Operation Shantyville is adventurous twist on outdoor dining, supporting Bay area restaurants
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Operation Shantyville was created by some local residents to support Bay area restaurants. They set up their ice fishing shanties and tents outside restaurants for safe and fun outdoor dining. Damien Perez TALN MediaDamien Perez TALN Media Courtesy photo, used with permission
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BAY CITY, MI - Support for local restaurants has a whole new, totally mobile look in the Bay area. A recently created community organization known as Operation Shantyville has been on the move around the region, setting up ice fishing shanties and deer blinds outside of restaurants, allowing people to enjoy an adventurous twist on outdoor dining while providing some much-needed support for local businesses.
Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining: You still have time to vote, plus Poll Leaders
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Barley & Vine in Flint offers a very cozy experience inside their igloos. They are located at 1072 Elms Rd, Flint MI 48532. Reservations are required.Courtesy of Barley & Vine
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How is your favorite Michigan restaurant doing in our search for Michigan’s Best Outdoor Dining? Time is running out to vote!
On Wednesday morning we posted the leaders in our 11 regional polls all across the state. Throughout the day, not much changed.
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The biggest development happened in the Flint area where Barley & Vine overtook Frankenmuth’s Prost! Wine Bar & Charcuterie in the top spot. And Lake Inn in Lapeer jumped to No. 2 in the same poll. The rest of the regional poll leaders remained the same.
Have a sweet tooth? Here are Michigan’s Top 21 Pies
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
Sweetie-licious Pies in DeWitt, Michigan, was our pick as Michigan s Best Pie in 2014. They are offering a free slice of pie on National Pie Day, which is Jan. 23, 2021.MLive
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Pie! Hands down, said Linda Hundt, owner of Sweetie-licious Pies.
“No matter what, pie brings you home,” said Hundt, whose store just celebrated 15 years in business in DeWitt, Michigan.
“There is no other dessert that truly takes you back to the holidays, and Thanksgiving, and birthdays, and Fourth of July celebrations. Usually there is some kind of pie associated with really, really thoughtful and sweet memories for people.”