Rumors have been circulating that Forsberg Flowers, a longtime Marquette institution on Third Street, is going out of business.Not true, says co-owner Lou Ann Balding (a Forsberg), but the property is for sale. In fact, it has been for a year now.Why the sale? Balding simply says it's to "keep our options open." She's ... Continue Reading
North Wind Scoops, Baldini Files, Sisters Invest, and Golfers Don Snowshoes
Unless you're part of the NMU community, you may not have noticed it, but the student newspaper, the North Wind, has broken three major stories in the last couple of weeks.First, the arrest of the former student body president, Amber Lopota, for embezzlement.Next, the disciplining of an NMU football coach and adjunct ... Continue Reading
Consternation at Marquette Mountain and the CVB, Anticipation at WJMN, and Renovation at the Casa
Vern Barber, the longtime general manager at Marquette Mountain, is heading to snowier slopes.Mount Bohemia in the Keweenaw, specifically.After 32 years at Marquette Mountain, he's looking for a new challenge at a unique venue (extreme skiing, ungroomed slopes) with the potential for growth. That's what Bohemia offers.No ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: State Representative John Kivela
Marquette, MI – April, 2014 – This month on StraightTalk, Brian Cabell sits down with State Representative John Kivela at Babycakes in Marquette. BC: A few years ago you were selling cars and repairing cars, and now you’re in the state legislature. How’d that happen? JK: It really started with someone asking ... Continue Reading
SmartZone Fast-Track, Hospital Silence, L’Attitude Makeover, and Margaritaville at Coco’s
Marquette's plan for its SmartZone is on the fast-track.City manager Bill Vajda expects to have the SmartZone application submitted to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation by May.The decision on exactly what to do and where and how would be made in June.And then work begins in July.Yeah, that would be ... Continue Reading