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Ridge Street Spat May Go to Court, Everybody Can Go to the Graduation

By Brian Cabell on April 11, 2018 at 5:45 am

A LONGSTANDING DISPUTE between two prominent families on Ridge Street may end up in a courtroom. Pete and Peggy Frazier were served with papers at their winter home in Florida on Monday. A lawsuit filed against them. On Peggy's birthday, of all days. The plaintiffs? Their next door neighbors, Michael and Martha ... Continue Reading

Plans for a Bar in South Marquette

By Brian Cabell on April 7, 2018 at 5:45 am

DON DURLEY KNOWS a little bit about the restaurant and bar business. He's been in it for more than 40 years. For the last 12 years he's been running the popular and highly acclaimed Lagniappe restaurant downtown. Now he's got another project in the works. He's calling a "neighborhood cocktail bar." It'll be located on ... Continue Reading

Silicon Valley Firm Relocating to Upper Peninsula

By Brian Cabell on April 1, 2018 at 5:45 am

THE STORY'S BEEN brewing for months, and it's now been confirmed. The upstart $7.6 billion software firm BrainZap is leaving its home in El Chiste, a small community outside San Jose, California, and relocating to a 20 acre plot of land just purchased in Chocolay Township. Dee Loozien, the executive director of ... Continue Reading

Investor Interest in the Old Hospital, Uncertain Future of the Presque Isle Power Plant, Re-Opening of Johnny Dogs, Revival of Anna Dravland, Progress of BotEco, Forecast for Summer, and Hopes for a Touring Theater Troupe

By Brian Cabell on March 30, 2018 at 5:45 am

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S some interest in buying the old hospital property about to be vacated by UPHS Marquette. "We just received our first two RFP's (Requests for proposal) from two separate interested investors last week," reports Victor Harrington, the regional marketing director for UPHS. That's good news. UPHS is ... Continue Reading

Hospital Chaplain Retires (Sort of), University Center Readies for Renovation, Prom Coming Downtown, Bell Workers Reach Agreement, Schneider Prepares for Departure, Big Change at RE/MAX, Short Term Rental Ordinance Up for Review, and Partytime at Lakeview Arena

By Brian Cabell on March 23, 2018 at 5:45 am

REVEREND LEON JARVIS, who's served as the highly respected chaplain for Marquette General Hospital and UPHS-Marquette for the last 18 years, has retired. His final day was last Friday. On Monday, he started a new career, with the Fassbender-Swanson Funeral Homes in Marquette. He's a pre-planning and aftercare ... Continue Reading

Vicky’s Upcoming Goodbye, TV6’s Expansion, Soccer Merger Progress, Cruise Cancellation, Glass Recycling Choices, and AP Kids Need a Little Help

By Brian Cabell on March 16, 2018 at 5:45 am

THE DATE'S NOW been set for Vicky Crystal's departure from the TV 6 Morning News. June 29th. But don't shed any tears for Vicky. She's moving on to a career she feels is more important than broadcasting the news every morning. She's going into the ministry with the United Methodist Church. "When someone receives a ... Continue Reading

Being Gay at NMU

By Brian Cabell on March 11, 2018 at 5:45 am

IF YOU WATCH them strolling across the snowy NMU campus, you see a pretty 20 year old brunette with long hair, and a boyish looking 19-year-old wearing a ball cap and a hoodie. If you talk to them, you'll discover that they're smart, thoughtful, and gregarious. Regular college kids, eager to talk and ready with their ... Continue Reading

StraightTalk: The Digneit Boys

By Brian Cabell on March 4, 2018 at 5:45 am

They're not yet 33 years old, but they've established themselves in Marquette as savvy businessmen who know how to party and how to continually give back to the community. Quite a combination. They started their hugely successful business Double Trouble DJs when they were only 18 years old, and last year (with Pat's ... Continue Reading

Phil Niemisto, a Marquette Icon

By Brian Cabell on February 25, 2018 at 1:09 pm

PHIL NIEMISTO, WHO was once described as "the self-appointed maintenance man for downtown Marquette," died Sunday, February 25, peacefully at his home in Marquette. He was 88 years old. He leaves behind one surviving sister, Leona Sult of Marquette, and two nieces, Christine Sult of Marquette and Bonnie Sult of ... Continue Reading

A Jazz Bar in Marquette

By Brian Cabell on February 25, 2018 at 5:45 am

FOR A TOWN of 21,000 people located at the far northern reaches of the Midwest, Marquette is starting to act more like a cosmopolitan city of a half million or so. A jazz bar will be opening downtown this summer. That's right, a freaking jazz bar--compliments of Karl Numinen, one of the U.P.'s most prominent ... Continue Reading