THE U.P. SPORTSPLEX, THE family fun center on Wright Street, is closing down for most activities as of Sunday evening. The building and the property are being sold to the city. That's the bad news. Good news? It's going to reopen, in smaller quarters at the current Peak Gymnastics facility just a block away on Wright ... Continue Reading
Chop House, Clark’s Park, Vajda’s New Gig, NMU Protest, U.P. Movie, and Arts in Ishpeming
ELIZABETH'S CHOP HOUSE, arguably the best restaurant in the Upper Peninsula (yes, we can argue about it), is getting some serious recognition. A website, onlyinyourstate.com, recently listed it as the 7th best steakhouse in Michigan. Quoting: "Elizabeth and Tom Wahlstrom have transformed a restaurant in downtown ... Continue Reading
Clark Park Deal Falling Apart
A COUPLE OF years ago, when it was first announced that Marquette was being given a one million dollar piece of beachfront property, everybody cheered. How wonderful! How generous! How times have changed. The Clark Lambros Beach Park, complete with a bathhouse, showers, parking, access for the handicapped, and ... Continue Reading
Expansion, Renovation to Start at Vango’s
IF IT AIN'T broke, don't fix it. Well, Michele Butler, Jon Christensen and the other partners at Vango's have chosen to ignore that time-tested rule. Next month they're undertaking a $225,000 upgrade to what's arguably Marquette's most popular restaurant. No, the crowds haven't started to thin at Vango's nor is the ... Continue Reading