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Lily, WI · Lifestyle
Eagle Herald
Mursaus bring hometown grocery model to Peshtigo
PESHTIGO — A new Piggly Wiggly in Peshtigo is bringing fresh food, new jobs and a familiar small-town approach to the former Lofaro’s Fresh Market space. For owners Chad and Tiffany Mursau, the expansion builds on nearly five years of operating their Coleman store. They saw promise in Peshtigo and an opportunity to serve a community that was losing its previous grocery operator. “We just saw potential here with all the support,” Chad Mursau said. The couple’s approach he added is to be community driven. The opening comes after a change in the store’s supply arrangements. Mursau said C&S had bought SpartanNash, which supplied Lofaro’s and the previous owner was no longer interested in operating in Peshtigo. The Mursaus saw a chance to take over the location and bring their grocery business to town. They want the store to feel welcoming as well as useful. Asked how he would describe their hometown grocery model, Chad Mursau emphasized “just friendly service,” while Tiffany Mursau echoed the importance of being community driven. Renovations have given the store what Mursau called “a fresh, clean look,” along with a new salad bar and wing bar. The store also offers produce, bakery, deli, meat, dairy,
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Grand Theater in Wausau reopens after renovations
The new-look Grand Theater opens Saturday. Six months of construction are in the books, and the venue is ready to welcome Wayne Newton to the stage. Second Century Campaign Marketing Manager Sadie Fisher says patrons will notice a mix of new and old looks. “It will feel like the Grand you know and love, but it also looks so much brighter and fresher. The theater itself has so many colors.”
WausauPilot
Wausau’s new credit card policy bans gift cards and alcohol but sets no spending caps
Wausau’s first comprehensive credit card policy would ban gift cards, alcohol and split charges, but the draft sets no spending caps on the city’s 65 cards. The Finance Committee takes up the policy Tuesday, three weeks after a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation found the cards carried $408,500 in combined monthly limits with no per-purchase caps or merchant restrictions. The Pilot reviewed three months of statements. That review also found: