WHAT'S IT LIKE being a pioneer in Marquette's brand new Smartzone? Jeff Nyquist is finding out fast. Nyquist, the founder and CEO of Neuro Trainer on Washington Street, has been in California for the last two weeks, meeting with high tech industry entrepreneurs and leaders, and searching for potential investors in his ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Expansion, L’Attitude Delay, New ABC 10 Newscast, Online Newspapers, Shakespeare, and Phil’s 550
THREE YEARS AFTER it brewed its first barrel of beer, the Ore Dock Brewing Company is, for the first time, selling its brew outside of Marquette County. Time to start expanding, according to Ore Dock owner Andrea Pernsteiner, but on a limited and controlled basis. The Ore Dock over the next few weeks will be ... Continue Reading
Rising Rates for BLP, More Plaudits for Elizabeth’s and the Farmers Market
YIKES. BOARD OF of Light and Power customers may be looking at 30% rate hikes in the very near future. Seems startling and exorbitant, but some officials with an eye toward the future say it's necessary. The rate hikes would fund the building of three new generators providing 50 megawatts of power. The cost? $77 ... Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Pot Stores, a TV Station Swap, and New Life for an Old Building
QUESTION: WHY WOULD two stores three miles apart and selling exactly the same product--marijuana--be treated differently? One was busted by law enforcement and forced to shut down earlier this year, while the other continues to operate and prosper five years after it opened. It's a question that epitomizes the absurdity, ... Continue Reading
Chop House, Clark’s Park, Vajda’s New Gig, NMU Protest, U.P. Movie, and Arts in Ishpeming
ELIZABETH'S CHOP HOUSE, arguably the best restaurant in the Upper Peninsula (yes, we can argue about it), is getting some serious recognition. A website, onlyinyourstate.com, recently listed it as the 7th best steakhouse in Michigan. Quoting: "Elizabeth and Tom Wahlstrom have transformed a restaurant in downtown ... Continue Reading
Overworked Nurses and a New B & B
"I AM WORKING with a lot of unhappy, tired, overworked nurses these days. It's the worst I've seen in all my years at the hospital." That's a quote from a veteran nurse at UP Health System-Marquette (the former MGH) who understandably wants to remain anonymous. She's not alone. This, from another nurse: "We have ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Smartzone and Ishpeming’s Partridge Creek Farm Making Moves
LOOKS LIKE MARQUETTE'S new Smartzone got their man. The contract won't be finalized until the Smartzone board signs off on it on Monday, but every indication is that Ray Johnson, out of Boulder, Colorado, will be the first CEO of Innovation Marquette, which is the official name of the Smartzone. Johnson's got a ... Continue Reading
Bear Found on Beach
AN UNUSUAL DISCOVERY this last weekend for a homeowner on the beach on Lakewood Lane in Harvey. A dead bear, a fully grown male. It weighed 156 pounds but it was waterlogged and bloated. DNR Wildlife Research Technician Erin Largent says the bear showed no obvious signs of injury and likely drowned recently in rough ... Continue Reading
The Wild Rover, Cliffs Contract Talks, Mild Winter, Vajda Departure, Gym Closing, and a Driver’s Dream
DON'T EXPECT THE long-anticipated ownership change at the Wild Rover to happen anytime soon. Bill Digneit (of Double Trouble DJ's fame) is one of the partners in the purchase, and he says the closing on the bar/restaurant has been delayed. He figures the deal will close within 60 days. No later than the end of the ... Continue Reading
Blackrocks, Cambensy, and a Battle over Beer and Noise
A LONG SIMMERING dispute along Third Street burst into the open Tuesday evening. Strangely enough, it occurred at a meeting of the usually snooze-inducing Marquette City Planning Commission. Simply put, the dispute pitted a popular and independent-minded City Commissioner, Sara Cambensy, against a popular business, ... Continue Reading
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