IT'S BEEN FOUR months since Ampersand, Marquette's co-working site, opened downtown. So how's it doing? There was some skepticism initially: It didn't belong downtown. This town wasn't ready for this type of business which rents out spaces to individuals, small businesses, and branches of larger businesses. There ... Continue Reading
Contrast Considering Ishpeming, a Major Development for Downtown, Homeless Advocates Scouting Other Towns, Westwood Mall in Transition, Blackrocks Booming, Cold Spell Coming to the Mountain, and Ashley Fure Wows the Critics
A CONTRAST COFFEE coming to Ishpeming? It's a possibility. The owners of the growing UP coffee company have been looking around Ishpeming recently for possible locations, according to Alex Fields, the manager of the newly opened Contrast Coffee in Marquette. No specific location identified yet, but they like the area ... Continue Reading
Smiles at Duke LifePoint, Delays at Recovery Room, Congrats for a Beach Park, Handover from the Coast Guard, Barbecue in Marquette, and Masochists in our Midst
FINALLY SOME GOOD news for UP Health System Marquette. Or at least, pretty good. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their ratings of hospitals across the nation, and UPHS Marquette came in "above average." That's a welcome change after being battered by negative ratings from another group, and ... Continue Reading
Questions about UP Water, CR 595 in Court, a Barbecue Truck Relocates, WLUC Is Sold, Saving the Bayou, and the Vietnam Wall Comes to Town
WORRIED ABOUT OUR water in the U.P., given the problems they've had in Flint? The Department of Environmental Quality says there's absolutely no cause for concern. (Cue the cynics who rightly point out that the DEQ was partly responsible for the tragic mess in Flint.) But here's what the DEQ will say about our water ... Continue Reading
Toy Store Closing, Blackrocks Ramping Up, Homeless Kids Losing Out, Fishing Start-Up Shows Its Wares, and Marquette Rates as a “Safe” City
GREAT TURTLE TOYS is shutting down within a couple of months. That'll leave a vacancy at the entrance to the Children's Museum. The toy shop opened as a pop-up store downtown for the Christmas season in 2014. Then, amid high hopes, it moved into more permanent quarters on the first floor of the museum. However, ... Continue Reading