SAGINAW TWP, MI – Susan Rowbottom has always dreamed of running her own restaurant.

And with 25 years of experience in the industry, Rowbottom was ready to take on a beloved spot that was on the market.

Levi’s Food and Spirits, 5800 Brockway Road, was run by the Levi family that started it all about 40 years ago until Rowbottom purchased the restaurant and bar earlier this year.

“It was a long search, but when I seen this one, I told my grandma, ‘If I don’t do it now, I’ll regret it the rest of my life,’” said Rowbottom, who purchased the business in April.

Rowbottom said she grew up in Saginaw and was the first baby born in Saginaw County in 1987.

After graduating high school in mid-Michigan, Rowbottom moved to Chicago to work at the Windy City Cafe, living in the apartment above the

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