FOLKS ARE ALWAYS saying it's tough to find good, affordable housing in Marquette. In Munising, it may be worse. "The housing situation is critical here," says Mayor Rod Desjardins, "but the city is working with a developer from Detroit right now looking for a solution." The plans haven't been firmed up yet and no ... Continue Reading
Shake-up at Room at the Inn
DOUG RUSSELL IS out as the executive director at Room at the Inn. No reason given for what Russell refers to as his "termination" which occurred on Thursday. "The Board is looking for new leadership," Ryan Redmond says. He's been manager at the Warming Center and is now acting as interim executive director at Room at ... Continue Reading
Local Bakers on Food Network
Two well-known local foodies are about to bask in the national television limelight. Joe Heck, a.k.a. the "cake guy" at Huron Mountain Bakery, and Marybeth Kurtz, of Midtown Bakery fame, along with their delightful confections will soon be featured on the Food Network. The two were recently selected to appear as a ... Continue Reading
Solar Farm in the UP?
A 1200 ACRE tract of land south of Sawyer International Airport could be the site of a major solar farm in the U.P. Marquette resident Rich Vander Veen, best known for having jump-started the wind power movement in Michigan, is teaming up with Tradewind Energy on the project. They've leased 1200 acres where they've ... Continue Reading
Jazz Club Hopes Are Dimming
IT SURE SOUNDED like a great idea at the time. And it still might happen, but the plans for a new jazz club at an old railroad depot in downtown Marquette have been put on hold. Attorney, trumpeter, and jazz aficionado Karl Numinen bought the building a year ago and announced plans to open a jazz club that would ... Continue Reading
Veridea to Buy Old Hospital Site
IT'S THE STORY everybody's been asking about for a couple of years, and now we have an answer. The Veridea Group, the Marquette-based development firm, has signed an agreement to buy the old hospital site after it's vacated next year, and will convert it to a mixed use development--offices, residences, retail shops, ... Continue Reading
Beacon House Sale Falls Through
DISAPPOINTMENT. FRUSTRATION. AND hope. That basically summarizes the mood of Beacon House CEO Mary Dowling today (Friday). The deal to buy the old Beacon House property on Third Street--the one that looked so promising just a couple of weeks ago--has fallen through. "Finance issues" were the problem. The ... Continue Reading
Bakery Revival
THE BREAD WILL rise again at the Marquette Baking Company. Founder and owner Peter Claybaker closed down his much beloved bakery a couple of months ago but now he's sold the business to Courtney Dalman and Brian Quale. Dohlman is employed at the Marquette Co-op, Quale works in construction. They expect to re-open the ... Continue Reading
Mayor Stonehouse: Marquette’s Lakefront Is Not for Sale
'THE CITY OF Marquette has absolutely no intention of selling any of its lakefront property. In fact, it is buying lakefront property." The words of Mayor Fred Stonehouse, who seems vaguely annoyed by accusations that Marquette is selling off its most valuable property on its way to becoming another Traverse City or ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Changing Skyline
AFTER A FEW delays, the move-in date for the first residents at the brand new One Marquette Place on the lakeshore has now been set for January 2nd. That'll include residents on the first and second floors, along with some on the third. The rest of the residents on the upper floors will all be able to move in by ... Continue Reading
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