CALL IT A wellness destination. Call it a center for all types of therapy--yoga, massage, dance, meditation, and much, much more. That's what will be moving into the spot recently vacated by MacDonalds Music Store on Third Street. The new owners are Kate Lewandowski and Christopher Ray. They've been part-time ... Continue Reading
Partridge Creek Strategy, Aspen Dental Vacancy, Einerlei Closing, Children’s Museum Funding, and Soccer Champions
IT'S SUFFERED A couple of setbacks in the last week but the nonprofit Partridge Creek Farm isn't backing off on its plans to expand its operations in Ishpeming. Quick background: The Ishpeming City Council told the nonprofit's founder, Dan Perkins, that he was growing crops on city property without authorization and he ... Continue Reading
Racism in the UP, Vaping for Nicotine, Dialing for Doctors’ Dollars, Gambling on Mining Stocks, and Boarding the Brew Bus
SO WE'RE ALL congratulating ourselves for pulling down the Confederate flag and electing an African-American president twice and just generally being open-minded, prejudice-free Americans. Well, we might wanna think twice about that here in the U.P. A recent study suggests that the western two thirds of the U.P., ... Continue Reading
UPPCO’s New Headquarters, Peak’s New Gym, Dark Store Intrigue, and Lundin’s Violations
A BIG COUP for Marquette. UPPCO, which was sold last year by the Chicago-based Integrys Energy Group, will be locating its new headquarters in Marquette. Specifically, at an office complex on Harbor Hills Road, just up the road from Econo Foods. We don't have many headquarters here so this is a pretty big deal--30-35 ... Continue Reading