The marijuana market is changing NO SURPRISE HERE. The Happy Carrot, the medical marijuana shop in Marquette Township, has closed. The store survived for years in spite of occasional legal threats but the latest threat--from legal recreational marijuana shops soon to be populating our county--pretty well sealed its ... Continue Reading
Wells Fargo Bank Building Up for Sale, and Polar Rollers Up for “Fun”
But Flagstar intends to stay A PROMINENT DOWNTOWN building is up for sale. Massive, handsome, and historically significant. Namely, the Wells Fargo Bank building, now occupied by Flagstar Bank, at the corner of Washington and Front Streets. The listing is with Newmark Knight Frank, an international real estate and ... Continue Reading
Marquette Mountain Sold
THE REPORTS OVER the last few months were correct--the Marquette Mountain ski hill has been sold. The deal closed late Wednesday. The new owners are Eric and Sarah Jorgensen, who are Wisconsin residents. Eric is the president and CEO of JX Enterprises, a heavy duty truck distributor. The Jorgensens bought the property ... Continue Reading
Goodbye to The Piedmont, Hello to The Parlour
BIG CHANGE AT the Landmark Inn. The hotel's restaurant, The Piedmont, will close down on March 30th for several weeks of renovations, to re-emerge by summer as The Parlour, featuring wood-fired pizzas. "We have been trying to do too much for too many people," says Matt Mering, one of the owners. "We wanted a more ... Continue Reading
La Catrina, Border Grill, and the UP 200
Signs of progress "WE'RE HOPING TO open this month." The words of Carlos Romo, one of the owners of La Catrina, the new Mexican restaurant in the WJMN Plaza in Marquette Township. We wrote about it extensively a few months ago. Romo's being a bit optimistic, perhaps, but clearly there's been progress. The exterior ... Continue Reading