THE BUILDING SEEN ABOVE is still for sale. Still available to someone with the resources to cover the cost, and the business savvy to make it sustainable. The building, you'll recall, is the building which housed the former Upfront & Company. For many of us, it’s always been known as the Rosewood Building, ... Continue Reading
Just BeCause • Other Words of Interest
The Evolution of a Cause Long before most of us were around, in 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. After funding Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, and essentially eradicating that disease, the organization closed up shop and everybody went ... Continue Reading
Road Rage
WE'VE BEEN DOWN this road before… specifically M-553, south of Marquette. It’s the highway that takes you from town to the crossroads of CR-480 and M-553, and the speed limit, starting just south of the Pioneer Road intersection, is a way too fast 55 mph. A two mile stretch of that road is home to… the new ... Continue Reading
Just Wondering…
Why aren’t dogs allowed in bars? The question comes up every now and then when dog lovers, who just want to have a beer while out for a walk with their favorite pet, find their fury friend is not welcome inside. It’s particularly vexing when outdoor seating is available in a business that doesn’t even serve ... Continue Reading
Dancing with the Digneits • Summer Fun at the Mountain • More Words
Diggin’ and Dancin' Did you see the results of last week’s 8th edition of Dancing with our Stars? You do know about Dancing with our Stars, don’t you? Unless you’ve been off the grid for the past month, you’re surely aware of the annual dance-off fundraiser for the U.P. Hospice Foundation, presented by Upper Peninsula ... Continue Reading