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Local restaurants like The Pickled Loon came together to raise more than $9,600 for Itasca-area communities through Dining United. Submitted photos. GRAND RAPIDS – This fall marked the tenth season of Dining United, an initiative that brings Itasca-area restaurants together to support the Itasca County area through United Way of 1000 Lakes. Participating local restaurants

This August, United Way is bringing a new event to the area: The Itascamazing Race. Modeled after the reality TV competition series “The Amazing Race,” teams of up to eight

Fox21Online Crowds are Coming in Droves to Many Locally Owned Businesses in the City of Grand Rapids July 14, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Small business owners on the Iron Range are continuing to witness more customers coming back through their doors as COVID-19 restrictions ease, and more people become vaccinated. Staff at Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods in Grand Rapids are seeing droves of people coming in to purchase clothing, footwear, bait, and fishing gear. With the continued closure of th...

The Grand Rapids City Council has officially acknowledged support for a state proposed incentive program for the wood pellet production industry, recognizing that investments are required in expanding such businesses locally at this time.  According to the quarterly census of employment and wages, from 2008 to 2019, the seven counties of northeast Minnesota saw a loss of 1,466 jobs, 34 businesses and $28 million in wages from the forest product industry. This same data shows that between 201...

Black Sheep Pizzas owner, Rapids Brewing opening barbecue brewpub in Minneapolis The brewpub is a new iteration of Jordan Smiths Texas-inspired StormKing BBQ restaurant. Author: The owner of Black Sheep Pizza is bringing back his short-lived barbecue joint, with plans to open a brewpub in Minneapolis North Loop this spring.  Jordan Smith of Black Sheep Pizza is teaming up with Darin Jensen, the head brewer at Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on StormKing Brewpub & BBQ, which is ...

Black Sheep Pizza chef/owner will revive barbecue restaurant in North Loop Jordan Smith is teaming up with Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Minn.  March 4, 2021 — 5:25am Text size Copy shortlink: Its five of the happiest words in the English language: "Were opening a new restaurant," said Jordan Smith, chef/owner of Black Sheep Pizza (three Twin Cities locations, blacksheeppizza.com). Technically, hes reviving an old one, his St...

Kombucha taproom finds a home in Duluth Its the states first, offering varieties of the tangy, fermented tea  January 23, 2021 — 1:13pm Text size Copy shortlink: "When I first started, it was, What is kombucha, and how do you pronounce it? " she said. With grocery store coolers full of the stuff these days and more breweries offering it up as a nonalcoholic option, its popular enough that Rahn has opened the states first kombucha...