DON'T EXPECT THE long-anticipated ownership change at the Wild Rover to happen anytime soon. Bill Digneit (of Double Trouble DJ's fame) is one of the partners in the purchase, and he says the closing on the bar/restaurant has been delayed. He figures the deal will close within 60 days. No later than the end of the ... Continue Reading
Partridge Creek Strategy, Aspen Dental Vacancy, Einerlei Closing, Children’s Museum Funding, and Soccer Champions
IT'S SUFFERED A couple of setbacks in the last week but the nonprofit Partridge Creek Farm isn't backing off on its plans to expand its operations in Ishpeming. Quick background: The Ishpeming City Council told the nonprofit's founder, Dan Perkins, that he was growing crops on city property without authorization and he ... Continue Reading
Racism in the UP, Vaping for Nicotine, Dialing for Doctors’ Dollars, Gambling on Mining Stocks, and Boarding the Brew Bus
SO WE'RE ALL congratulating ourselves for pulling down the Confederate flag and electing an African-American president twice and just generally being open-minded, prejudice-free Americans. Well, we might wanna think twice about that here in the U.P. A recent study suggests that the western two thirds of the U.P., ... Continue Reading
Condos Above the Lake, B and B Across from the Lake, Road Under the Lake, and Cliffs Behind the 8 Ball
NO, THE TREE-clearing atop Shiras Hills off of US 41 is not intended to just provide us motorists with a more scenic view of Lake Superior. It's for a residential project, either condos or condos combined with single homes. Plans haven't been finalized yet. The owners of the six acres on the lake side of US 41, the ... Continue Reading
The Rover, the Rave, an NMU Mud Fight, and Cliffs Searches for the Floor
WINTER HASN'T BEEN kind to the bars and restaurants downtown. L'Attitude recently shut down until May (except for private events). Now the Wild Rover has decided to close its doors three days a week--Sunday, Monday and Tuesday--until further notice. And unlike past years when it served lunch, it's not opening on the ... Continue Reading