Cognition Brewing Company is reopening, likely as early as tomorrow (Saturday). No details yet but owner Jay Clancey has simply written "We are Back!! Snow moving starts immediately." Cognition has been closed since late last week after the brewery's landlord, the Mather Inn, plowed a huge wall of snow in front of ... Continue Reading
Country Village Prospects Brighten, Cognition Dispute Unresolved, Mountain Bikers Concerned, the Compound Prospers and Grows, New Hope for Seniors, and Shakespeare Dances the Hula While Drinking a Beer
FINALLY A TURNAROUND at Ishpeming's troubled Country Village development? Active Physical Therapy-Ishpeming has just bought their building in Country Village from Northern Michigan Bank. They'd previously been renting their space. Good news because it shows they have faith in the future of Country Village where a ... Continue Reading
The Great Snow Wall Mystery
STRANGE HAPPENINGS IN Ishpeming. A tractor pushes a wall of snow in front of Cognition, Ishpeming's popular microbrewery, blocking the doorway. It closes down, and management announces via FaAcebook that it will remain closed for the time being even though it wants to serve its customers. Well, now. No answers as ... Continue Reading
NMU Expansion, Negaunee Demolition, Mather Inn Revival, Country Grill Closure, and Buying Local
STRANGE, WE'RE NOT hearing much talk about NMU's plans to remodel and expand the University Center. It's a $17 million dollar expansion, complete with a 900 seat banquet facility. That's a big deal. It could open up a whole new market for the university in a town that's crying out for more banquet space. The Board of ... Continue Reading
A Chamber for Marquette, a Brewery for Ishpeming, and a Question for L’Attitude
MARQUETTE IS APPARENTLY getting a new Chamber of Commerce. Former City Commissioner Jason Schneider has been working on the project for the last couple of months, surveying more than 40 businesses and trying to determine whether there's a need for a Chamber. Schneider says all of the businesses he talked to said, ... Continue Reading