Who gets to sell booze? In this Oakland County village, the voters decide.

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This is an architectural sketch of the vision for the Gray Dog Café in Franklin.

Starting a new business involves a lot of bureaucratic hoop-jumping, and that is particularly true whenever alcohol is involved as Michigan is strict with its regulation of liquor licenses. 

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