FIRST THINGS FIRST. This is a proposal, a plan. Not a sure thing, by any means. It goes before the Marquette Planning Commission May 1st. But it's fair to say that this proposed condo development, on the site of a former foundry that was recently torn down, is no small potatoes. It would be two buildings, just off ... Continue Reading
Faith, Risk, and Revival in Munising: $7 Million Worth
TRANSFORMATION. IT'S HAPPENING before our very eyes in Munising. In large part it's due to a local businessman and developer, Tom Dolaskie, and his Dallas-based partner, Darrin Hubbard. By the time they complete their projects later this year, they (and their banking partners) will have invested $7 million into ... Continue Reading
Ridge Street Spat May Go to Court, Everybody Can Go to the Graduation
A LONGSTANDING DISPUTE between two prominent families on Ridge Street may end up in a courtroom. Pete and Peggy Frazier were served with papers at their winter home in Florida on Monday. A lawsuit filed against them. On Peggy's birthday, of all days. The plaintiffs? Their next door neighbors, Michael and Martha ... Continue Reading
Plans for a Bar in South Marquette
DON DURLEY KNOWS a little bit about the restaurant and bar business. He's been in it for more than 40 years. For the last 12 years he's been running the popular and highly acclaimed Lagniappe restaurant downtown. Now he's got another project in the works. He's calling a "neighborhood cocktail bar." It'll be located on ... Continue Reading
Silicon Valley Firm Relocating to Upper Peninsula
THE STORY'S BEEN brewing for months, and it's now been confirmed. The upstart $7.6 billion software firm BrainZap is leaving its home in El Chiste, a small community outside San Jose, California, and relocating to a 20 acre plot of land just purchased in Chocolay Township. Dee Loozien, the executive director of ... Continue Reading