I keep seeing commercials on the tee-vee for dewmocracy.com where you can vote for a new Mt. Dew flavor. The three choices are Supernova, Voltage and Revolution. What exactly does that mean?
Supernova – Mt. Dew with a blast of Strawberry Melon Flavor and Ginseng
Voltage – Mt Dew charged with Rasberry Citrys Flavor and Ginseng
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Interesting article on MSN tonight.
Although craft beers account for only $5.7 billion of the industry, they have seen a 58% increase in dollar sales since 2004, according to the Brewers Association in Boulder, Colo. Last year, while imported and noncraft beer both experienced a growth rate of 1.4% in volume, craft beer enjoyed a 12% growth rate in volume, according to the Brewers Association. Read the rest of this entry »
My girlfriend had a meeting at City Hall this morning and I tagged along to help her out. The meeting ended just before one o’clock and both of us were hungry, so we decided to try another downtown place. After two bad experiences, we finally had a good one with The Firm (review HERE), so why not try again. From City Hall, I could see the sign for Troppo and that’s been on my list of places to try. We moved the car a little farther down Michigan Avenue and made our way in for lunch.
Troppo can be kind of intimidating for the casual diner. There’s a massive sign on the upscale building on the corner of Michigan and Washington Sq clearly marking the establishment. You walk into a lobby area before you run into the hostess. Beyond the hostess stand and thru a curtain, you enter the main dining room. The space is gorgeaus. Red fabrics and a deep brown wood are highlighted by vintage photos of Lansing and small chandeliers. We were seated near the windows which look out to the terrace which has a beautiful view of the Capitol. From our table, the view was the roundabout and the Comerica Bank Building. Interesting thing about that building is the writing carved into the stone. It looks like it used to be the City National Bank and there’s a huge inscription claiming to be the oldest bank in Lansing. Read the rest of this entry »
They’ve traced the strain of E. Coli at least partially meat bought at Kroger.
The state agency has confirmed 15 E. coli cases of the same genetic strain in Michigan; 10 of those patients are hospitalized.
More than half of the Michigan patients report purchasing and consuming ground beef from Kroger Food Stores. Additional retailers and outlets may be identified.
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7420 W. Saginaw HwyWe accidently found Horrocks not long after moving to Lansing. Our first day in town, we hit up the local mega-mart near our house and thought we were doing pretty good. The produce was good and there was a huge selection. Boy, we were naive. Our first weekend here, we went to explore the town. We were at the Lansing Mall and wanted to find Eastwood Town Centre. We were way off, but we headed down Saginaw to get back to the Interstate. Earlier in the day, we had stopped at the Lansing City Market and were really disappointed in the selection. We had really hoped to find a place that would sell fresh produce at a good price. Our luck turned around when I noticed the windmill.
I still remember that first time we walked in. This was definately not a chain mega-mart. There is a lot of produce. A lot. Chances are, if you want it, they have it. That first trip, we filled up three paper shopping bags with produce and cheese and only spent around $30. A few days earlier, we spent over a hundred at the supermarket. Read the rest of this entry »
On-line petitions are worthless. They are succeptable to fraud. If you want to be taken seriously, paper petitions are still the only way to get any kind of respect. The Michigan United Conservation Club has posted an on-line petition encouraging the expansion of Michgan’s Bottle Bill to include bottled water and juice. While I agree with the position, I hate on-line petitions. I have five e-mail address that I still have access to, so I can sign this petition five times…all under different names and some of them not even real names. The goal of their campaign is 1000 signatures. So far, they have 89, but the petition was just posted today, so with little media expsosure they’ve got a good start. Read the rest of this entry »
Finally! In our third attempt at eating at a downtown restaurant, we finally had a pleasurable experience. Last week at the BWL Chili Cook-Off, we grabbed a $5-off coupon from The Firm’s booth. It’s been a couple weeks since we’ve been grocery shopping, so there’s not a whole lot of food left in our cupboards. Instead of shopping this morning, we decided to just head out for dinner. When I got in my truck, I noticed the coupon still sitting in the console, so that’s where we went.
The Firm is located on Washington Sq in downtown Lansing. We stopped in on a Monday night for dinner. The place was deserted. There was a sign that said wait to be seated. The bartender noticed us and seated us at a booth in the dining room. The dining room is a pretty good size with a row of u-shaped booths along the walls with tables in the middle. There’s a cut-out in the wall that lets you see into the bar. I spent most of the meal watching the two LCD TV’s above the bar that were showing the College World Series. Read the rest of this entry »
I just noticed that HB 6187 and 6188 passed the House on June 11. In reading the analysis for the bills, it looks to me like there has been a problem with brewpubs participating in beer festivals. The way the law is currently written, brewpubs can only sell their product to be consumed at their licensed facility.
These two bills would do two things. Allow brewpubs to sell their beer and special liscense holders to buy the beer. The bill was crafted for the Michigan Brewers Guild which holds two beer festivals a year. Over 200 beers from 30 breweries will be featured, but none from a brewpub. Read the rest of this entry »
My mom waits tables three nights a week at a very small bar/restaurant in Illinois. She also works a regular nine-to-five in an office. She makes more waitressing three nights a week than she does working forty hours in an office. That’s why this article in the LSJ is a little distrubing.
At the Corner Pub on Cincinnati’s west side, bartender Melissa Metz can count the cost of the economic hangover in the stack of bills she has at the end of a shift. Read the rest of this entry »
From the GRC Website:
For our 4th Tuesday networking night in June, GRC will be returning back to where it all began. In June of 2005, a small group of 28 people gathered at Harper’s for what would become the first-ever Grand River Connection event! On June 24, 2008, from 6pm to 8pm, GRC will be returning to Harper’s (131 Albert Avenue)for our 3rd Anniversary Event. Bring a friend and come on out and spend time with people you’ve met at previous events, and meet new people! Read the rest of this entry »
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