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Best Buy Bought • Hospital Property Cont… • Music at Lakenenland

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Not an Olive Garden YES, THE FORMER Best Buy building is going to be repurposed.  But no, much to the chagrin of the rumor mill crowd, it’s not going to be an Olive Garden. The building has been purchased by Sarah and Jordan Wolfenberg of Iron Mountain.  They already own a couple other area businesses and are expanding ... Continue Reading

What are we doing… about housing?

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  THE DAYS OF THE  three-figure mortgage payment are long gone.  Now, in order to pay the loan and all the ancillary costs of home ownership, it generally takes two steady, healthy incomes. When the top end of housing prices goes up, particularly new houses, the rest tend to follow.  What were once high ... Continue Reading

Hospital Property Development… Back in the News

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  BY NOW YOU MAY have heard of State Representative Sara Cambensy’s involvement in the NMU Foundation’s plan to help facilitate the redevelopment of the former hospital property.  Late last week, after hearing from constituents concerned about the process, Cambensy sent a letter to Attorney General Dana Nessel ... Continue Reading

Shaking Things Up… Post-Pandemic Style

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  AFTER ALL WE'VE GONE THROUGH with the pandemic, and all the changes we’ve made in how we connect with each other… we’re still shaking hands.  The custom is so ingrained in our routine, particularly among the “firm handshake” crowd, we’re having a hard time giving it up. Give it up you say... entirely?  That ... Continue Reading

Traffic & Parking • Party on at Superior Culture • Westwood Mall Sign • QC No More

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Traffic and Parking… plenty of concerns With large numbers of people in town these days, traffic and parking in the city has become a frequent topic of discussion, and complaints.  Of course, it’s not really a problem… unless you go somewhere. As with many other issues under the control of the city, there’s a committee ... Continue Reading

In case you were wondering…

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In case you were wondering why there’s a City Band concert at the Presque Isle Bandshell but the band isn’t on the stage but rather on the grass in front… well, the Bandshell is temporarily shut down.  It’s almost ninety years old, and like many other ninety-year-olds, it’s showing its age. And here’s the bad news for ... Continue Reading

Marquette DDA Names New Executive Director

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  The Marquette Downtown Development Authority approved the appointment of a new Executive Director at their regular meeting held this morning at the downtown Commons. Tara Laase-McKinney, formerly the organization’s Promotions and Events Manager, has been named to fill the vacancy created when Becky Finco left ... Continue Reading

Honorable Mention

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Behind the Scenes It is widely accepted that our many particular recreational destinations are what help make this area so special.  Things like Black Rocks, Presque Isle, Sugarloaf, Lake Superior, and all the other cool spots that locals love, and visitors love to discover. Hard to argue with the list of ‘places’ that ... Continue Reading

The Childcare Challenge • In Other Words

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The Childcare Challenge… IT SEEMED LIKE SUCH a good idea at the time.  Let’s start a family!  We’ve been together for a few years now.  We’re emotionally and financially stable.  It’s time to have a kid… or two! Fast forward nine months and the little bundle of joy is the apple of everyone’s eye.  Taking advantage of ... Continue Reading

Paying the Piper • Welcomed Developments

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“There’s one for you, nineteen for me.” The Beatles’ George Harrison wrote those lyrics back in 1966 for the group’s enduring hit Taxman, largely as a protest to the 95% tax rate the fab four were paying to the British government.  That’s not a typo.  That's a nine and a five. So, it’s important to note that ‘taxes’ has ... Continue Reading