TWO MONTHS AND counting. The new UPHS hospital on US-41 is scheduled to open in April. No specific date announced yet. The painting's being finished up, furniture installed, cosmetic touches added. Occupancy will actually start in March. But the actual move of the patients in April? That'll be interesting. All ... Continue Reading
Marquette to Welcome New Artists-in-Residence
THREE TALENTED FOLKS are coming to town on March 1st. They'll be Marquette's newest artists-in-residence. Its the continuation of a three year program started last year designed to bring artistic and digital talent to our community, and expose Marquette to the rest of the country. The three chosen this year, after ... Continue Reading
Discord at Community Action Alger-Marquette
A LITTLE BIT of deja vu these days at Community Action Alger-Marquette. The nonprofit agency (formerly known as AMCAB) helps low income residents with housing (eg Grandview Marquette), nutrition, early childhood education, and utility subsidies, but for the second time in a year, it's been hit with trouble near the ... Continue Reading
New GM Named at Marquette Mountain
(Photo: Cory Genovese) AFTER WEEKS OF controversy and dissension on Marquette Mountain, Frank Malette is out as general manager, and 27 year old Andrew Farron, a mechanical engineer, is in. The announcement was made at 3 pm Monday afternoon. Farron and Marquette Mountain owner Pete O'Dovero had been having discussions ... Continue Reading
New Owners for Trenary Home Bakery
ONE OF THE UP'S iconic companies is in new hands. Trenary Home Bakery, the makers of Trenary Toast, changed ownership at the start of the year. The new owners? Two 26-year-old NMU graduates, Marco Dossena and Brianna Wynsma (above photo), and Dossena's mother, Annunciata Cerioli, who lives in Miami. Dossena and ... Continue Reading