TALK ABOUT A quick reversal. The KBIC-owned gas station and convenience store on US 41 in Marquette Township suddenly reopened last Friday, a month after it had surprisingly closed down. No official word yet on exactly what happened but a couple of employees said, to their understanding, someone in the ... Continue Reading
Recovery Room, Marquette Bakery, Medical Device Firm, Harbor Vista, Rippling River Resort, 231 West, Funding for New Facades Downtown, and Reliving the 1975 Championship
IT'S BEEN ON the market for a few years but it looks like the Recovery Room (previously The Rover) is finally going to change hands. Not a done deal yet, according to realtor David Stefan (representing the buyer), because a few contingencies remain, but it seems almost certain to go through, he says. An out-of-state ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn News, Marquette Mountain Biking, Pictured Rocks Cruises, a Warm Summer, a Hideous Algae Bloom, New Construction in Ishpeming, Beacon House Party, Lumi Album Release
SOMETHING NEW IS coming to the top floor of the Landmark Inn. Matt Mering, the director of development for Graves Hospitality which owns the hotel, won't say what exactly except that it's going to be a pretty big deal. It'll be something new that will also honor the past, he says. We'll know more about it in the next ... Continue Reading
Westwood Mall Talks, KBIC Gas Station Closure, Glass Recycling Dilemma, Adventure Aaron Departure, Big Bay Lighthouse Upgrades, a Financial Planner Turned Author, A Wow Performance, and a Family That Keeps Growing and Growing
HOPE FOR THE sleepy, shrinking Westwood Mall? Maybe, according to Township planner and zoning administrator Jason McCarthy. "We feel we have the resources to create something new and exciting there," he says. Details? No, he can't divulge anything publicly at this point, but there have been discussions and there is ... Continue Reading
The Latest on Coco’s, the Barricade Downtown, Room at the Inn Hopes, the Birth of Marquette Today, Skanska-Closner Building’s Future, Benri Sushi Plans, Sunny FM Changes, and Love for Munising and Marquette
THE FOR SALE sign at Coco's has disappeared leading some to wonder whether the restaurant's been sold. Nope. It's just being listed with a new realtor, Gina Feltner Bouws of RE/MAX. She tells us a new For Sale sign is being prepared and should go up soon. Coco's, on Lakeshore Boulevard across from the beach, has ... Continue Reading






