NOBODY'S GOING TO argue with us if we tell you that Northern Michigan University is nowhere near an Ivy League college, nor is it one of the nation's eminent public educational institutions. Yes, you can get a great education there with some wonderful professors, it's located in a beautiful Upper Peninsula setting, its ... Read More
Another Commissioner Vacancy, Honda’s in Town, Glass Recycling Dilemma, Lyft Is Up and Operating, TV 6 Dominates, Sam Ali Departs, Lighthouse Park to Open Up, Lumi Starts Up, and the Russian Tanker Is Still Freezing and Forlorn
HEAVY HEARTS IN Marquette these last several days, but for the city commission, its time to get back to business. Among the first items on the agenda? Filling a vacancy on the commission. Again. Looks like they'll go through the same process they used last month in replacing Sara Cambensy, who left her position to ... Read More
Questions for Substance Abuse Patients, Hope for the Nordic Theater, Zero Degrees Progress, a Sailing Entrepreneur, NMU on NBC, and a Man with Class Leaves Us
MURMURINGS FROM INSIDE the UP Health System Marquette. We're hearing that the new $300 million hospital being built out on the highway won't offer inpatient substance abuse services. The current hospital, on the other hand, we're told, has been offering those services. Seems a little strange, given the opioid ... Read More
Iron Bay Is Crazy Busy, Marquette Hotels Are Pricey, VR Is Staying, SmartZone and Invent@NMU Are Flush, Heroin Is on the Rise, the Township Finds a Way, and Blueberries Look Promising
BUSY DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE everywhere. The epicenter seems to be the recently opened Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery. Co-owner Joe Constance is reluctant to talk about numbers but concedes that the restaurant is averaging more than 600 customers a day. Some days, it's hit 800 plus. Crazy volume. Double what he was ... Read More
Darling Closes, Cliffs Talks Stall, Invent@NMU Thrives, and Online News Expands
SAY GOODBYE TO Darling. The women's clothing shop at the corner of Washington and Front closed its doors for the last time Friday after a nearly five year run. The reason, according to an employee, was tied to a family issue, not the store's profitability. The owner, Paula Hughes Jonsson, still owns the Morrison ... Read More