IF YOU'RE ROOTING for the city of Marquette to get the new Marquette General Hospital, you can't like this: a Duke LifePoint helicopter was observed last week conducting an aerial survey of the Township's proposed site for the new hospital.And then consider this: Duke LifePoint CEO Ed Banos recently provided an update ... Continue Reading

So now Duke LifePoint is down to the nitty-gritty of wheeling and dealing with the city, the township and the property owners over the future location of Marquette General Hospital.It's been down to three possible locations for at least a month--the Heritage Golf Course site, the so-called Roundhouse property, and ... Continue Reading

 David versus Goliath. New media versus old media. Marquette Social Scene versus the Mining Journal.A classic battle is brewing here in Marquette. Or maybe it's more of a skirmish.In any case, it's got the Mining Journal threatening to take some guerrilla journalists to court.What started it all was the Mining ... Continue Reading

 We've now got a Mexican restaurant downtown. Also German, Irish and Cajun.Art and Amy Thammasiri think it's about time we got an Asian restaurant, as well. They're the owners of the Thai House on Third Street and the Teriyaki Bowl on US 41 near Starbucks.They're now trying to work out a deal to lease the former Farmer ... Continue Reading

Here's the unofficial, official update on the relocation of Marquette General Hospital.It's down to three locations: 1)the southern half of the Heritage course at the Marquette Golf Club.  2)the so-called Roundhouse property off of Seventh Street in Marquette.  3)the Marquette Township property off of Venture ... Continue Reading

Get ready for a new farm-to-table restaurant opening up in Marquette later this summer.It'll be called The Marq and it'll be located in the space that the much-loved but short-lived Rubaiyat occupied a few years ago, next to the Childrens' Museum.Chef Austin Fure and three partners, all from the U.P., are behind this new ... Continue Reading

Everybody loves taco trucks and ice cream bikes, right?You get great snacks right where you want them--outside the bars, in parks, next to your work places, on the bike paths, at the soccer games.Plus it's a boost for capitalism, the free enterprise system and entrepreneurs.Win-win-win.Well, not quite.Marquette now has ... Continue Reading

It ain't over 'til it's over but it looks like the Marquette teachers' contract dispute with the school board is moving closer to resolution.It's about time.Union rep Stuart Skauge says a meeting between the two sides on Tuesday was the most encouraging they've had to date. They made progress. They'll meet again May ... Continue Reading