A SHOWDOWN ON the dark store issue is coming in Lansing. In two weeks, Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson are planning to introduce their bills that would essentially prevent large box stores from being taxed as though they were vacant (or dark). Recent rulings by the state's Tax Tribunal have ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude Name Change, City Commission Candidates, Third Street Bikes, TV6 Meteorologist, and Yoga and Beer
SAY GOODBYE TO L'Attitude. Not the place. The name. Next month the new sign will go up over the restaurant/bar across from the Lower Harbor, and it will be re-named Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery. The new name is a nod to the history of the place. It's actually located on what used to be known as Iron Bay, and ... Continue Reading
A Happening in the Forest
HERE'S HOW AN authentic "happening" starts these days. Not with an official announcement in the newspaper, not with TV commercials, not with a city government or some agency taking charge, not with some corporation putting up big bucks to sponsor it, not with Ticketmaster selling all the tickets for a hefty, little ... Continue Reading
Meijer Plans, Up the Sky Hopes, Dairy Queen’s Opening, Bill Roth!, Fishing on TV, and a Child Prodigy
NO DEFINITE WORD yet from Meijer on its planned expansion into Marquette County. A corporate executive downstate says, absolutely, they want to come here (they like college towns), they are intending to come here, they are shopping around but have not yet found a site. They've been searching for about two years. We ... Continue Reading
Flying Moose, Nutty Goat, Mt Shasta, TV6 and Local 3, and a Dog Named Harv
ORGANIC FOOD, BEER & gear. That's the catchy little motto of the Flying Moose, the new general store on Washington Street (formerly Hockey Central) that's now due to open in two weeks, maybe less. The opening's been delayed because...well, openings are always delayed. Construction, permits, and ordering stuff ... Continue Reading