Biggby Coffee on Blue Grass Rd. closes

By: Joe Borlik

Mount Pleasant residents who love Biggby Coffee are out of luck. On Monday, the East Lansing-based chain coffee shop closed the 4445 E. Blue Grass Road location in Union Township. People who have since come to get their coffee have found the doors locked and lights off with a notice taped to building.

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J.W. Filmore's closes its doors

Family-owned local restaurant served area for 25 years

By: Laura Brian

Garry Darnell has been cooking at J.W. Fillmore's for the past 19 years. In fact, it was through a fellow employee at the Mount Pleasant restaurant that Darnell met his wife. "This is half of my life," he said. "This has been my home." The family-owned and operated restaurant closed its doors for good Sunday afternoon after 25 years in Mount Pleasant.

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Small businesses give way to corporations

The Embers, Sweet Onion close as big chains come to area

By: Katie Maurer

Kohl's, Menards, Qdoba Mexican Grill and IHOP have all made a home in Mount Pleasant in the past year. But some small independent businesses that have been established in Mount Pleasant for years are struggling to compete with corporate franchises. The Embers Restaurant, 1217 S.

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So long, Embers

Mount Pleasant will say goodbye to a landmark eatery on June 30

Come June 30, there will be no more one-pound pork chops. Same goes for the peas-and-peanut salad. This summer Mount Pleasant residents - and CMU - will say goodbye to The Embers, the family-owned restaurant and banquet hall that has been a fixture on Mission Street for almost 50 years.

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