DOUG RUSSELL IS out as the executive director at Room at the Inn. No reason given for what Russell refers to as his "termination" which occurred on Thursday. "The Board is looking for new leadership," Ryan Redmond says. He's been manager at the Warming Center and is now acting as interim executive director at Room at ... Continue Reading
Local Bakers on Food Network
Two well-known local foodies are about to bask in the national television limelight. Joe Heck, a.k.a. the "cake guy" at Huron Mountain Bakery, and Marybeth Kurtz, of Midtown Bakery fame, along with their delightful confections will soon be featured on the Food Network. The two were recently selected to appear as a ... Continue Reading
Solar Farm in the UP?
A 1200 ACRE tract of land south of Sawyer International Airport could be the site of a major solar farm in the U.P. Marquette resident Rich Vander Veen, best known for having jump-started the wind power movement in Michigan, is teaming up with Tradewind Energy on the project. They've leased 1200 acres where they've ... Continue Reading
Jazz Club Hopes Are Dimming
IT SURE SOUNDED like a great idea at the time. And it still might happen, but the plans for a new jazz club at an old railroad depot in downtown Marquette have been put on hold. Attorney, trumpeter, and jazz aficionado Karl Numinen bought the building a year ago and announced plans to open a jazz club that would ... Continue Reading
Veridea to Buy Old Hospital Site
IT'S THE STORY everybody's been asking about for a couple of years, and now we have an answer. The Veridea Group, the Marquette-based development firm, has signed an agreement to buy the old hospital site after it's vacated next year, and will convert it to a mixed use development--offices, residences, retail shops, ... Continue Reading