The future of the Valle's property uncertain IT'S BEEN A year now since Valle's supermarket on Third Street closed down and the For Sale sign went up. Still no takers for this building on a prime piece of property on Third Street. "We've had a lot showings," says realtor Steve Pelto, "some of them with multiple ... Continue Reading
How the New Restaurants Are Doing, and Why We Love the U.P.
TIME FOR US to check in with the new restaurants in town and see how they're doing, whether they've run into any surprises, and what might lie ahead for them.... Lake Superior Smokehouse A BARBECUE BRUNCH? Yep, that's what this Harvey barbecue restaurant and brewery is planning to start up on Sundays in another month or ... Continue Reading
Lake Superior vs Marquette: So Far, the Lake Has the Upper Hand
TWO MAJOR STORMS within a week, and they arrived just about a month after another storm earlier this fall. The heavy snowfall hasn't been the problem even though it's grabbed the headlines. The far more important story was the damage inflicted on Marquette's shoreline by Lake Superior. Major erosion from Presque Isle all ... Continue Reading
TV6:Re-stocking the “Bench” in the Newsroom
IN SMALL TOWN TV newsrooms, you'll generally find two types of broadcast journalists: the "Climbers" and the "Stayers." The Climbers, fresh out of college, come to town for a year or two, learn their trade, endure the low wages and the often heavy work load, and then move on to larger markets with better ... Continue Reading
Two Big Changes Downtown, and the Golf Club Defies the Odds
The Preserve has shut down, but only temporarily AN INTRIGUING TRANSFORMATION taking place at the corner of West Washington and Fifth Street. The Preserve. Three young, entrepreneurial partners opened it more than a year ago as a place to grab something to eat and drink. Sandwiches, beer, and such. Open during the ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Evan Bonsall
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
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