If you're one of those shoppers desperately hoping for news that Costco is expanding into Marquette, sorry, this ain't it. No Costco sightings yet. However, two property owners on US 41 in Marquette Township report that they were recently approached by a representative of Meijer, the superstore from downstate, to see if ... Continue Reading
595 Revival, Hospital Feedback, Rahoi Settlement, Museum Collaboration, and Taco Mystery
COUNTY ROAD 595 ain't dead yet, not by a long shot. The Marquette County Road Commission is getting ready to sue the Environmental Protection Agency which rejected the proposed 595 cut-through in northern Marquette County in 2013. That's right, a county agency is going to be suing a federal agency Interesting. And what's ... Continue Reading
Newspaper Blues, Mesothelioma Risks, Unfair Airfares, Boathouse Battle, and an Embattled Newsroom
HARD-CORE NEWSPAPER lovers in Marquette County are grieving. After December 28th, out-of-town newspapers will no longer be trucked up here, except on Sundays. Mader News Agency, the Green Bay newspaper distributor, says it doesn't make economic sense for them to make the trip anymore. The trucks will bring the papers as far ... Continue Reading
Exiles from LA and Chicago, High Tech and Low Tech Jobs, Unemployed Sociologists, and Lug Nuts
THE DEAL TO sell the Landmark Inn, announced a few months ago, still hasn't been finalized but it's getting closer. The transfer of the liquor license and a few other minor details are all that need to be ironed out. Graves Hospitality, which is buying the hotel, hopes to have it done in January...or by March at the ... Continue Reading
A No-Holds-Barred Conversation About Our Hospital
SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS week. Let's call it a candid conversation about our community's hospital, with the voices of people from the inside--employees who work at UP Health System Marquette, formerly known as Marquette General Hospital. We've all heard the murmurings, mumblings and grumblings within the hospital over ... Continue Reading