鈥淭hey're a wonderful set of properties,鈥� David Hanson said. 鈥淎 lot of hotels are just a place for people to stay when they're coming through. But they're really a community space as well.鈥�
The founders operated Tutto Bene for 11 years. The late Tom Allen bought the restaurant in 2006, and sold it to current owners Justin Frederick and Jerusa Ricke in 2012.
Thirty years after they met at the place, Mike and Chris Amble took over ownership of the former Schummer鈥檚 Backwoods Bar & Grill, which they鈥檝e renamed Scrambie鈥檚 Trailside Tavern.
Bemidji Brewing hosted Oktoberfest events Oct. 1-5, bringing the community together to celebrate the spirit of the season with festive activities, delicious food, craft beer and live music.
Carol Kunnerup and her family moved to the area from Montana last year to operate the business in the building owned by her cousin鈥檚 Cabellos Holdings company.
Table for 7 Owner Amber Lynne set up a GoFundMe page 鈥� 鈥淜eep Amber Lynne鈥檚 Culinary Magic Alive鈥� 鈥� to offset costs associated with finding a new location and reopening.
Remodeling work began on the 107-year-old Elks Lodge building in February of this year, it will soon be home to two new restaurants, four hotel rooms and an event center.
While the Bemidji Planning Board approved the Grill & Chill's construction in March, other things haven't moved as quickly as owner Andrew Peralta had initially hoped.
