VIRGINIA â When fire damaged Pep s Bake Shop July 9, owner Laura Collins immediately thought of the couples who were getting married that weekend. Because their wedding cakes were in the garbage, she told the Mesabi Tribune. I felt bad for our brides. They were very understanding.
Collins was even going to take the cakes home and decorate them. But nothing could be removed from the building. It was a big disaster for a lot of us, she said of the fire that started in an upstairs apartment of the vacant building (formerly Stevenson s) between Pep s and Rocks the Jewelers, which sustained considerable damage. Virginia Floral next to Pep s also was damaged.