General contractor chosen "WE WILL BEGIN construction before the end of summer." The promise of Beacon House CEO Mary Tavernini, who concedes that her group hasn't quite raised enough money to complete Phase One (with 20 guest rooms) of the project. At one point, Tavernini had insisted they wouldn't start building until ... Continue Reading
Crowded Beaches, Farmer Q’s Closing, La Catrina’s Plans, and BeWell Set to Open
How to enforce an executive order? SOME PHOTOS FROM Marquette's beaches this weekend were not reassuring. Hundreds of mostly young people crammed together enjoying the sun, the sand, and the lake, and totally ignoring any guidelines about social distancing. Could anything have been done about it? A few police officers ... Continue Reading
A Welcoming Mural, Somber COVID Numbers, Sawyer Is Picking Up, and the Distillery Progress Is Slowing
An artist with a message IT'S HARD TO miss if you're entering downtown Marquette from the south on Front Street. A bold, beautiful, new mural with the words, "Evolve & Stay Involved" with clasping black and white hands. Huge, on the side of the LoyalTee's building owned by Brandon Sayen. Local artist Chelsea ... Continue Reading
To Mask or Not to Mask
MICHIGAN EXECUTIVE ORDER 2010-110 seems explicit: "Any person who leaves his or her home or place of residence must: Wear a face covering over his or her nose and mouth...when in any enclosed public space, unless the individual is unable medically to tolerate a face covering." And yet virtually all of us have been in ... Continue Reading
Racism Lawsuit Negotiations, Marquette Woman Stuck in China, the 225 Mile Crusher Bike Race, and the Mining Journal to Be Delivered by Mail
The post has been taken down RESOLUTION AHEAD IN the Facebook defamation case? Could be. Attorney George Hyde, who represents three businesses and two owners who claim they were defamed in a Facebook posting by a local man, Raymond Little, says Little's attorney, Brian Bloch, has been negotiating the last few days in ... Continue Reading