DOOM AND GLOOM. That's the mood of many Cliff's employees these days. Why? Well, let us count the ways. They've been told by management that the Empire mine will close down permanently by August of next year. That means 350-400 workers will lose their jobs. Yeah, we've heard this before but this time, most are ... Continue Reading
Bella Beads, Jim’s Music, Caggiano’s Woes, Aspen Dental, Grace Methodist, Food Fight, and the Nutcracker
OWNING AND OPERATING a small business ain't easy. Latest evidence comes from Bella Beads, the little shop on West Washington Street. Owner Leila Martin says she's closing up shop by the end of January, after a 10 year run doing something she loves. Two problems: She's just undergone two back surgeries which makes it ... Continue Reading
Kivela’s Nightmare, Boathouse Indecision, a Stagnant Mall, Shriners’ Influx, and a Trans-gender Triathlete
A TOUGH COUPLE of weeks for State Representative John Kivela. He was arrested on November 9th while driving erratically, with an open container in his pickup, just north of Lansing. Spent a night in jail, now charged with being "super-drunk." A nightmare for anybody, but especially for a respected, elected ... Continue Reading
Medical Marijuana, Crossroads Construction, Smartzone Winners, and Star Wars
MARQUETTE HAS A new medical marijuana shop in town. Upper Peninsula Caregivers Association (UPCA) opened its doors at 414 South Front Street last Friday. Very low key, very discreet. A representative for UPCA says his shop is a "provisioning center," not a "dispensary." UPCA operates two other medical marijuana ... Continue Reading
Nordic Bay Demolition, Downtown Building Dispute, and the B&B Craze
THE OLD NORDIC Bay Inn, high on the hill overlooking US 41 and Lake Superior, is being demolished. The owner, Adventure Lodging LLC, is tearing down the structures on the property this week after the buildings had sat there, unused and unoccupied, for several years. What's next for the property? Adventure Lodging ... Continue Reading
The Intriguing…and Frightening…Tale of Gabe Caggiano
GABE CAGGIANO IS no longer delivering the news in the U.P.--he left Local 3 back in March--but he's now making news in San Antonio. WOIA radio reports that Caggiano has been charged with the federal crime of stalking, and he's scheduled to go on trial next month. If convicted, he could face up to five years in ... Continue Reading
Rover Deal Is Off
NO HUGE SURPRISE here. The rumors had been leaking out for the last few months. The deal that had the Double Trouble guys, Bill and Pat Digneit, and their partner, Alyssa Pilot, buying the Wild Rover, is off. Bad news for downtown. Bad news for everybody. The culprit, as it is in so many of these transactions, was ... Continue Reading
A Balmy Winter, a Snowless Mountain, a Technical Mess at ABC 10, an Interminable Search at Local 3, and the Pilot Gig Takes to the Seas
SO WHAT HAPPENED to winter? 60 degrees in November, barely a hint of snowflakes, no major snowfalls on the horizon. Here's weather guru Karl Bohnak's take: The weather is unusual but not unprecedented. In the early '50s, we had no snow here until just before Christmas. In the winter of '94, we had snow in November but ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude: On Again, Off Again, On Again….Off Again
YOU CAN STOP right here if you've heard this story before. L'Attitude is closing down yet again. The restaurant/bar's 32 employees got the word Monday. It'll be shutting its doors...temporarily, we hope...this weekend. It'll re-open....well, we're not quite sure when. Best case? Within a couple of months. Worst case? ... Continue Reading
Darling Closes, Cliffs Talks Stall, Invent@NMU Thrives, and Online News Expands
SAY GOODBYE TO Darling. The women's clothing shop at the corner of Washington and Front closed its doors for the last time Friday after a nearly five year run. The reason, according to an employee, was tied to a family issue, not the store's profitability. The owner, Paula Hughes Jonsson, still owns the Morrison ... Continue Reading
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