Dusty and Desiree Andrews, two longtime employees, became owners this fall. Courtesy | Rick Tropiano Two longtime employees of Johnny T’s Bistro bought the restaurant at the end of September and say they hope to expand catering services but don’t plan to make major changes. Dusty and Desiree Andrews worked for the restaurant for years...
The proposed Broad Street changes. Courtesy | City of Hillsdale The city’s planning commission will hold a meeting Jan. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hillsdale Community Library to give information and take feedback on proposed changes to Broad Street. Updates include a “road diet,” as the city calls it, that would remove one lane from...
Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino plans to run. Courtesy | Robyn Beck The city council will likely vote next week to hold a special election for mayor in August, and Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino told The Collegian he will run. The move would be another consequence of former mayor Adam Stockford’s resignation in December. When the...
The Camp Hope Tent is located behind the thrift store. Courtesy | Barb Bortell A makeshift homeless shelter continues to face its removal deadline of Feb. 1, despite a suggestion from Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha at the Dec. 2 city council meeting to delay eviction until April. “We have ordinances to say that you...
The railroad bridge on West Hallett Street was forced to close for two weeks after it was hit by a garbage truck last year. Catherine Maxwell | Collegian The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to raise the West Hallett Street railroad overpass after numerous collisions, but construction won’t begin before 2027. City Manager David Mackie...