Brian Cabell sits down with 23 year old Evan Bonsall, Marquette's newly elected City Commissioner, to find out more about this young man's boyhood, his Harvard education, his longtime girlfriend, his hero in life, and his vision of Marquette's future. BC: You were born and raised here? EB: Yeah, I was born and raised ... Continue Reading
A Distillery in Downtown Marquette
THE TWO SIGNS out front--Book World and For Sale--are incorrect. Book World closed down two years ago, and the building was sold two months ago. The new owners, Anne White and Scott Anderson, are planning to convert the former theater and book store into a distillery. Yep, they'll be making gin, vodka, malt whiskey ... Continue Reading
The New Hotel, the Burgeoning Business Park, Bugsy’s Sunrises, and a Wildcat-Turned-49er Rises in the Coaching Ranks
The owner's not saying much about Superior Stay WE'RE WAITING FOR more news on the former Beacon House which is being converted to a hotel. The sign's gone up: Superior Stay. Renovation has been underway inside for the last few months, the exterior has been painted a very distinctive gray and black (Those seem to be ... Continue Reading
Highway Coffee Cluster, Airport Expansion, Tourism Rise, and a Pitch for Winter Vistors
Three coffee heavyweights to battle it out NO SHORTAGE OF coffee at US 41 and Wright Street. Starbucks and Biggby's are currently stationed about a seven iron away from each other on either side of the highway, and now we get word that Dunkin' Donuts has decided to set up shop smack dab in the middle of its two ... Continue Reading
The Rising Lake, Union Grill’s Future, and a New U.P. Movie
The lake is dropping but don't get too comfortable GOOD NEWS...APPARENTLY...for those of us concerned about rising lake levels on Lake Superior. The lake actually dropped four inches in the last month ending November 15th, and is expected to drop another three inches in the next month. So the crisis is over, right? ... Continue Reading