"They feel safer here." THERE ARE STILL 700 NMU students living in residence halls on the campus. They either can't or don't want to return home. "Some of them are telling us they don't have a place to go or they don't have transportation," says Derek Hall, NMU's chief marketing officer. "Some have said they don't ... Continue Reading
The Old City Hall, the New Soccer Tournament, and Warm Praise for Marquette
Looking to fill vacancies NEW MANAGEMENT AT the Old City Hall in Marquette. The Highbridge Group, with Lois O'Dovero as owner and her son Jim O'Dovero as general manager, have taken over after a realignment within the O'Dovero family. Highbridge now owns about ten buildings in the city and the Township. "We're ... Continue Reading
A Theater Dilemma in Marquette, and a Loss for the Farmer’s Market
An abundance of groups and plays leads to problems A COLLABORATION AMONG all the theater groups in Marquette? Maybe. A meeting's been set up for January 14th to see if something can be worked out. The problem is this: We have a ridiculous wealth of theater in this town--seven theater groups. Namely, NMU, Lake ... Continue Reading
Lake Superior vs Marquette: So Far, the Lake Has the Upper Hand
TWO MAJOR STORMS within a week, and they arrived just about a month after another storm earlier this fall. The heavy snowfall hasn't been the problem even though it's grabbed the headlines. The far more important story was the damage inflicted on Marquette's shoreline by Lake Superior. Major erosion from Presque Isle all ... Continue Reading
Our Lakeshore Under Assault, and Meijer’s Sneaky but Effective Marketing
Climate change, a misguided decision, or just plain bad luck? THE EVIDENCE COULDN'T be more obvious. Marquette is losing ground to Lake Superior. You just have to take a walk down to the shoreline on Fair Street and look north on Lakeshore Boulevard. Men and equipment hard at work bolstering the shore with a 1400 foot ... Continue Reading