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
Freaking Democracy in Action
"THIS IS FREAKING democracy in action!" The words of a woman seated on the floor of the City Commission chambers last evening (Monday). She was surrounded by more than 100 other citizens packed in, elbow to elbow, standing, sitting, kneeling, many straining for a glimpse of speakers politely but fervently telling the ... Continue Reading
Customs House to Become Condos
MORE CONDOS FOR Marquette. That's the plan of Nicole Gregory, a Grand Rapids entrepreneur whose family owns the historic Customs House downtown just off the shore of Lake Superior. The stone structure, built in the 1860s, has been used primarily for storage over the last few decades, but Gregory plans to transform it ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Tom Dolaskie
Tom Dolaskie is a young man with a lot on his plate. He's an indispensable part of a company that operates all over the world, and yet, by choice, he lives in his hometown of Munising. And now, with various businesses established and more on the way, he's committed to pumping life back into his hometown. BC: ... Continue Reading
The Journey from Damascus to Marquette
YOU MIGHT HAVE seen Dr. Wael Khouli, his wife Michele, and their two young children taking leisurely strolls through downtown Marquette, along the lake front, or out at Presque Isle. They seem like an All American family living a carefree, idyllic life. Yes....and no. "I wish it was a bad dream," Dr. Khouli tells ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Joe Heck
Joe Heck is a split personality--split three ways. He's probably the Upper Peninsula's best known baker, Joe the Cake Guy; he's also Joey Black, the flamboyant drag queen, and then in his off-time, he's Joe Heck, a self-described boring homebody. He's managed to balance the three personalities while also overcoming the ... Continue Reading
YMCA’s Day in Bankruptcy Court, Veridea’s Plans for a Downtown Development, the Storm Damage at the Picnic Rocks Parking Lot, Marquette Mountain’s Changes (Cheaper Passes!), and the Art for Babies Project at the Hospital
A GIANT STEP forward for the Marquette County YMCA last week as it tries to put its bankruptcy nightmare behind it. It's now one step closer to solvency. A federal bankruptcy judge officially accepted the Y's disclosure statement detailing how it got into its financial predicament, and then also received the Y's plan ... Continue Reading
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