ARE YOU LOOKING for a Christmas bargain? You might want to consider the Recovery Room downtown. Like, in actually buying it. It went back on the market last month for $450,000. And then last week, the price was reduced to $425,00. Back in 2015 when it was called the Rover, it was listed at $595,000 and nearly sold ... Continue Reading
A Theater in Downtown Marquette
MAYBE. It's very early in the process but two men are quietly putting together plans, with the help of a few other locals, to buy the building being vacated next month by Book World on West Washington Street. And then transform it into a 400 seat theater for both cinema and the performing arts. A one screen theater ... Continue Reading
Cafe Intermezzo Making Final Preparations, Bugsy Takes on his Latest Venture, Newest Commissioner Is Appointed, and “Be Local Buy Local” Concerns Answered
THAT MUCH RUMORED "European-style" coffee shop on Third Street is still at least a couple of weeks away from opening. Sasa Kosic, the proprietor, says Cafe Intermezzo has two more final inspections to complete and then he'll be ready to start serving coffee in what was formerly the Strictly Business Uniforms ... Continue Reading
Zero Degrees Faces an Uncertain Future
FOR THE LAST seven years, it's been one of the gems of Marquette. A prominent showplace for local artists--painters, jewelers, sculptors, woodworkers, everybody with a creative streak. Lake Superior Magazine has recognized it as one of best shops in the entire region. But now it appears that the Zero Degrees gallery ... Continue Reading
A New Bakery in Downtown Marquette? Yep, Kind of
THAT ABANDONED BUILDING building at 231 West Washington downtown? The one that used to house a teen night club? The one that hasn't had a tenant for over a decade? It's been sold, and with any luck, major renovation of it will start by springtime, with occupancy ready by late summer. And here's the surprising news ... Continue Reading