WELL, THE RUMORS were true, after all. UP Health Systems-Marquette (along with the other UPHS hospitals in the UP) is being sold. Or "merged." Semantics. What we know, if the deal goes through, is that Apollo Global Management, a huge private equities firm that owns RCCH Healthcare Partners, is buying Duke LifePoint ... Continue Reading
YMCA Payback Plan Accepted in Bankruptcy Court
THE MARQUETTE COUNTY YMCA can finally wake up from its two and a half year old financial nightmare. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Gregg today (Thursday) accepted the YMCA's reorganization plan to pay back its 13 creditors. The Y's debts originally totaled more than $7 million. After a selling off of some assets, ... Continue Reading
Ampersand Progress, Forestville Crowd, Blackrocks Honor, Kids Cove Changes, Boardwalk Improvements, Marquette Time Lapse, MLive’s Road Trip, and Young Men’s Courage
IT'S BEEN FOUR months since Ampersand, Marquette's co-working site, opened downtown. So how's it doing? There was some skepticism initially: It didn't belong downtown. This town wasn't ready for this type of business which rents out spaces to individuals, small businesses, and branches of larger businesses. There ... Continue Reading
Hopes for Phil’s 550, Bustling Activity at Queen City Running Company, Growth at the 906 Adventure Team, A New Spot for Game-Well, Impending Change at Dan’s Bridal & Tuxedo, and Butterflies!!!
WITH ANY SORT of luck, Phil's 550, the iconic little store on the northern edge of Marquette, could be back in operation by the end of summer. It's been closed since Phil Pearce, the owner, died in January. The new owners, if financing is finalized, will be Kevin Thomsen, the owner of the Queen City Running Company, ... Continue Reading
Johnny Dogs Is Crowded, Eh! Burger Is New, Northiron Church Is Expanding, Stang Lists Tons of Available Jobs, They’re Glamping in AuTrain, and ABC 10 Is News Director-less
2:04 PM MONDAY...A hungry diner walks into Johnny Dogs, the newly re-opened restaurant on Superior Street in downtown Munising. It's well after the noontime lunch crush but the place is jammed. Most of the seats occupied, a line of 10 people waiting to order their meal at the counter. And in the kitchen, open for all ... Continue Reading
A Newcomer Downtown, Help for the Keweenaw, Butterflies in Flight, the Rising Lake, the Search for a Radio Cohost, Another Honor for Greywalls
A NEW NEIGHBOR on West Washington in the heart of downtown. It's "I Love Marquette," a shop that sells tons of clothing and knick-knacks much of which, not surprisingly, expresses love for...Marquette. A couple things that give you pause. It's not a local owner. We're told by the clerk there that he's from Minnesota. ... Continue Reading
Beacon House: Rumors, Facts, and Hopes
THE WORD'S BEEN circulating that the Beacon House, the much admired facility on Third Street that houses families with patients at UPHS Marquette, has been sold. Not true. A buyer submitted an offer which was accepted, but with contingencies. And as so often happens with contingencies, they were not met. The sale fell ... Continue Reading
Mt. Shasta to Reopen
THE HISTORIC MT. Shasta restaurant in Michigamme is coming back to life. Scott Holman, an NMU Trustee and Ishpeming native, recently bought the cafe, which had always been a popular stop for motorists on US 41. He's now renovating it and hopes to have it open by late July, still in time to catch much of the summer ... Continue Reading
Hope for the Bike Trails, a Peek Inside One Marquette Place, a Wahlstrom’s Sale?, the Future of the UPHP Building, Partridge Creek Farm’s Expansion, the New Lighthouse Park, and the Endearing Little Show about Marquette
NO GUARANTEES YET, but there's increasing hope that the city of Marquette and the Noquemanon Trail Network can reach agreement on preserving the bike trails on the Heartwood Forestland Property. The two sides--NTN's Lori Hauswirth and Cary Gottlieb, and city manager Mike Angeli and other city officials--are meeting ... Continue Reading
The Preserve Is Coming, the Moose Is Gone, Babycakes Is Red, the Chiropractor Is Out, Insurance Is In, Upfront Is…Busy, Cyber Security May Be Coming to Town, and Woman Confronts Bear in the Wilderness
CHANGES, CHANGES EVERYWHERE. People moving in, people moving out. Rumors swirling about. Let's start with The Preserve. It's the brainchild and business of the young men pictured above--Devin Mahoney, Tim Piirala, and Jeremy Johnson. All three of them locals, none of them older than 30. They're moving into the ... Continue Reading
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