A FEW BUMPS along the road for One Marquette Place, the brand new high rise apartment building on the lakeshore. The latest one cropped up last Friday evening. The fire alarm went off, arousing residents on the first floor who had just moved in. But worse, a sprinkler on the fifth floor was activated--as it was supposed ... Continue Reading
Marquette in the News
EVER HEARD THE term "hygge?" It's Danish, describing a feeling of warmth and coziness, often associated with wintertime. Well, apparently, Marquette is the most "hygge" city in the nation. That's according to Livability magazine. We're described as one of the snowiest cities in the U.S. in the bucolic Upper ... Continue Reading
Border Grill Sale?
THE RUMORS ARE flying. Border Grill has been sold! So...you gotta check with Dan Torres, the founder and owner of Border Grill to see if the rumors are true. "No," he said after pausing. "It has not happened. I can say it's in the works. But the ink is not dry." He seemed a little dismayed but not surprised when we ... Continue Reading
Fashion Dreams
HOW'S THIS FOR an All-American business story? Two little sisters, Amanda and Michelle Bergeson of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, join the the 4-H Club a couple of decades ago and learn the basics of sewing. They like it and they demonstrate some talent but then, like all of us, they move on with their lives. Amanda (above ... Continue Reading
The Cloud Over Shopko
"NO COMMENT. I can't say anything." Those words, from a manager at Marquette's Shopko, unfortunately, say enough. The future of the department store and pharmacy, both here and across much of the country, is in doubt. At a court hearing earlier this week, an attorney for a pharmaceutical company said Shopko was going ... Continue Reading