EVERYBODY'S MOVING TO Marquette! They're ruining it for the rest of us! Condos are killing this town! Rich out-of-staters are buying up all the good properties! Why don't they build reasonably priced homes for regular people?! Over the last several years, we've all heard these observations, criticisms, and complaints. ... Continue Reading
Ampersand Progress, Forestville Crowd, Blackrocks Honor, Kids Cove Changes, Boardwalk Improvements, Marquette Time Lapse, MLive’s Road Trip, and Young Men’s Courage
IT'S BEEN FOUR months since Ampersand, Marquette's co-working site, opened downtown. So how's it doing? There was some skepticism initially: It didn't belong downtown. This town wasn't ready for this type of business which rents out spaces to individuals, small businesses, and branches of larger businesses. There ... Continue Reading
Hope for the Bike Trails, a Peek Inside One Marquette Place, a Wahlstrom’s Sale?, the Future of the UPHP Building, Partridge Creek Farm’s Expansion, the New Lighthouse Park, and the Endearing Little Show about Marquette
NO GUARANTEES YET, but there's increasing hope that the city of Marquette and the Noquemanon Trail Network can reach agreement on preserving the bike trails on the Heartwood Forestland Property. The two sides--NTN's Lori Hauswirth and Cary Gottlieb, and city manager Mike Angeli and other city officials--are meeting ... Continue Reading
Freaking Democracy in Action
"THIS IS FREAKING democracy in action!" The words of a woman seated on the floor of the City Commission chambers last evening (Monday). She was surrounded by more than 100 other citizens packed in, elbow to elbow, standing, sitting, kneeling, many straining for a glimpse of speakers politely but fervently telling the ... Continue Reading
YMCA’s Day in Bankruptcy Court, Veridea’s Plans for a Downtown Development, the Storm Damage at the Picnic Rocks Parking Lot, Marquette Mountain’s Changes (Cheaper Passes!), and the Art for Babies Project at the Hospital
A GIANT STEP forward for the Marquette County YMCA last week as it tries to put its bankruptcy nightmare behind it. It's now one step closer to solvency. A federal bankruptcy judge officially accepted the Y's disclosure statement detailing how it got into its financial predicament, and then also received the Y's plan ... Continue Reading