Let the Walls Come Tumbling Down The NMU Foundation held a press conference yesterday at the NMU Center to announce the official transition of the former hospital property ownership from UP Health System to the Foundation. We got to hear from some of the same people who have been out front of this deal since it ... Continue Reading
Things that make you go… grrr! And another restaurant?
UPDATING LAST WEEK'S ARTICLE about the proposed hotel project near Picnic Rocks on Lakeshore Boulevard... Apparently the mechanism by which such projects are approved or denied does not include our city commission. The Planning Commission, an appointed board, is the governing body that will rule on a developer’s ... Continue Reading
Under the Influence… Hotels and Spaceports
THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN'T fight city hall might be put to the test with a couple upcoming projects, notably the proposed hotel on Lakeshore Boulevard, and the more deliberative Spaceport project at Granot Loma. First, we should acknowledge that we don’t actually know how “city hall” feels about either of these ... Continue Reading
What are we doing… about housing?
THE DAYS OF THE three-figure mortgage payment are long gone. Now, in order to pay the loan and all the ancillary costs of home ownership, it generally takes two steady, healthy incomes. When the top end of housing prices goes up, particularly new houses, the rest tend to follow. What were once high ... Continue Reading
Traffic & Parking • Party on at Superior Culture • Westwood Mall Sign • QC No More
Traffic and Parking… plenty of concerns With large numbers of people in town these days, traffic and parking in the city has become a frequent topic of discussion, and complaints. Of course, it’s not really a problem… unless you go somewhere. As with many other issues under the control of the city, there’s a committee ... Continue Reading