The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest gave Howell area
residents something to look up to (balloons quietly gliding overhead) on the
last weekend of June. Then we had the
area Independence Day parades. I went to
the one in Brighton – I believe it was the most entries they’ve had in recent
years. And the weather was perfect.
Business news has been exciting, too. The Brewery Becker, a new brewery opened up
in the west end of downtown. Originally the Western Hotel, it was known by most
locals as the ‘pink hotel’ for many years because it was once covered with a
pink siding. I went to the Greater
Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce’s ribbon cutting and wow! – is this building
an eye opener. It looks great on the
outside and even better inside. Three
levels, reclaimed wood for the bars, wrought iron staircases to get you to all
three levels, and of course about 10 or 11 of their own beer creations.
Howell’s Shark Club is changing their format totally, as
well. The ground floor bar is becoming a
brewpub that’ll serve home-brewed beer and the upstairs nightclub will be
converted into a banquet center. No word
on whether the charity poker room on the ground floor is staying as of
now. Not sure if they’ll keep the ‘Shark
Club name’ yet, either.
Then we have Lake Trust Credit Union breaking ground on a
new $30 MILLION HQ building In Brighton Township, just minutes from downtown
Brighton. They’re leaving Lansing for
Livingston County.
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