A BOYS AND GIRLS Club in Ishpeming? It might be closer to reality than we think. A group of West Enders have been working on the project for a year now, and later this month a team of out-of-state Club officials will be visiting Ishpeming to see if the plan is viable. "We don't have a firm commitment from them yet," ... Read More
Hope for the Bike Trails, a Peek Inside One Marquette Place, a Wahlstrom’s Sale?, the Future of the UPHP Building, Partridge Creek Farm’s Expansion, the New Lighthouse Park, and the Endearing Little Show about Marquette
NO GUARANTEES YET, but there's increasing hope that the city of Marquette and the Noquemanon Trail Network can reach agreement on preserving the bike trails on the Heartwood Forestland Property. The two sides--NTN's Lori Hauswirth and Cary Gottlieb, and city manager Mike Angeli and other city officials--are meeting ... Read More
A New Day for the YMCA, a New Location for Wood Jewelers, Brand New Construction in Downtown Munising, a New Hair Salon for Men Only, and a New Idea from Partridge Creek Farm
THE TIDE SEEMS to be turning for Marquette County's YMCA. The latest evidence? Interim CEO Jenna Zdunek, who for months had been leery of permanently taking the reins of the beleaguered organization, has now accepted the job of CEO. The Y's new Board voted unanimously to make the offer to her earlier this ... Read More
Asian Restaurant, Antique Store, Negaunee Brewery, Holistic Medicine, and Getting Things Done–the Small Town Way
LOOKS LIKE THE vacancy at the Great Hunan Chinese Restaurant on US 41 may not last much longer. It's not a done deal yet, but the owners of the Thai House and the Teriyaki Bowl are negotiating with the landlord to locate a restaurant in the space vacated by the Great Hunan. They'd been looking for a place downtown but ... Read More
Marquette’s Smartzone and Ishpeming’s Partridge Creek Farm Making Moves
LOOKS LIKE MARQUETTE'S new Smartzone got their man. The contract won't be finalized until the Smartzone board signs off on it on Monday, but every indication is that Ray Johnson, out of Boulder, Colorado, will be the first CEO of Innovation Marquette, which is the official name of the Smartzone. Johnson's got a ... Read More