumb region Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 Fish is served during the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church fish fry on Friday, March 8, 2019. The church in Michigan Center goes through about 1,200 pounds of fish each week, serving about 1,000 people between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.J. Scott Park | MLive.com Facebook Share FLINT, MI - It’s fish fry time, folks. Thanks for all your nominations. We had more than 360 nominations across the state, inc...

Local Eats: Chelsea’s newest restaurant is burger joint meets sushi bar and more Updated Mar 05, 2021; Facebook Share CHELSEA, MI – Just feet from the city’s iconic clock tower there’s a hot new restaurant in Chelsea serving up burgers, sushi and upscale entrees. Seven years ago, Jason and Suzei Povlich, who also own the Rumpus Room craft beer bar and several local Jet’s Pizza franchises, resolved to bring a sushi restaurant to their hometown. When Chelsea Alehouse relocated in 2018,...

Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining: See winners from across the state Updated Feb 23, 2021; Posted Feb 23, 2021 We had more than 130 nominations for Michigans Best Outdoor Dining. The Hearthstone Bistro in Muskegon - a great place for "date night" - was the winner of the Muskegon and Lakeshore Poll. See all of our 11 regional poll winners below.Courtesy of Ben Soyars Facebook Share The next week it’s 40 degrees. That’s Michigan for you. Regardless of the weather, one thing we know for sure,...

How this tiny village made its local bar the Best Outdoor Dining spot in Northern Michigan Updated Feb 16, 2021; Facebook Share Along with friend Julie Saunders, they took over ownership of the bar on Oct. 28. After some remodeling, painting and cleaning, they reopened it on Nov. 14. Then, four days later, they had to close for indoor dining like all Michigan restaurants to adhere to health department guidelines because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “But it was a fantastic four days,” Jeff Lay...

Ann Arbor outdoor dining poll winner has enticing dishes, great ambiance Posted Feb 13, 2021 Pacific Rim in Ann Arbor was picked as the areas best outdoor dining. Asian inspired dished come out gorgeously plated.Pacific Rim Courtesy Photo, used with permission. Facebook Share Garnering votes from around the world, Pacific Rim by Kana was named the poll winner for the Ann Arbor region in our search for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining. This popular downtown spot has been serving the community f...

A Michigan-made yurt village can be found at this spot in Chelsea Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 The Grateful Crow in Chelsea has a yurt village on their patio to enjoy cozy outdoor dining.MLive.com Facebook Share CHELSEA, MI - A plan seven years in the making doesn’t let a pandemic stop it. The Grateful Crow in Chelsea opened its doors in October 2020, and promptly had to close them due to the shutdown in November. With the help of a good friend who happens to own Great Lakes Yu...

See our Poll Leaders for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 The Benstein Grille in Commerce Twp. has two igloos. The BG Lodge is decorated in a cozy lodge theme. The Ice Globe is decorated with white faux fur pelts on the chairs and a ice glacier looking chandelier. Both igloos have two heaters each, air purifiers as well as Bluetooth speakers.Courtesy of Sheila Richardson Facebook Share The voting for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining kicked off on Tues...