SOMETHING NEW IS coming to the top floor of the Landmark Inn. Matt Mering, the director of development for Graves Hospitality which owns the hotel, won't say what exactly except that it's going to be a pretty big deal. It'll be something new that will also honor the past, he says. We'll know more about it in the next ... Continue Reading
Westwood Mall Talks, KBIC Gas Station Closure, Glass Recycling Dilemma, Adventure Aaron Departure, Big Bay Lighthouse Upgrades, a Financial Planner Turned Author, A Wow Performance, and a Family That Keeps Growing and Growing
HOPE FOR THE sleepy, shrinking Westwood Mall? Maybe, according to Township planner and zoning administrator Jason McCarthy. "We feel we have the resources to create something new and exciting there," he says. Details? No, he can't divulge anything publicly at this point, but there have been discussions and there is ... Continue Reading
The Latest on Coco’s, the Barricade Downtown, Room at the Inn Hopes, the Birth of Marquette Today, Skanska-Closner Building’s Future, Benri Sushi Plans, Sunny FM Changes, and Love for Munising and Marquette
THE FOR SALE sign at Coco's has disappeared leading some to wonder whether the restaurant's been sold. Nope. It's just being listed with a new realtor, Gina Feltner Bouws of RE/MAX. She tells us a new For Sale sign is being prepared and should go up soon. Coco's, on Lakeshore Boulevard across from the beach, has ... Continue Reading
Panera Rumors, Windmill Controversy, NMU Enrollment, Sol Azteca Staffing, Munising’s Celebrity, Magazine Awards, and an Actor’s Departure
THAT VACANT BURGER King store on West Washington Street? It's gonna be a Panera or Dunkin' Donuts, right? Uh, no. Or probably not. The recent buyer of the property, as it turns out, is Sorenson Development, a family-owned commercial and residential developer out of Gwinn. "We'd love to talk to Panera or Dunkin' ... Continue Reading
Falling Rock Cafe up For Sale, and Enthralling Theater Offered at the Ore Dock
ARE YOU LOOKING to get a piece of the action in the up-and-coming tourist hot spot of Munising? Here's your opportunity. The Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore has just gone up for sale. Nancy and Jeff Dwyer have owned it for 15 years but, in their words, "It's time to consider alternatives for insuring the ... Continue Reading