Still Stopping the Rocket The Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior held a well-attended informational meeting at Big Bay’s Thunder Bay Inn last night, determined to keep the fire burning under the opposition to a proposed Spaceport on the Granot Loma property along the Big Bay highway. At least 60 concerned ... Continue Reading
Under the Influence… Hotels and Spaceports
THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN'T fight city hall might be put to the test with a couple upcoming projects, notably the proposed hotel on Lakeshore Boulevard, and the more deliberative Spaceport project at Granot Loma. First, we should acknowledge that we don’t actually know how “city hall” feels about either of these ... Continue Reading
Spaceport Liftoff?
A ROCKET LAUNCH SITE... REALLY? Initially it was easy to write this off as another crazy idea that would burn out faster than a 4th of July sparkler. A Spaceport in Marquette County? On the Granot Loma property? On the shore of Lake Superior? Sounds improbable. But this morning the group of industrialists ... Continue Reading
West Washington Transformation, TriMedia, UP Health Plan, Staybridge Suites, NeuroTrainer, Culinary School, and Granot Loma
THE FOLKS AT TriMedia (an environmental and engineering firm) are starting to pack up their boxes as they get ready for their move across West Washington Street to their attractive, renovated new offices. The official move-in could be by the end of the month. The extensive renovation of the building, which used to ... Continue Reading