Employers struggling to fill jobs "IT'S BEEN A deterrent for employees to return to work." That's Munising businessman Tom Dolaskie talking about the government's pandemic relief program that gave employees $600 a week in addition to their unemployment benefits. The $600 benefit recently ended. Congress and the White ... Continue Reading
Norlite’s Road Back from the Outbreak, and Munising’s Efforts to Cope with the COVID Scare
A new positive case A RECENT BUMP in the road for the Norlite Nursing Center which has traveled a long, troubled journey this year. A staff member recently tested positive for COVID after visiting downstate. She's on quarantine, according to administrator Wayne Johnson, and so far, fortunately, no other employees or ... Continue Reading
The “New Normal” Brings Fear, Inconvenience, and Hope
"WE HAVE TO create a whole new system. One of my colleagues said it's like driving down the highway at 70 miles per hour and trying to fix the engine at the same time." That's Dr. Kevin Piggott, the medical director for the Marquette County Health Department, describing the task they're facing in preparing for an ... Continue Reading
The Latest on Coco’s, the Barricade Downtown, Room at the Inn Hopes, the Birth of Marquette Today, Skanska-Closner Building’s Future, Benri Sushi Plans, Sunny FM Changes, and Love for Munising and Marquette
THE FOR SALE sign at Coco's has disappeared leading some to wonder whether the restaurant's been sold. Nope. It's just being listed with a new realtor, Gina Feltner Bouws of RE/MAX. She tells us a new For Sale sign is being prepared and should go up soon. Coco's, on Lakeshore Boulevard across from the beach, has ... Continue Reading
Johnny Dogs Is Crowded, Eh! Burger Is New, Northiron Church Is Expanding, Stang Lists Tons of Available Jobs, They’re Glamping in AuTrain, and ABC 10 Is News Director-less
2:04 PM MONDAY...A hungry diner walks into Johnny Dogs, the newly re-opened restaurant on Superior Street in downtown Munising. It's well after the noontime lunch crush but the place is jammed. Most of the seats occupied, a line of 10 people waiting to order their meal at the counter. And in the kitchen, open for all ... Continue Reading