A subsidiary of Fox buys Frei property THE PRECISE FUTURE of the former Frei Chevrolet property on US 41 has still not been disclosed but here's what we do know. The property has been purchased by Green Castle Properties, a subsidiary of DP Fox Ventures, which also owns Fox Motors. DP Fox, based in Grand Rapids and run ... Continue Reading
Our Lakeshore Under Assault, and Meijer’s Sneaky but Effective Marketing
Climate change, a misguided decision, or just plain bad luck? THE EVIDENCE COULDN'T be more obvious. Marquette is losing ground to Lake Superior. You just have to take a walk down to the shoreline on Fair Street and look north on Lakeshore Boulevard. Men and equipment hard at work bolstering the shore with a 1400 foot ... Continue Reading
Why Did the Chamber Die?
The Marquette Chamber failed while the West End Chamber survives THE DISSOLUTION OF the Marquette Chamber of Commerce, which officially took effect just a few days ago, may have come as a shock to some but the handwriting had been on the wall for several months, if not longer. The reason for the shutdown? No surprise, ... Continue Reading
NMU Scores Big and Johnny Lands a Gig
NMU gets a nearly $4 million infusion into its medicinal plants program NMU is all in on its medicinal plants chemistry program (translation: marijuana), and with good reason. It's been enormously successful. The new major was first offered to students two years ago. Eight students signed up. Today, there are ... Continue Reading
Mexican Food with a Twist
AND SO THE mystery finally ends. The old, vacant Arby's restaurant in the WJMN plaza off of US 41? The one with all the construction inside for the last several months? As expected, it will become a Mexican restaurant. It'll be La Catrina (which, by the way, is a symbol for Day of the Dead). Co-owner Carlos Romo ... Continue Reading
Joie de Vivre Amid Sorrow
THEY STREAMED INTO the Cafe Bodega by the dozens, by the scores, on this late autumn afternoon in Marquette. They were all ages but at least half were in their twenties and thirties--peers and close friends of 31-year-old Adel Winter who had shockingly died less than a week ago. No final word yet on what killed her and ... Continue Reading
A Passion for Pastry and Chocolate in a Most Unlikely Spot
A SHOP THAT sells genuine French pastry and genuine Belgian chocolate in little Gwinn, Michigan? Seriously??? Authentic croissants with 25 layers of flour and butter that require three days to make? Chocolates actually created here (not just decorated) from imported, top quality chocolate couverture? Nope, there's no ... Continue Reading
The Latest on a New Hotel, a Planned Brewery, and a TV Anchor
THAT BEST WESTERN Hotel planned for the property just south of Jeffrey's Restaurant and Econo Foods is a step closer to reality. Developer Andy Moyle says he intends to break ground on it next spring. The Marquette Planning Commission has given approval to the hotel with a couple of conditions that still have to be ... Continue Reading
Bob Mahaney: Helping Forge Marquette’s Cityscape
BOB MAHANEY, THE president of the Veridea Group, gazes out the window of his third floor office in the mBank building and feels a sense of satisfaction. "You know, we developed this property when it was the old Bunny Bread building," he says. "The roof had caved in, a thousand pigeons were living inside, and the building ... Continue Reading
And Just Like That, the YMCA Is Debt-Free
A COUPLE OF angels flew into the Marquette County YMCA Saturday night, sprinkled a little angel dust, and made the Y's once daunting and depressing debt go away. The angels? Retired businessman David Brule and his wife Thu who donated one million dollars--exactly what was needed to retire the Y's debt. Appropriately ... Continue Reading
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