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 awarded more than $1.3 million to the church to cover its legal and court costs due to the past proceedings. RELATED: View all NWCT articles […]
Larger Recycling Cans are Here for St. Michael Residents
St. Michael recyclers, how many times have you lugged an overflowing 65 gallon recycling bin to the end of your driveway, or rationed the number of bags or cardboard boxes you put in at a time, leaving extra mess in your garage? If you have a larger family like me, this has probably been fairly […]
Coming Soon: Main Street Farmer Eatery Takes Over St. Michael Thrifty White
A new crop based, locally grown restaurant is coming to town. Main Street Farmer Eatery, owned and run by Jonathan Campion is in the works to open this October. The restaurant will utilize the majority of the former St. Michael Thrifty White location, just to the south of Eye West Vision Clinic. The Thrifty White […]
Kevin Kasel Announces St. Michael Mayoral Campaign
Longterm St. Michael resident Kevin Kasel announced his mayoral campaign early this week in St. Michael. Kasel and his family have lived in St. Michael for the past fourteen years and many within the community will remember that he served on City Council for eight years before seeking a GOP seat in the House of Representatives in […]
Nadine Schoen Announces St. Michael Mayoral Campaign
St. Michael City Council member Nadine Schoen is eyeing city history, as she announced her mayoral campaign Monday afternoon. Schoen, who has lived in St. Michael with her husband, Pat, and three children for the past 20 plus years has also served on the City Council and various boards and committees for the past six […]
City of St. Michael Mourning Loss of Veteran Engineer
The City of St. Michael is mourning the loss of one of their own, as engineering technician Steven Koskela, just 55 years old, died Friday, March 18, 2016, unexpectedly, at his home in Hanover. Koskela worked in the St. Michael engineering department, helping to pave the way for the city’s future when it came to everything […]
Winter Parking Regulations in Effect Around Wright County
Sure, we’re going to dodge the winter storm bullet that hit us straight between the eyes last year. However, you still need to move that jalopy off the road. Winter parking restrictions are in effect around the North Wright County Today area, particularly in St. Michael, Albertville and Otsego. Vehicles must not be parked in […]
Dunn Brothers Building Comes to St. Michael Planning Commission
The St. Michael board will vote tonight on proposed shop, with plans headed next to city council.
The St. Michael Planning Commission gets its first look this week at the proposed Dunn Brothers Coffee Shop, which will sit on the one-way pair near the former site of Simonson Lumber in the downtown area of the city. The commission is set to discuss both the developer’s proposed building plans for the site, and […]
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, opening soon in the former Cinemagic building on O’Day Avenue in St. Michael, an official announcement was made by the St. Michael Cinema ownership group […]
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 next steps would be in its quest to obtain the rights to the former Cinemagic Theater building on O’Day Avenue and Highway 241 in St. […]