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 […]
Halloween Prank in Monticello Cemetery Leads to Amazing Gift
For someone, it was a Halloween prank, maybe, that went terribly wrong. For the family of a Becker crash victim lost 11 years ago, it was a tragic vandalism of their beloved neice’s headstone. The story, however, ended happily, as an anonymous “angel” repaired the marker, leaving it better than it was before. That’s the […]
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. […]
Clearing the Air: The Future of the St. Michael Cinema
NWCT tracked down some of the answers to questions users have about the cinema saga.
There are still a number of things up in the air regarding one of St. Michael’s landmarks – the former Cinemagic Theater at the intersection of Highway 241 and Interstate 94. North Wright County Today attempts to clear the air with this quick “Q&A.” So, Riverside Church has sued the city. Why did they do […]