Grandma’s Looks Great at 50
Restaurant Company Catalyzed Revival of Canal Park While Becoming Iconic Duluth Brand Brian Daugherty remembers the adrenaline rush he and his buddies would feel when the mere prospect emerged that someone may happen upon their upstart Grandma’s Saloon & Deli in Canal Park. The restaurant opened in February 1976, and Daugherty — along with Grandma’s […]
For Whole Foods Co-op, Commitment to Community is a Constant
To suggest that the Whole Foods Co-op sprang from humble beginnings doesn’t do justice to the Duluth grocer’s history. It started in 1970 when 20 likeminded folks formed the Whole Foods Buying Club, which operated out of the basement at the communal Chester Creek House, located at 13th Avenue East and Second Street. Fast-forward 55 […]
More Than A Century Of Success
110 Years After Its Founding, Bernick’s Continues To Grow, Evolve By Louie St. George III When Charles A. Bernick and his wife, Elizabeth, purchased Granite City BottlingWorks and founded the Bernick’s brand on April 26, 1916, they couldn’t haveknown that it would still be going strong 110 years later. Even more impressive: It’s getting stronger. […]
Put It On Paper – Sofidel Positions Duluth Mill for Bright Future
By Louie St. George III Having worked at Duluth’s paper mill since it opened way back in 1987, people like Gary Wargin and Joan Dagger have seen it all. They have experienced economic downturns and upswings, been through a handful of ownership changes, watched consumer demands ebb and flow and had colleagues come and go. […]