A SMALL, NEATLY written sign on the front door says it all. L'Attitude has closed down until May 1st. It'll be open only for special events until then. It had recently started closing down on Sunday and Monday but business seemed sluggish most days and nights. Attempts to contact the owner haven't succeeded so ... Continue Reading
Expansion, Renovation to Start at Vango’s
IF IT AIN'T broke, don't fix it. Well, Michele Butler, Jon Christensen and the other partners at Vango's have chosen to ignore that time-tested rule. Next month they're undertaking a $225,000 upgrade to what's arguably Marquette's most popular restaurant. No, the crowds haven't started to thin at Vango's nor is the ... Continue Reading
A Chamber for Marquette, a Brewery for Ishpeming, and a Question for L’Attitude
MARQUETTE IS APPARENTLY getting a new Chamber of Commerce. Former City Commissioner Jason Schneider has been working on the project for the last couple of months, surveying more than 40 businesses and trying to determine whether there's a need for a Chamber. Schneider says all of the businesses he talked to said, ... Continue Reading
The U.P. Fights Back
UPPER PENINSULA POLITICAL leaders are starting to organize in their battle to keep the Michigan Tax Tribunal from sucking tax dollars out of the coffers of local governments. The battle has two fronts, Lansing and the U.P. The Lansing Offensive State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson, with ... Continue Reading
Hope Fading for Mt. Shasta
THE NEWS IS not good for the Mt. Shasta restaurant on US 41 in Michigamme. In a recent teleconference involving three government agencies and two businesses, officials concluded that Mt. Shasta's water contamination problems were actually occurring before the nearby highway construction began on US 41. That means, ... Continue Reading