NO MORE NIGHTLIFE at Coco's. Some may cheer, some may groan, but it's true. The restaurant on Lakeshore Boulevard, which staged 70 nighttime events over the last year and a half--some of them loud, some of them racy, most of them just plain fun--will no longer be a nighttime entertainment venue. Owner Jackie Gonda ... Continue Reading
Mystery Wind Turbines, an Alleged Theft, a Turnaround Downtown, Ishpeming Goes Western, and the U.P. Goes Viral
IT'S STILL A mystery. Who is planning to install 120 huge wind turbines in Marquette and Baraga counties? Nearly 40 of the units, according to maps, would be located in and around the Yellow Dog Plains which many consider a pristine wilderness that should be left alone. Environmentalists fought to prevent the Lundin mine ... Continue Reading
Wind Turbines in the UP, VAST Insurance in a Partnership, TV 6 on Facebook, Darwin and Beer, and a Street Party in the Snow
IT'S BEEN ALL hush-hush so far, but someone has plans to build 120 wind turbines in Baraga County and northwestern Marquette County. That's a huge wind project. Plans were submitted to MISO last August. MISO is the Midcontinent Independent System Operator which regulates power transmission in several states and ... Continue Reading