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CEO Brian Decorah and Marketing VP Jim Wise announce the groundbreaking of the innovative FireKeepers Pit Stop<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more of an upscale, European-style bistro,\u201d said Chef Michael McFarlane, who developed his resort cuisine management expertise in places as diverse as\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0and the\u00a0Bahamas. McFarlane, who serves as vice-president of food and beverage, said that Caf\u00e9 27\/7 was popular, so certain menu items, including the hot turkey sandwich (thank goodness) will remain available, but the white-tiled walls, stylish, subtle lighting, indigo and crimson color hues with ivory\u00a0furniture set in clean, crisp lines, evoke the comfortable sophistication of the new cuisine choices. The colorful casino is plainly visible through a completely glass wall but the sounds of the slots are muted to allow for quiet conversation while still feeling connected to the action. In addition to \u201cNibi\u2019s\u201d haute cuisine, \u201cSmoke and Fire\u2019s\u201d barbeque, and a still to be revealed new restaurant later this summer – which could afford outdoor seating \u2013 visitors to Firekeepers have multiple venues to \u201cget away\u201d all over one roof.<\/p>\n
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Firekeepers broke ground on a new guest service called \u201cFirekeepers Pit Stop,\u201d a snazzy gas station, car wash, and upscale convenience store<\/p><\/div>\n
On the same day Jamie Stuck, Tribal Council Vice Chairman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, which own Firekeepers, broke ground on a new guest service called \u201cFirekeepers Pit Stop,\u201d a snazzy gas station, car wash, and upscale convenience store which, like Vegas, may also offer a few pulls of the slots in addition to providing VIP guests who valet with a car wash and fill-up. Red Hot Rewards members \u2013 Firekeepers has a million \u2013 can redeem their reward credits for fuel on their way to and from the casino and hotel. \u201cDesign work is complete and construction equipment will be on-site later this month,\u201d said Stuck, who also added the expansion will add as many at 17 jobs.<\/p>\n
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Michael Patrick Shiels may be contacted at\u00a0<\/em>InviteYourself@aol.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His talk show can be heard weekday mornings in\u00a0Lansing\u00a0on 92.1 FM.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"