THE REVIVAL OF downtown Munising continues. A new brewery, the ByGeorge Brewing Company, opened its doors last Friday. "It was a soft opening," says George Schultz, the owner, and the obvious reason for the brewery's name. "We were set to open at 5 o'clock, but some people arrived at 4:10 so we just started serving ... Continue Reading
Vista Restoration, Smartzone Retirement, Grandview Vacancies, and Praise for Vango’s, Jean Kay’s, and Elizabeth’s
MARQUETTE HAS TO be envious. Its next door neighbor, Negaunee, has a classic old theater which is still in use, and now finally, it's getting some TLC. Consider this: Over the last two years, the Vista Theater and the annex, which date back to 1926, have gotten some sorely needed repairs to the roof and the back wall, ... Continue Reading
Anatomy of a Business Failure
TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-old Klint Miller looks you straight in the eye from across his desk at UP General Contracting in downtown Marquette. He's ready for questions. He's just shut down his business after less than four years. A locked door, employees let go, building contracts unfulfilled, debts unpaid, some of them ... Continue Reading
Zero Degrees, Fox Marquette Chevrolet, Tourism Numbers, and Yep, Another Coffee Shop
A new lease for the artists GREAT NEWS FOR Zero Degrees, the co-op art gallery on Third Street. A year ago, its future was in doubt because the artists---and there are about 40 of them--weren't sure whether they could afford the rent at the expansive space in the heart of the Third Street shopping district. Fearing ... Continue Reading
The Redmen Dilemma
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NO closer to resolution on the "Redmen" controversy. If anything, after Monday evening's MAPS School Board meeting, we might even be further apart. One-hundred-twenty-five residents showed up at the meeting. Fifty-three of them signed up to speak on the issue--the majority voicing their support ... Continue Reading
Spaceport Decision Delay, WDMJ Update, and Reason #138 Why We Love the UP
Spaceport decision pushed back IT'LL BE ANOTHER couple of weeks before we hear whether Sawyer International Airport has been selected as the horizontal launch site for the Spaceport. The announcement, which had been expected on Tuesday, has been delayed until mid February. Five airports, all in the UP or northern ... Continue Reading
Big Changes at Ampersand
AMPERSAND IS NO more. At least the name "Ampersand" is gone. (Next to the door temporarily is a big question mark.) The downtown co-working space, which has struggled to stay solvent over the last two years, is being renamed "Campfire Coworks," and, more important, it's coming under new management. The new ... Continue Reading
Is Marquette About to Become Pot City USA?
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IS coming to the city of Marquette. That much is clear. What's unclear is exactly when? And how many shops will there be? Will pot shops be cropping up everywhere? Probably not. "Based on conversations we've had at meetings and here at the City Manager's office, I would expect that we'd have ... Continue Reading
Quiznos Update, Coco’s Price, Farmers Market Hire, and Ice on the Lake
Property for sale AS WE SUSPECTED, the Quiznos in Harvey has closed. The property's up for sale. RE/MAX realtor Gina Feltner Bouws informs us she's listing it for $274,900. A number of people have asked us in the last few days, "There was a Quizno's in Harvey?" Maybe that was the problem. It's visible from US 41 but ... Continue Reading
A Grass Roots Crusade to Make the Hospital Better
"WE HAVE TO help LifePoint help themselves. They need help!" The impassioned words of Cindy Nyquist, the president and founder of UP Home Health and Hospice. She's become the point person for a local campaign to fix what's wrong with LifePoint's local hospital, UP Health System Marquette. And what's wrong with UPHS? ... Continue Reading
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