BLACK LIVES MATTER and social media are flexing their muscles in a small but symbolic way at Northern Michigan University. A plaque on campus honoring a onetime benefactor of NMU is going to be removed because of the man's ties to the apartheid regime of South Africa four decades ago. That announcement made by the ... Continue Reading
Questions About Farmer Q’s, Room at the Inn’s Shrinking Numbers, and Who’s Ordering 98 Sandwiches?
Produce or pot? IS A BIG change coming to Farmer Q's, the popular, little, family-owned grocery store in south Marquette? Sure looks that way. The Marquette Planning Commission recently approved a marijuana special use permit application for the Farmer Q's location, which means that Farmer Q's will be converted to a ... Continue Reading
The Landmark Inn Is Not Closing, Marquette Mountain Is, and Room at the Inn Needs Help
Occupancy is minimal CONTRARY TO RUMORS, the Landmark Inn is not shutting down. "It's not been easy but we're doing our best to keep the lights on," says Ben Graves, the CEO of Graves Hospitality which owns the Landmark. "We have no plans to close. Frankly, we looked at shutting it down but it just didn't make sense. ... Continue Reading
A Permanent Homeless Shelter in Marquette?
HOMELESS ADVOCATES HAVE been talking about it for the last few years--the need for a permanent shelter for the homeless in Marquette. The questions have remained, though: Where to locate it? And how to pay for it? Nick Emmendorfer, the executive director of Room at the Inn, says he and his board may have come up with ... Continue Reading
Protecting the Lake from Pollution, and Easing the Burden for Churches
THERE'VE BEEN CONCERNS recently about storm runoff in Marquette polluting Lake Superior. The photo above, showing a stream of street runoff flowing directly into the Lake near McCarty's Cove, illustrates the problem perfectly. City Manager Mike Angeli concedes it's something the city needs to work on but insists it ... Continue Reading