TWO LENGTHY, UNSCHEDULED negotiation sessions over the weekend between the nurses union and UP Health System-Marquette may have opened up lines of communication, but they may be "too little too late," to avoid a strike, according to a union spokesman. The two sessions each lasted about seven hours, according to union ... Continue Reading
Bike Bible Coming to Town, Federal Mediator Joins Hospital Talks, ABC 10 Losing its News Director, and Korean BBQ Sauce Takes Off
MORE NATIONAL EXPOSURE for Marquette. And it's especially huge for the mountain biking community. Bike Magazine, with more than one and a half million readers (print and online), arrives here October 9th for a 16 day stay while they test the latest bikes and biking equipment on the trails of Marquette County. It's ... Continue Reading
Gordon Gearhart: A Man and his Metal
GORDON GERHART IS a throwback, from way back. From, say, the 19th century, or the 18th century. Or earlier. He's a fulltime blacksmith, plying his trade in the heart of Marquette five days a week, sometimes seven days a week. "I'm happiest when I'm making something," he tells you between mighty swings with his ... Continue Reading
Patrolling the Mean Streets of Marquette
9:02 pm Marquette Police Department headquarters It's time for the shift lineup. Five officers gather in a small conference room and schedule who's covering Zone One (north of Ridge Street) tonight, and who's covering Zone Two (south of Ridge), and who's covering both. Four officers, the minimum, are patrolling tonight, a ... Continue Reading
Holiday Inn Transformation, SkyWest Cancellation, Johnny Dogs Relocation, Superior Hockey Relocation, and a Possible Soccer Collaboration
A FACELIFT? A makeover? No, those terms don't adequately describe what's just begun at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. How about "total body transformation"? (See rendering of the new hotel above, the current one below) "Every surface inside and out will be redone," says architect Barry Polzin. "We'll be taking it ... Continue Reading