THE FOLKS AT TriMedia (an environmental and engineering firm) are starting to pack up their boxes as they get ready for their move across West Washington Street to their attractive, renovated new offices. The official move-in could be by the end of the month. The extensive renovation of the building, which used to ... Continue Reading
Winery Closure, Scorching December, NMU Collaboration, Mysterious Tower, and a Smiling Olympian
ST. CHARLES WINERY on West Washington Street is closing down at the end of the week. It had a three year run. The closure is further evidence that it's tough to follow your dream and start your own business. The reason for closing? Too much debt, and a realization that Marquette is a beer town. This, according to the ... Continue Reading
Lagniappe Owner Buys Southside Mall, and Joe Is Making More Cakes Than Ever
COULD SOMETHING BE happening on the south side of Marquette? Lagniappe owner Don Durley will only smile and tell you this: He has bought a tiny neglected strip mall on Genesee Street near Beef-a-Roo, just off of US 41, and he is fixing it up. For what? Either he's not sure or he's not saying. For now, he'll simply ... Continue Reading
Boomerang and Lutey’s Are Moving, Cliffs Is Dealing, Reed Is Leaving, Grace Methodist is Deciding, and Employers Are Searching
THAT EMPTY STORERONT at the corner of Washington and Front Streets will soon be filled by a downtown neighbor. Boomerang, which features retro clothes, housewares and furnishings from the Fifties and Sixties, will be moving from its current location on Washington, a half block away. The new space, formerly occupied by ... Continue Reading
New Mall and Hotel Readies a Site, NeuroTrainer Takes the Plunge, Dark Store Optimism, Kivela’s Case, a Munising TV Studio, and Partridge Creek Expansion
THEY'RE NOT QUITE ready to schedule a ribbon cutting, but that large hotel and upscale mall development in Marquette Township is moving closer to reality. You may have seen the land being cleared on the hill just north of Lowe's--that's to make way for the Up the Sky development. Specifically, that's where a 300-400 room ... Continue Reading
Gloomy Cliffs, a New Shoe Store, a New Graphic Design Shop, a New Distillery, a New Signal for ABC 10, and Kids Making Robots
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
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