IT'S SUFFERED A couple of setbacks in the last week but the nonprofit Partridge Creek Farm isn't backing off on its plans to expand its operations in Ishpeming. Quick background: The Ishpeming City Council told the nonprofit's founder, Dan Perkins, that he was growing crops on city property without authorization and he ... Continue Reading
Dark Stores, Bold Crosswalks, Plugged-in City Manager, Global Professor, and a Chocolate Risk-Taker
ANY LEGISLATION TO resolve the "dark store" controversy isn't going to happen until this fall at the earliest. State Representative John Kivela (D) and State Senator Tom Casperson (R) now plan to introduce their bills in both chambers in September. The UP legislators have written up two bills: One would no longer ... Continue Reading
Steinhaus Market Opens, Ramada Renovates, North Wind Finds Peace, and a Smartzone Pioneer Sets Up Shop
THE STEINHAUS MARKET on US 41, just south of downtown Marquette, is getting ready to open. Family and friends are invited to Friday’s “soft” opening while the general public will be welcomed on Monday. Hours will be 8-8, Monday through Friday. Breakfasts will include breakfast sandwiches and freshly made donuts, ... Continue Reading
Condo Plans, Chamber Move, Possible Library Change, and TV6 Dominance
DON'T EXPECT THOSE new condos atop Shiras Hill, just off of US 41, to go up this summer. Surprise, surprise, these things things take longer than expected. Site plans have been submitted to the city but nothing is finalized. What we'll see on those six acres over the next several weeks is a leveling of the ground and ... Continue Reading
Clark Park Deal Falling Apart
A COUPLE OF years ago, when it was first announced that Marquette was being given a one million dollar piece of beachfront property, everybody cheered. How wonderful! How generous! How times have changed. The Clark Lambros Beach Park, complete with a bathhouse, showers, parking, access for the handicapped, and ... Continue Reading
Coast Guard Property, Paladino’s, Partridge Creek, Hamburger Joint, Vista Theater, and a Rowing Star
IT LOOKS LIKE the city of Marquette might finally take possession of the old Coast Guard property later this year. The deal has taken a mere six years to be consummated. You might remember that Marquette and the Coast Guard traded properties on Lake Superior back in 2009, and the Coast Guard immediately built its ... Continue Reading
At Last! Orphanage Gets the Go-Ahead
MARQUETTE'S ICONIC ORPHANAGE, which has been an eyesore and a pain-in-the-ass for the city for the last couple of decades, is being reborn. Finally. Home Renewal Systems, a downstate developer that holds a contract on the building, has just gotten word that it will be granted substantial tax credits for the Orphanage ... Continue Reading
Racism in the UP, Vaping for Nicotine, Dialing for Doctors’ Dollars, Gambling on Mining Stocks, and Boarding the Brew Bus
SO WE'RE ALL congratulating ourselves for pulling down the Confederate flag and electing an African-American president twice and just generally being open-minded, prejudice-free Americans. Well, we might wanna think twice about that here in the U.P. A recent study suggests that the western two thirds of the U.P., ... Continue Reading
Coco’s Controversy, TV6’s Dominance, Local 3’s Problems, Nestledown’s Delay, and Beacon House’s Determination
COCO'S HAS BEEN creating a stir in the last few months. The formerly sleepy little restaurant on Lake Shore Boulevard has been re-fashioning itself as a nightspot as well, complete with live bands and DJ's on some weekends. It's become lively, attractive, and more diverse. It's featured Pride Nights, a welcome to gays ... Continue Reading
A Wine Bar
THE RUMORS ARE true. Marquette is getting a wine bar. It'll be located at 215 South Front Street, the site of the former Back Room which was closed down a few years ago and has remained vacant ever since. The really good news is that the wine bar will be operated by the owners of Everyday Wines, Dan and Betsy Rutz, ... Continue Reading
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