Quickies: Catching up with all the blog news

What a barrage of local news from the other blogs! I was wondering when people would get back to Grand Forks issues...

* GrandForksGuy has a bunch of news on all the commercial developments in town.

* Not to be out done, Coffee Guy has a rumor about Olive Garden coming to town. I checked with city planner Brad Gengler but he said he hasn't seen anything to that effect, yet.

* Dakota checked out a news report on that casino the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is developing down in Mississippi. She said she talked to tribal Chairman Ken Davis who said this development is not replacing the Grand Forks casino effort, which continues. I think that's more than he told me last time around!

* Ben Klipfel from Culture Pulse says street musicians can freely play and collect tips. The cops have been informed. Way to go Ben!

* I forgot to note that former Grand Forks City Council member Gerald Hamerlik made a final appearance as a commissioner at the Alerus Center commission meeting Wednesday. Gerry's been involved in this project for a dozen years so he's taking a lot of institutional knowledge with him. His replacement will be Council member Curt Kreun. The council still has to approve the appointment.

Looks like Curt is a glutton for punishment. He's involved with that landfill brouhaha being a vocal supporter of the city's efforts. Now he's gonna get involved in a facility for which there is also a lot of brouhaha.