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News & Opinion from Marquette, Michigan

Joe Returns to the Landmark

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Eighteen hours after being "fired" by management at the Landmark Inn, Joe Heck (the Cake Man) is back at work. Landmark management concedes there was a major argument and misunderstanding at yesterday's meeting with Joe but today, after consultation, cooler heads have prevailed. The change occurred after a frenzied ... Continue Reading

Food Trucks, Tax Tribunal, Angel Investors, Ishpeming Revival, MJ’s Loss, New Sportscaster, and Bohnak’s Beliefs

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DON'T EXPECT A new, revised food truck ordinance to come up before the City Commission anytime soon. In fact, don't expect it to come up before the new City Commission is seated in November. The issue is all but dead. At least, that's the word from the city staff. They thought they had drawn up a reasonable ... Continue Reading

NMU Faculty Deal, Wine Bar Wishes, Dark Store Delay, Angel Investors, and Population Influx (sort of)

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IT'S TAKEN SIX long, sometimes contentious months, but it looks like NMU faculty members finally have a new contract deal. Negotiators for the administration and the American Association of University Professors have reached a tentative agreement. Faculty members will be getting the details in the next couple of days. ... Continue Reading

Forsberg Re-Locates, Coffee Shops Grow, Trimedia Builds, and Shakespeare Finds a New Home

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BIG CHANGES AT one of Marquette's most venerable stores. Forsberg Flowers is closing up shop at its Third Street location Saturday. The building's been sold, Mark and Pam Forsberg are retiring. Forsberg has been there since 1974. That's longevity. However. Forsberg is not going away. A new store, Forsberg's ... Continue Reading

Wild Rover on Verge of Being Sold

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THE RUMORS THAT have been circulating about the Wild Rover for the last week or two are true. It's been sold, though it's not a done deal yet. The buyers? The Double Trouble guys, Pat and Bill Digneit, and their partner, Alyssa Pilot, from Iron Mountain. Double Trouble is based in Marquette and downstate in Royal Oak, ... Continue Reading

The Flying Moose, L’Attitude’s New Motto, Girls’ Night Out, a Not So Hot Summer, and a Paddling Honor

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HOW TO DESCRIBE  The Flying Moose, the soon-to-be-opened store at Washington and 5th (formerly Hockey Central)? Well, you'll be able to buy local and organic produce, meats and groceries there, along with backpacking and hikers' gear, along with bikes to buy or rent, along with Michigan beers and wines, and local artwork ... Continue Reading

Meijer’s Search, Chamber’s Growth, Boathouse Funds, Ore Dock’s Hopes, and Sawyer’s Mystery

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MEIJER IS LOOKING, BUT so far they aren't finding. The superstore from downstate wants to build here in Marquette County--specifically in the Township--but in the last several months they haven't been able to come up with the right piece of property. The plan was to build the first three Meijer stores in the Upper ... Continue Reading

Low Dollar Condos, Hydroponics Boom, Fireworks Funds, Easy Irrigation, and Shine On

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MODERATELY PRICED CONDOS in downtown Marquette? That's what one local building owner would like to see in the next few years, and she thinks it's do-able. Her name is Joeyclair Watters. She owns the three story, 12,000 square foot building at 315A Front Street which she's trying to sell for just over a half million ... Continue Reading