MARQUETTE'S BURGEONING FOOD truck industry is about to grow yet again. The latest addition? Copper Crust Co., which will feature wood-fired pizzas, along with empanadas, chicken wings, meatballs and quesadillas. Actually, Copper Crust won't be a truck; it'll be a fully equipped trailer transported to its parking spots ... Continue Reading
Mystery Wind Turbines, an Alleged Theft, a Turnaround Downtown, Ishpeming Goes Western, and the U.P. Goes Viral
IT'S STILL A mystery. Who is planning to install 120 huge wind turbines in Marquette and Baraga counties? Nearly 40 of the units, according to maps, would be located in and around the Yellow Dog Plains which many consider a pristine wilderness that should be left alone. Environmentalists fought to prevent the Lundin mine ... Continue Reading
Che Bello, One Marquette Place, Lakestate Industries, Big Burger Grille, Angel Investors, and SmartPrize
WE HAVE ANOTHER vacancy in what has to be considered the very center of downtown Marquette: the 100 block of West Washington Street. Che Bello, the women's and men's clothing store, has just shut down after four years in business. They'll just be selling their apparel online from now on. No reason given for the ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude Hopes, Indian Cuisine, Orphanage Progress, Clinic Relocation, Mall Vacancies, Meth Bills, and Entrepreneurs on Tap
DON'T GET TOO excited yet, but Steve Nagelkirk, the current owner of L'Attitude, says a deal to sell the restaurant/bar may finally be getting close. There's good reason to be skeptical. The deal to sell L'Attitude late last year to partners Joe Constance and Jill Hayes fell through at the last minute when Nagelkirk's ... Continue Reading
Questions about UP Water, CR 595 in Court, a Barbecue Truck Relocates, WLUC Is Sold, Saving the Bayou, and the Vietnam Wall Comes to Town
WORRIED ABOUT OUR water in the U.P., given the problems they've had in Flint? The Department of Environmental Quality says there's absolutely no cause for concern. (Cue the cynics who rightly point out that the DEQ was partly responsible for the tragic mess in Flint.) But here's what the DEQ will say about our water ... Continue Reading