@TheKujawa...

Didn't Steve Miller shake your tree?

No, j/k, in all honesty and talking to the topic, people in Duluth and the surrounding area are -- and will continue to be -- scared by commercialization. People that grew up here are actually proud of our stalwart attitude and the way we dissuade things that might "invade" our sensibilities.

Will the common crowd have open arms when something like "Chipotle Grill" magically shows up on the hillside or near campus? We will, but it will be short-lived in economic and mexican experience-like benefit.

The reason I'm fascinated with this conversation (and it's probably dead by now, but what the hell) is that I think what people are really upset about is that many of us secretly want the locals to make it happen, then see aliens at the doorstep, and then worry about what will happen.

We already know that the Miller hillside and Woodland are disasters when it comes to location. You shouldn't focus your economy anymore on highway cross-sections.

Burrito Union is awesome as a restaurant concept. They have a good business sense. The problem there, I think, is that their menu is too varied and unfortunately the investors have a riddled past (everyone wants to beat them up after one success).

I like the idea of a Chipotle Grill addition ... been to a couple before ... but I'll only eat there if it's on my travel path and not branded as the "Best Mexican Restaurant in Duluth." That would just be plain embarrassing.