IT'LL BE OPEN soon, probably within weeks, according to owner Don Durley. No firm date. He and his crew are still applying the finishing touches to what he's calling The Courtyards, a bar/restaurant in south Marquette. They've transformed a homely little strip mall that was once home to a laundromat and a children's ... Continue Reading
A Businesswoman No Longer, an Artist Forever
"AT THIS AGE, it's time for me to do what I'm here to do." Kathleen Conover's life is about to change and she's thrilled with it. The renowned U.P. painter is selling her studio out near Presque Isle after twenty-five years in business. But it's not to retire. Oh no, not even close. But we'll get to that in a minute ... Continue Reading
Wait, What? Another Hotel?
WELL, MAYBE. No, probably. A Houghton developer, Big Pond Properties, recently went before the Marquette Board of Zoning Appeals, seeking a variance so that it could build a four story Best Western hotel at 1200 and 1220 Wilson Street. That's on the corner of McClellan, across from Blue Cross Blue Shield, and ... Continue Reading
A Bright New Shoreline for Marquette
YOU GAZE AT them from out on the Lake, and they look like bookends to the city of Marquette. One in the north, the other in the south. Not especially pretty bookends. Masses of metal, stacks reaching skyward, and in the not-too-distant past, those pipes were sending smoke into our pristine skies., The smoke is gone, ... Continue Reading
Sinotte to Resign at UPHS
UP Health System-Marquette CEO and UP Health System Market President Brian Sinotte announced in a letter emailed out Thursday morning that he will be stepping down in June. According to the email, Sinotte accepted a new position in Chicago. There will be an interim leader elected in the intermediate while the search for ... Continue Reading