SAGINAW COUNTY, MI – A burger named after Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell recently returned to the menu at a Saginaw County restaurant for the team’s upcoming season.
Meanwhile, Menards Inc. plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Saginaw as part of the big-box retail chain’s plans for a $20 million expansion.
Here’s a look at some recent headlines you might have missed:
‘Dan Campbell Burger’ returns to this small town restaurant for 2025 Lions season
Detroit Lions fans can now show their support for the team’s coach when they eat at Cam’s Brick Oven, located at 133 N Saginaw St. in St. Charles, which recently reintroduced its “Dan Campbell Burger.”
The massive burger features two eight-ounce patties as well as various toppings, including mozzarella sticks, smoked brisket, and more.
The Dan Campbell Burger returned to the restaurant’s menu on July 31 and will be available throughout the Lions’ 2025 season.
“It’s fun for the restaurant, and we all love Coach Campbell,” Cam’s Brick Oven kitchen manager and chef Chris Palmer said.
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Saginaw family embraces Old Town Distillery as extension of popular Wonder Burger food truck
Behind the bar of a well-known corner distillery, you’ll find some of Old Town Saginaw’s newest bartenders.
And they’re both smiling from ear to ear as they learn on this journey together.
Old Town Distillery by Wonder co-owners Dyann Fulgencio and Isobel Jarema left the corporate world to go all in on a business venture with Javier Fulgencio Jr. and Javier Fulgencio III.
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Historic Hemlock tavern has new owners, new barbecue concept
Nearly every time Meagan and Brad Valley would drive by the Evergreen Tavern, they would joke with each other about buying the place.
The Valley family was at the bar for Taco Tuesday one day, and Meagan Valley heard it was up for sale.
Brad Valley said she came back to the table with the news and said, “We need to buy this.”
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What’s that? Former Aster restaurant leased out after sale, adding upstairs apartments
A popular downtown Midland restaurant that permanently closed in July has new owners who have leased the space to the former owner of Inertia Skate and Snowboard shop.
Aster, a farm-to-table restaurant, was owned by Chef Evan Sumrell and first opened in November 2020.
The restaurant, located at 134 Ashman St., offered dishes like dry-aged duck breast and ribeye as well as cocktails, wine, and beer.
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Crumbl Cookies hiring dozens of employees for new Saginaw Township location
Crumbl Cookies is set to open a new bakery in Saginaw Township next month, marking the popular chain’s arrival in Saginaw County.
“We’re very confident and very excited with what we’re doing in Saginaw,” owner Andrew Lord said.
The bakery, located at 4540 State St., is already hiring for full and part-time positions. In total, the bakery plans to hire between 40 and 50 employees.
The bakery will offer a rotating menu featuring a wide range of cookie flavors, including key lime pie and tres leches cake.
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Menards proposes $20M expansion in Saginaw for company’s first bagging facility in Michigan
Menards Inc. recently announced plans for a $20 million expansion that will feature the construction of a bagging facility in Saginaw.
The facility would be added at Menards’ existing distribution center at 1808 Veterans Memorial Park Way, and it would provide services for stores in Michigan and Ohio.
The construction of the 39,000-square-foot facility would lead to the creation of up to nine new jobs, according to a real estate representative for Menards.
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‘Business is booming’ at Holly’s House, a discount store expanding in Bay City
A discount store in Bay City is moving into a larger space as its owner looks to accommodate for the growth of the store, which began as an online business.
The owner of Holly’s House, Holly Lubkowski, said business has been booming at the store, which opened at 108 3rd St. just last year.
“Our customers are more eager than ever to have discounts, and so I made the plunge into a bigger, larger space to provide more to the community at discounted prices,” Lubkowski said.
The store’s new space, located at 110-112 3rd St., is next to its existing storefront.
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Bay City shop selling band tees from concerts your parents went to gets help through grants
A vintage apparel store in Bay City, Bonejacked Vintage Apparel, is looking to make several improvements to its space with an approximately $13,000 Match on Main small business grant.
“We’re bootstrappers. We didn’t come from money,” Nick DeyArmond, one of shop’s owners, said.
The grant program, which is administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), provides funding for new and growing businesses.
Bonejacked Vintage Apparel, located at 512 Columbus Ave., sells classic T-shirts and other vintage items from as far back as the 1940s.
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What’s that? New sushi and hibachi buffet restaurant coming to Saginaw Township
A new restaurant offering sushi and hibachi is expected to open soon at the former site of a seafood restaurant in Saginaw Township.
Tokyo Grill Sushi & Hibachi Buffet, located at 3210 Bay Road, will occupy the property, which was formerly home to Cajun Krab, Teppanyaki Grill & Supreme Buffet, and Fire Mountain.
Tokyo Grill will be the latest Japanese restaurant to open in Saginaw Township, joining Yummy Japan, Blossoms Japanese Express, and others.
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Midland’s $100K ‘Malltopia’ playground opening pushed back
The opening of the Midland Mall’s new indoor playground, “Malltopia,” has been postponed for several weeks, according to the Mall’s owner.
The owner, Jordan Dice, previously said he expected that the project would be complete before July. Construction on the $100,000 project began at the mall, located at 6800 Eastman Ave., last year.
Plans for the project include a multi-level, outer-space-themed playground, and Dice has touted the indoor playground as the largest of its kind in any mall in Michigan.
“I think it really capitalizes on the entertainment value of a mall and what a mall can be,” Dice told MLive last month.
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