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
STRAIGHTtalk: Sue Kensington
Marquette, MI – May, 2014 – This month on STRAIGHTtalk: Conversations With People You Should Know, Brian Cabell sits down with Sue Kensington, community activist, former City Commissioner in Marquette, and all around interesting woman about town… BC: When you were a little girl downstate back in the Fifties, what did ... Continue Reading
Forest Service Investigation, Sol Azteca Liquor, and a Gem in Ishpeming
A story that's gone mostly unreported in the central UP for the last several months is now the subject of a federal investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture.Here's the narrative: The US Forest Service brought in a new law enforcement officer to the Hiawatha National Forest last summer. ... Continue Reading
Caggiano’s Past, YMCA’s Future, Co-op’s Move, and Farmers Market Opening
Gabe Caggiano, WJMN's anchor on its brand new 11 pm newscast, is not your typical bright-eyed kid eager to shine in his very first broadcasting job.He's been around the block a few times. He's worked as an anchor, reporter, writer and columnist. He's been employed by Inside Edition and Al Arabiya. He's moved around from ... Continue Reading
Forsberg Future, Boathouse Battle, Lovelace Criticism and Upfront For Sale
Rumors have been circulating that Forsberg Flowers, a longtime Marquette institution on Third Street, is going out of business.Not true, says co-owner Lou Ann Balding (a Forsberg), but the property is for sale. In fact, it has been for a year now.Why the sale? Balding simply says it's to "keep our options open." She's ... Continue Reading
North Wind Scoops, Baldini Files, Sisters Invest, and Golfers Don Snowshoes
Unless you're part of the NMU community, you may not have noticed it, but the student newspaper, the North Wind, has broken three major stories in the last couple of weeks.First, the arrest of the former student body president, Amber Lopota, for embezzlement.Next, the disciplining of an NMU football coach and adjunct ... Continue Reading
Consternation at Marquette Mountain and the CVB, Anticipation at WJMN, and Renovation at the Casa
Vern Barber, the longtime general manager at Marquette Mountain, is heading to snowier slopes.Mount Bohemia in the Keweenaw, specifically.After 32 years at Marquette Mountain, he's looking for a new challenge at a unique venue (extreme skiing, ungroomed slopes) with the potential for growth. That's what Bohemia offers.No ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: State Representative John Kivela
Marquette, MI – April, 2014 – This month on StraightTalk, Brian Cabell sits down with State Representative John Kivela at Babycakes in Marquette. BC: A few years ago you were selling cars and repairing cars, and now you’re in the state legislature. How’d that happen? JK: It really started with someone asking ... Continue Reading
SmartZone Fast-Track, Hospital Silence, L’Attitude Makeover, and Margaritaville at Coco’s
Marquette's plan for its SmartZone is on the fast-track.City manager Bill Vajda expects to have the SmartZone application submitted to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation by May.The decision on exactly what to do and where and how would be made in June.And then work begins in July.Yeah, that would be ... Continue Reading
Cliffs Demotion, Clark’s Devotion, and a Bloody Mary Potion
Talk about a slap in the face.The U.P.'s favorite mining company, Cliffs Natural Resources, got word last week that, effective April 1st, it will no longer be listed on the prestigious S&P 500 stock exchange.It's being demoted down to the S&P midcap 400. That's an exchange that, frankly, most casual ... Continue Reading
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