• First, news about snow... or lack thereof. It was definitely a bummer to see the U.P. 200 cancelled, but the resourceful folks responsible for our Sled Dog Friday night fun really came through. NMU, the new sponsor of the event, stepped up, and along with the other organizers created the Festival of the Sled Dog. ... Continue Reading
NEWS AND VIEWS
NEWS… Someone finally had the courage to deface the sign promoting the planned North Harbor condo development along Lakeshore Boulevard. VIEWS… Courage? Hardly. In truth, someone has confused civil disobedience with simple vandalism. You don’t like the idea of marshland being transformed into habitable, ... Continue Reading
Back at the Cog • New show on Fox UP • Family Video Update
Pouring again at the Cognition NO, IT WASN'T an April Fools joke. The Cognition, the popular brew pub, which previously had been operating out of Ishpeming’s Mather Inn, reopened there last week, much to the joy of local crafters. (Not those crafters… beer crafters.) Owner Jay Clancey explains the timing… “We have ... Continue Reading
HOTplate’s Future, Mather Inn’s Response, Shiras Planetarium’s Plans, Temple Beth Sholom’s Delays, Construction in Negaunee, and a Weekend Filled with Films, Art, Blues and a Mud Run
ANOTHER BIG CHANGE coming to West Washington Street downtown. HOTplate, where you can sit down and create your own work of art, is up for sale, and owner Sue Kensington says if she doesn't find a buyer for it in the next few months, she'll be shutting its doors. N0t an economic problem. It's just that she and her ... Continue Reading
Outlanders Delay, Kayak Craze, Munising Upgrade, Cognition Uncertainty, Hospital Ambiguity, 553 Construction, Serenity in Harvey, and TickPick’s Apology
OUTLANDERS, THE LITTLE takeout restaurant that's moving from south Marquette to the building formerly occupied by the Panda Garden on West Washington Street, is now scheduled to open next month. A dozen employees have been hired. Original plans called for it to open in May. But, surprise surprise, construction got ... Continue Reading