Since 1986, Ralph’s Italian Deli in Ishpeming has been selling homemade Italian dishes to the U.P. community. Last March the store closed after announcing that it would condense and share the space on Palms Avenue with a new Fire Station Cannabis Co. location. Ralph’s Italian Deli Owner Bruno Gervasi expressed that the eatery spent the time remodeling to adjust for the smaller space.

“So, we renovated and remodeled everything back here, and made a new entrance on the other side of the building,” said Gervasi. Gervasi said the biggest change is the elimination of space where they used to store groceries for purchase, but the food is just as customers will remember.