ONE OF THE UP'S iconic companies is in new hands. Trenary Home Bakery, the makers of Trenary Toast, changed ownership at the start of the year. The new owners? Two 26-year-old NMU graduates, Marco Dossena and Brianna Wynsma (above photo), and Dossena's mother, Annunciata Cerioli, who lives in Miami. Dossena and ... Continue Reading
Burger King Property Sold… Again
LET THE GUESSING game begin again. The old Burger King property on West Washington Street? The one that was sold to Sorenson Development of Gwinn last summer? It's been sold again, to an as yet undisclosed buyer. "We've sold it, but I can't say anything else about the sale," says Tammy Baez, Sorenson's office ... Continue Reading
The Acupuncture Virgin
FOR MOST OF us who grew up in this country, with its reverence for Western medicine, it just sounds weird. Sticking needles in your skin all over your body? And expecting them to make you feel better? Seriously?? Yet acupuncture has been around for 3000 years, and increasingly western doctors are accepting it as a ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Travis Alexander
Brian Cabell sits down and talks to the popular and relentlessly positive Travis Alexander, the YMCA's director of personal training and fitness. BC: Where were you born and raised? TA: I was born in northern Illinois but raised in Mercer, Wisconsin. We moved up there when I was about four years old. BC: What was ... Continue Reading
No Inpatient Drug Abuse Unit in New Hospital
SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN the new UPHS hospital opens on the highway this April. And at first glance, it might seem a little surprising. No more inpatient drug abuse program. The focus has switched. "Over the years, utilization of our inpatient substance abuse program has been declining, while demand for inpatient ... Continue Reading
Room at the Inn Hires New Director
NICK EMMENDORFER, the district representative for Congressman Jack Bergman, has been selected as the new executive director of the Room at the Inn. He'll replace Doug Russell who was terminated from his job a couple of months ago. Emmendorfer is only 28 years old, an NMU graduate, and a longtime volunteer at RATI. "He's ... Continue Reading
Unrest at Room at the Inn
ROOM AT THE Inn, Marquette's program that provides lodging, meals, counseling, and warmth for the homeless, has hit a rough patch. Consider this. In the last couple of months, RATI has... Terminated its executive director, Doug Russell.Dismissed two paid staff members.Lost three members of its board, including ... Continue Reading
Tonight’s the Night
COZY ON UP next to your TV set tonight. "Winner Cake All," the Food Network's cake-making challenge, featuring local bakers Joe Heck (Huron Mountain Bakery) and MaryBeth Kurtz (Midtown Bakery), is on at 10 pm. Better yet, if you're able to, head over to the Negaunee Eagles Club (311 Iron Street) where Joe and MaryBeth ... Continue Reading
Free Coffee, Donuts, Muffins
GOT YOUR ATTENTION, didn't we? Well, it's true for those federal employees who've been laid off during the government shutdown, as long as they're in Marquette. Starting tomorrow (Saturday), Babycakes and Huron Mountain Bakery will be offering free coffee and either a muffin or a donut if you're one of those workers ... Continue Reading
Lumi in the Spotlight
A BIG WEEKEND for Lumi, Marquette's fusion rock group that many think has a chance to be much more than just a local band. Their single, "Home," goes on sale today just about anywhere you can buy music--Spotify, iTunes, etc. And they're releasing their video, as well. Here's a tease from it. "Home," by the way, refers ... Continue Reading
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