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Permalink Reply by Heidi on July 12, 2008 at 4:29pm

I am in total agreement with you! If there were 2 restaurants or 2 skate parks sharing a name, confusion could result. As it is, I doubt it will be a problem! If anything, I fear that the restaurant owner may be turning off business by making such a big deal about it.

Permalink Reply by NORTON on July 13, 2008 at 11:16am

I think it is a great idea on how to advertise the new Skate Plaza. Good for the other eateries in the area who are not nearly as whiney as Tom. He is creating the only confusion by what he is doing. I suppose anyone else named Tom around Ludington should look for a name change since Tom was already taken.

Permalink Reply by John Hilborn on July 13, 2008 at 2:30pm

I completely agree!!! It is a great way to advertise for the skate plaza and I feel that Tom needs to get a life. The last thing that he needs is to turn off customers in this economy.

Permalink Reply by Barb Dobias Helfrich on July 13, 2008 at 4:45pm

The restaurant will benefit! Go small businesses!

Permalink Reply by Phil on July 13, 2008 at 9:09pm

Wow, Mr. McKenna needs to grow up. He is acting very childish. The names are similar but not the same. I now know one place I would not want to go to eat in Ludington. he might actually get more business with his creative name change, hopefully all the proper paperwork was filled out for the business name change. Good luck Mr. McKenna but you behavior has lost one person who won't eat at your business. Also, I see he has the name cafe in his business name, better watch out for the Corner Cafe they are similar too. Guess if his business is SO special he should have had a more creative name or maybe actually go with it and get people into his business like others, good service, good food and a good price. Sounds like you won't get that, he is to busy complaining. Time to grow up sir.
Actually this should have been in the newspaper, shame on LDN for listening and publishing his whining.

Permalink Reply by Mary on July 17, 2008 at 11:53pm

Too bad you refuse to eat at "The Skate Plaza". I have had lunch there, a couple of times, and the food , and friendly service, is enough to keep me going back! A Skate Plaza, and a Plaza Cafe, fan, :)

Permalink Reply by Amanda on July 19, 2008 at 7:38am

I share the same exact thoughts-

Permalink Reply by karen on July 14, 2008 at 9:36am

The Plaza Cafe' or The Skate Plaza. I'm really confused on why this is even an issue. I'm very disappointed that The Skate Plaza and The Plaza Cafe' now have negative comments by an immature tantrum. That is professionalism. Thank you Tom!

Permalink Reply by Sally on July 14, 2008 at 11:27am

it is too bad that he is complaining so much about it because he has really good food!!! at first I thought it was humorous but now all this negativity causes one to lose their appetite!!!!!!!!!!!! Let it go Tom.

Permalink Reply by Beth Comstock-McLain on July 14, 2008 at 12:52pm

I disagree with the name myself. I have been in Ludington for most of my life and worked on Ludington ave. for many years too, this has always been James St. Plaza. I think that what the city should have done is let our locals name the Skate Park!!! Why wouldn't it be named something to its location? G Park, Stearns Park, something of that nature. What they really need to do is put an ad in the paper and ask locals or visitors to pick names, then take the top 10 or so and make a vote!!! I thought the park was for the people, why didn't we have a say!

Beth

Permalink Reply by Julie on July 14, 2008 at 3:37pm

The kids in the area did have a say, in fact they helped design the sign and logo.

Permalink Reply by Mary on July 18, 2008 at 12:15am

Hey Beth, What a great idea! Let the the community choose a name!

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