IT HAPPENS EVERY year in Marquette--businesses open, close, relocate, and expand. But the last several months have been particularly active. Dizzying. Let's review what is a lengthy but almost certainly incomplete list. Try to keep up. Reblossom (the above photo) has now closed on Washington Street after moving from ... Continue Reading
Musical Chairs on Third Street
BIG CHANGES ON Third Street. Fassbender Funeral Home and Swanson-Lundquist Funeral Home, both owned and operated by Jeremy Hansen, are merging into one building--at 926 North third Street, the current home of Swanson-Lundquist. Makes sense. Why have two competing businesses three blocks apart? "My intention all ... Continue Reading
STRAIGHTtalk with Bugsy Sailor
Bugsy Sailor is one of the smart, high tech guys at Elegant Seagulls, but he's also made a name for himself as a proud and quirky representative of the Upper Peninsula with some ambitious ideas--many of which he's already achieved. A few of his notable accomplishments: He created Yooper Steez, a popular online blog ... Continue Reading
Gloomy Cliffs, a New Shoe Store, a New Graphic Design Shop, a New Distillery, a New Signal for ABC 10, and Kids Making Robots
DOOM AND GLOOM. That's the mood of many Cliff's employees these days. Why? Well, let us count the ways. They've been told by management that the Empire mine will close down permanently by August of next year. That means 350-400 workers will lose their jobs. Yeah, we've heard this before but this time, most are ... Continue Reading