Riverside Church, which is set to become owner of the St. Michael theater building today if a purchase agreement is signed and delivered, issued a statement regarding the City of […]
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St. Michael City Council Clears Way for Riverside Church
After reaching settlement terms via a magistrate judge, the legal battle over the Cinemagic Theater building is now out of city's hands.
After being turned away by both the St. Michael City Council and the St. Michael Planning Commission, Riverside Church pastors Tom Lundeen and Skipp Machmer were quiet about what the […]
Show Stopper: Riverside Church Sues City of St. Michael
The church, based in Big Lake Township, was denied purchase of the St. Michael theater by city leaders last fall.
The drama continues, off screen, in the fight for the St. Michael movie theater. The City of St. Michael is now being sued by Riverside Church after its decision not […]
St. Michael City Council Denies Riverside Church’s Theater Bid
After tabling the item at its Nov. 11 meeting, the two sides could not find an agreement suitable for the purchase.
The St. Michael City Council moved last night to reject a zoning ordinance amendment request from Riverside Church, based in Big Lake Township, altering the use of the former Cinemagic […]
St. Michael Council, Planning Discuss Riverside Church Proposal
The St. Michael City Council and St. Michael Planning Commission joined with City of St. Michael staff for a lengthy discussion on the proposed purchase of the former St. Michael […]
St. Michael Theater Would Be End of Long Journey for Riverside Church
Big Lake-based Riverside Alliance Church isn’t trying to make waves by adding an abandoned St. Michael movie theater to its fold. Rather, it’s a community-based church trying to find another […]
Riverside Church at Odds with St. Michael over Movie Theater Site
A Big Lake Township church is challenging the City of St. Michael for the rights to purchase the former Cinemagic Movie Theater site along Interstate 94 and Highway 241, issuing […]
Riverside Wins $1.35 Million Settlement in Case against City of St. Michael
Nearly two years after the City of St. Michael and Big Lake Township’s Riverside Church tussled, both publicly and privately, over the current St. Michael Cinema building, a judgement has […]
St. Michael Cinema Group Says Theater, Not Church, Opening Soon
After a purchase agreement expired Friday night, the movies might be back in town after all.
The show, as they say, must go on. And maybe, for St. Michael’s sake, it will. After a week that showed all signs pointing to a church, not a theater, […]
Q & A: Riverside and the Theater, What Happens Now?
So, with a pending purchase agreement in place and now a Conditional Use Permit from the City of St. Michael, what happens with Riverside’s pursuit of the theater? North Wright […]