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
Mt. Shasta and Easy Ice
NO SURPRISE, THE famed Mt. Shasta Restaurant in Michigamme hasn't been a big moneymaker in its first year after being brought back from the dead. New owner Scott Holman has spent plenty in re-doing the dining room, the kitchen, the basement, and the outside dining area. But Holman, who's been highly successful in his ... Continue Reading
Celebrating the Outdoors, Meeting Singles, and Biking and Skiing on the Mountain
IT STARTED AS just a crazy idea tossed about by cofounders Aaron Peterson, Bugsy Sailor and Bill Thompson about five years ago. Now it's a full scale four day event that's putting Marquette on the map. We're talking about the fourth annual Fresh Coast Film Festival, of course. It opens Thursday at the Marquette Commons ... Continue Reading
Omigod! Nudity in Marquette!
MOST OF US may be adding layers of clothes as the biting cold of winter approaches, but inside the theaters of Marquette, well, the actors are taking their clothes off. Nudity on stage! Alert the censors! Call in the police! Well, maybe not. Maybe we're become a little more tolerant, more sophisticated, more ... Continue Reading
Coming Soon Downtown: an Upscale Women’s Clothing Store
THAT STOREFRONT RECENTLY vacated by Silk Worm Threads (and previously Reblossom) on Washington Street downtown won't stay vacant much longer. Say hello to "Revival," the latest creation of Michele Dupras, the entrepreneurial designer who's given us Revisions, the handcrafted home goods store just a block down the street ... Continue Reading
From Tacos to Books, and from NMU to Border Grill
WEEK NUMBER ONE in Mike Walker's new life. "I'm loving it," he says. "For the last few weeks, I hadn't been sleeping very well because I've been worried about the change in my life, the new job. But actually now, over these last few days, I've been sleeping really well." Walker, of course, is the guy who ran the ... Continue Reading
Protecting the Lake from Pollution, and Easing the Burden for Churches
THERE'VE BEEN CONCERNS recently about storm runoff in Marquette polluting Lake Superior. The photo above, showing a stream of street runoff flowing directly into the Lake near McCarty's Cove, illustrates the problem perfectly. City Manager Mike Angeli concedes it's something the city needs to work on but insists it ... Continue Reading
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