IT'LL BE OPEN soon, probably within weeks, according to owner Don Durley. No firm date. He and his crew are still applying the finishing touches to what he's calling The Courtyards, a bar/restaurant in south Marquette. They've transformed a homely little strip mall that was once home to a laundromat and a children's ... Continue Reading
A Businesswoman No Longer, an Artist Forever
"AT THIS AGE, it's time for me to do what I'm here to do." Kathleen Conover's life is about to change and she's thrilled with it. The renowned U.P. painter is selling her studio out near Presque Isle after twenty-five years in business. But it's not to retire. Oh no, not even close. But we'll get to that in a minute ... Continue Reading
Wait, What? Another Hotel?
WELL, MAYBE. No, probably. A Houghton developer, Big Pond Properties, recently went before the Marquette Board of Zoning Appeals, seeking a variance so that it could build a four story Best Western hotel at 1200 and 1220 Wilson Street. That's on the corner of McClellan, across from Blue Cross Blue Shield, and ... Continue Reading
A Bright New Shoreline for Marquette
YOU GAZE AT them from out on the Lake, and they look like bookends to the city of Marquette. One in the north, the other in the south. Not especially pretty bookends. Masses of metal, stacks reaching skyward, and in the not-too-distant past, those pipes were sending smoke into our pristine skies., The smoke is gone, ... Continue Reading
Sinotte to Resign at UPHS
UP Health System-Marquette CEO and UP Health System Market President Brian Sinotte announced in a letter emailed out Thursday morning that he will be stepping down in June. According to the email, Sinotte accepted a new position in Chicago. There will be an interim leader elected in the intermediate while the search for ... Continue Reading
Springtime in Marquette: Golf, Snow, Art, and Theater
HUGE HONOR FOR Marquette's Greywalls Golf Course. It's now ranked by the prestigious Golf Digest magazine as the 54th best public course in the nation. It had never been ranked in the Top 100 until this year. So why the sudden, dramatic change? "We've never been able to qualify for ratings with Golf Digest because ... Continue Reading
Parking Miscalculation at the New Hospital
PLANNING AIN'T PERFECT. That's what the folks at UPHS Marquette have discovered as they prepare to open the brand new $300 million hospital next month. Turns out, there won't be enough parking spaces for employees at the hospital. "In the process of preparing for our move to the new hospital, we have discovered a ... Continue Reading
Finally! Wahlstrom’s Property Is Sold
ALMOST SIX YEARS ago, Wahlstrom's Restaurant on US 41 in Harvey closed down after more than a half century in business. And there it has sat ever since, sad, empty, and unused. No more. The property (with the building) has been sold. O'Reilly Auto Parts is the new owner. What happens next is uncertain. "The time ... Continue Reading
Traffic Surprise and Cyber Security
SO YOU'RE DRIVING down US 41 between the Roundabout and the Rock Cut, 55 miles per hour, just cruising, on a beautiful day. You're in the left lane (the fast lane), not many cars in either lane, no concerns, you're admiring the beautiful view of the Lake, the radio's playing your favorite tune, and suddenly a police car, ... Continue Reading
That Timber Cut and a New Hotel
LOTTA QUESTIONS ABOUT that large and highly visible timber cut along M-553 near Marquette Mountain. It's gotta be for something really big, right? Not really. It's actually for a natural gas line--20 inches wide that narrows to 10 inches-- that Semco is having installed, according to Jon Swenson, the city's director ... Continue Reading
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