FINALLY A TURNAROUND at Ishpeming's troubled Country Village development? Active Physical Therapy-Ishpeming has just bought their building in Country Village from Northern Michigan Bank. They'd previously been renting their space. Good news because it shows they have faith in the future of Country Village where a ... Continue Reading
The Great Snow Wall Mystery
STRANGE HAPPENINGS IN Ishpeming. A tractor pushes a wall of snow in front of Cognition, Ishpeming's popular microbrewery, blocking the doorway. It closes down, and management announces via FaAcebook that it will remain closed for the time being even though it wants to serve its customers. Well, now. No answers as ... Continue Reading
Hockey Store Leaves, Beef-A-Roo For Sale, UP 200 Weather Forecast, Buck Needs Some Help, A Kitty Asks for Some, Too, and Composing Operas in a Wine Bar
MARQUETTE MAY BE Hockeyville USA 2016, but our selection of hockey stores here has just shrunk in 2017. Perani's Hockey World has up and left its location on Third Street and apparently has no plans to relocate anywhere else in Marquette. The problem was, Johnson's Superior Shoes, which owned the building, recently ... Continue Reading
Meijer Update, Up The Sky Access, Local 3’s Progress, Jasmine’s Opening, Traverse City’s Foresight, BOTECO’s Prospects, and a Beer Lover’s Delight
PLANS APPARENTLY ARE still proceeding smoothly for the Meijer super center to be built behind Lowe's. Ready by 2018? We'll see. It's been almost a year since Meijer signed its purchase agreement and the deal hasn't closed yet, but last year, store officials said it would take about a year for them to complete the ... Continue Reading
Showtime at the Delft Bistro
MARQUETTE, YOU ARE one lucky, little town. Lucky, because for a community of 21,000, you offer an embarrassment of riches when it comes to restaurants. The latest entry on the culinary scene is the much awaited Delft Bistro on Washington Street. The former theater, all lit up outside like a Broadway show, has been ... Continue Reading