Brian Cabell talks to a fascinating personality, Dan Perkins. He owns a roofing business but, more important, he founded the Partridge Creek Farm, an educational farming organization that's taking revolutionary steps to grow crops in Ishpeming, teach young people how to farm, and create jobs for a community that sorely ... Continue Reading
Cambensy to Challenge Kivela
Marquette City Commissioner Sara Cambensy filed today to run for 109th District State House Representative. She's running against John Kivela, a two-term representative and former mayor of Marquette. Cambensy and Kivela are both running as Democrats. The winner will be decided in the August 2 Primary election, and ... Continue Reading
Perkins to Close
Perkins restaurant on US 41 is closing down next Sunday. Employees got the word at an emergency meeting called by the owners, Frank and Linda Stabile, over the weekend. They were informed the restaurant was shutting down for economic reasons. They were told that some of the nearly 50 employees at Perkins might be ... Continue Reading
YMCA Investigation, Ishpeming Mushrooms, Iron Ore Woes, TV News Changes, Presque Isle Erosion, and a Midnight Visit to the ER
AN INVESTIGATOR FROM YMCA USA has been at the local facility this week checking on the financial and operational health of the Y. More national visitors next week. This comes in the wake of the dismissal (or forced resignation) of longtime CEO Lisa Coombs-Gerou two weeks ago amid charges of financial mismanagement. ... Continue Reading
Former Maritime Museum Director Arraigned
A SAD STORY at the Marquette Maritime Museum. The museum's director, Carrie Sue Fries, has been arraigned in District Court on two counts of embezzlement and three counts of forgery. She had been terminated from her job back in December after serving as director for more than 14 years. Total loss, according to a ... Continue Reading
Fraco Sold, Easy Ice Soars, TV Anchor Arrives, Another TV Anchor Pleads, Ore Dock Has Big Plans (Really!)
ONE OF THE Marquette area's best known family businesses is changing hands after more than 60 years. Fraco, known for its masonry, concrete and retaining wall work, is being sold by the Frazier family to the Crimmins family. The deal should be completed by May 1. However. Don't expect any big changes at Fraco ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Sold To Hotel Chain
MARQUETTE'S ICONIC ORE dock at the Lower Harbor has been sold to to an international luxury hotel chain. The price? $37 million. Yuwara Sukkar LLC, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, finalized the deal on Thursday. Sukkar operates luxury hotels in 14 countries around the world, including Bohemia, ... Continue Reading
Delft Bistro Finally Moves Ahead; Russian Tanker Still Sits
AT LONG LAST, the transformation of the Delft Theater into the Delft Bistro has begun. Crews have begun the demolition and remodeling of the interior of the building. The Delft Bistro? Yep, it'll be a dinner theater/restaurant/bar/meeting venue/place to hang out. Two floors for dining and drinking while watching a ... Continue Reading
Investigation at the YMCA
TROUBLES AT THE Marquette County YMCA. The YMCA's CEO, Lisa Coombs-Gerou, has been placed on administrative leave while YMCA USA organizes a team to visit the Marquette facility for a thorough investigation of the Y's finances and operations. A call to Coombs-Gerou at the YMCA and a message left for her have not ... Continue Reading
STRAIGHTtalk with Walt Lindala
STRAIGHTtalk with Walt Lindala of the Walt and Mike Show on Sunny FM. He’s a lifelong Yooper who loves news, loves the Blues, and loves his community. He talks about that, and also tells Brian how he proposed to his wife. BC: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? WL: I’ve had an affinity for ... Continue Reading
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