A tire store has its eyes on the site LOOKS LIKE A tire store will be built on the site of the former Cenex gas station at the junction of the US 41 and Wright Street. The company name has not been publicly disclosed yet. Its site plan will be reviewed by the Township early next month. The store will occupy only the ... Continue Reading
Her Last Christmas
EIGHTY-EIGHT YEAR year old Amy Johnson is spending her last Christmas under hospice care at the Trillium House. "She doesn't know it's Christmas," says her son-in-law, Jon Babbitt of Grand Marais. "She doesn't know what day it is, but when we put the phone up to her ear, she seems to recognize her grandchildren. And she ... Continue Reading
A New Neighborhood Bar, and Praise for Marquette’s Wintertime
"A fun and cozy place where people can relax" IT'S BEEN TWO years since Fat Boyz in Trowbridge Park closed down, but the bar/restaurant will soon be reborn as Roses' Dugout. Marty and Sandy Rose, longtime locals, are the owners. She'll be running the place, he'll be helping out. He's the brand manager at Fox ... Continue Reading
What’s Up with All the Commercial Land Available? And How’s Drifa Doing?
City planner says developers are showing interest LOOK AROUND. A lot of commercial property available. Big properties. Namely: Shopko, Office Max, Marquette Mall, Valle's, Gander Outdoors, Frei Chevy (purchased but undeveloped), the old hospital site (potentially commercial). And that doesn't include the aging and ... Continue Reading
Merry (yawn) Christmas at Westwood Mall, a Downtown Mystery, a Hopeful Synagogue, and More Cheers for the UP Winter
Where are all the shoppers? TWO O'CLCOCK TUESDAY afternoon. Eight days before Christmas. The chronically struggling Westwood Mall in Marquette Township has nearly 200 cars in its snowy parking lot. Well, that's encouraging. Maybe the mall's making a comeback. You walk inside, shake the snow off your boots, and ... Continue Reading