THEY'RE NOT QUITE ready to schedule a ribbon cutting, but that large hotel and upscale mall development in Marquette Township is moving closer to reality. You may have seen the land being cleared on the hill just north of Lowe's--that's to make way for the Up the Sky development. Specifically, that's where a 300-400 room ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Smartzone and Ishpeming’s Partridge Creek Farm Making Moves
LOOKS LIKE MARQUETTE'S new Smartzone got their man. The contract won't be finalized until the Smartzone board signs off on it on Monday, but every indication is that Ray Johnson, out of Boulder, Colorado, will be the first CEO of Innovation Marquette, which is the official name of the Smartzone. Johnson's got a ... Continue Reading
Partridge Creek Strategy, Aspen Dental Vacancy, Einerlei Closing, Children’s Museum Funding, and Soccer Champions
IT'S SUFFERED A couple of setbacks in the last week but the nonprofit Partridge Creek Farm isn't backing off on its plans to expand its operations in Ishpeming. Quick background: The Ishpeming City Council told the nonprofit's founder, Dan Perkins, that he was growing crops on city property without authorization and he ... Continue Reading
Coast Guard Property, Paladino’s, Partridge Creek, Hamburger Joint, Vista Theater, and a Rowing Star
IT LOOKS LIKE the city of Marquette might finally take possession of the old Coast Guard property later this year. The deal has taken a mere six years to be consummated. You might remember that Marquette and the Coast Guard traded properties on Lake Superior back in 2009, and the Coast Guard immediately built its ... Continue Reading
Food Trucks, Tax Tribunal, Angel Investors, Ishpeming Revival, MJ’s Loss, New Sportscaster, and Bohnak’s Beliefs
DON'T EXPECT A new, revised food truck ordinance to come up before the City Commission anytime soon. In fact, don't expect it to come up before the new City Commission is seated in November. The issue is all but dead. At least, that's the word from the city staff. They thought they had drawn up a reasonable ... Continue Reading