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Alaina Rooker

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Aug 26, 2026
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Aug 13, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Alaina Rooker alaina.rooker@apgecm.com

    Smack Shack pivot means Bloomington will have a new steakhouse (opens the original)

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    Move over Woolley’s and Fogão Gaúcho – a new steakhouse is coming to town. Bloomington’s Smack Shack plans to convert to a steakhouse, and get a complete interior makeover, in time for a reopening Sept. 15. The new restaurant name won’t travel far from the original, and will be known as Smack Shack Steak. A key feature in the new concept will be a 10-foot, wood-fired grill on which menu items will be “live fired.” “I am really looking forward to getting back in front of a wood-fi

  2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Alaina Rooker

    COLUMN: Is Minnesota ready for a Buc-ee's? (opens the original)

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    My teenage self would hate me for acknowledging this, but I love jumping on a brand bandwagon. A few weeks ago, in a casual water cooler conversation, the age-old “Coke or Pepsi?” query crawled from its cliche grave. I gave a quick, dismissive laugh to establish a brace for the ego. Still, before the next topic was brought up, I made clear that one brown cola always seemed to taste flatter at first sip than the other. No one pays me to do this. I don’t know why I care. So that’s why, whe

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