IT'S NOW THREE years and counting. Upfront & Company still remains vacant and up for sale. Oh, there's been interest--potential local and regional buyers, even interest from overseas, most recently from South Africa, but nobody's been willing to pull the trigger on one of Marquette's most valuable downtown ... Continue Reading
New Mall and Hotel Readies a Site, NeuroTrainer Takes the Plunge, Dark Store Optimism, Kivela’s Case, a Munising TV Studio, and Partridge Creek Expansion
THEY'RE NOT QUITE ready to schedule a ribbon cutting, but that large hotel and upscale mall development in Marquette Township is moving closer to reality. You may have seen the land being cleared on the hill just north of Lowe's--that's to make way for the Up the Sky development. Specifically, that's where a 300-400 room ... Continue Reading
Kivela’s Nightmare, Boathouse Indecision, a Stagnant Mall, Shriners’ Influx, and a Trans-gender Triathlete
A TOUGH COUPLE of weeks for State Representative John Kivela. He was arrested on November 9th while driving erratically, with an open container in his pickup, just north of Lansing. Spent a night in jail, now charged with being "super-drunk." A nightmare for anybody, but especially for a respected, elected ... Continue Reading
Searching for a Million Bucks, Running for Congress, Making Sausage, Registering Guns, and Waxing Our Bodies
WHAT'S IT LIKE being a pioneer in Marquette's brand new Smartzone? Jeff Nyquist is finding out fast. Nyquist, the founder and CEO of Neuro Trainer on Washington Street, has been in California for the last two weeks, meeting with high tech industry entrepreneurs and leaders, and searching for potential investors in his ... Continue Reading
The Cloud Over NMU, the Delay in Lansing, the Deed in the Township, Hope for the Orphanage, and Fallen Trees on 41
THIS SHOULD BE a grand time of year for Northern Michigan University. Spring's here, the sun's shining, the ice on the lake has melted, and thrilled students and proud parents will be celebrating graduation is this weekend. Woohoo. However. If you look up, you'll notice that stubborn, dark cloud that's settled over ... Continue Reading