MARQUETTE'S ICONIC ORPHANAGE, which has been an eyesore and a pain-in-the-ass for the city for the last couple of decades, is being reborn. Finally. Home Renewal Systems, a downstate developer that holds a contract on the building, has just gotten word that it will be granted substantial tax credits for the Orphanage ... Continue Reading
Racism in the UP, Vaping for Nicotine, Dialing for Doctors’ Dollars, Gambling on Mining Stocks, and Boarding the Brew Bus
SO WE'RE ALL congratulating ourselves for pulling down the Confederate flag and electing an African-American president twice and just generally being open-minded, prejudice-free Americans. Well, we might wanna think twice about that here in the U.P. A recent study suggests that the western two thirds of the U.P., ... Continue Reading
Coco’s Controversy, TV6’s Dominance, Local 3’s Problems, Nestledown’s Delay, and Beacon House’s Determination
COCO'S HAS BEEN creating a stir in the last few months. The formerly sleepy little restaurant on Lake Shore Boulevard has been re-fashioning itself as a nightspot as well, complete with live bands and DJ's on some weekends. It's become lively, attractive, and more diverse. It's featured Pride Nights, a welcome to gays ... Continue Reading
A Wine Bar
THE RUMORS ARE true. Marquette is getting a wine bar. It'll be located at 215 South Front Street, the site of the former Back Room which was closed down a few years ago and has remained vacant ever since. The really good news is that the wine bar will be operated by the owners of Everyday Wines, Dan and Betsy Rutz, ... Continue Reading
Piedmont Debut, Doctor Exodus, Concierge Medicine, BRITE Campaign, Classy Anchor, and Ginormous Birds
WITH "CAKEGATE" CLEARLY in its rear view mirror, the Landmark Inn is now looking toward the future. Specifically, to the opening of The Piedmont, the new northern Italian restaurant that's replacing the old Capers at the hotel. It'll feed friends and family this weekend, iron out the kinks, and then open to the public ... Continue Reading