THE BALL DROP is back for New Years Eve in Marquette. And it'll be a new ball dropped from a new building. You can thank the Double Trouble boys and the Downtown Development Authority. A couple of weeks ago, JP Electric announced that, after a few decades of conducting the ball drop from the Savings Bank ... Continue Reading
Check-Writing Fraud, Great Hunan Auction, Lawry’s Expansion, Food Network Favorites, Clinic Opening, Taiga Games, and a Creative Marriage Proposal
BY NOW, WE'VE all read about the $145 million dollar check kiting scheme and the Ishpeming woman, Brooke Vernier (also known as Brooke Ferns), who's been charged with fraud in the case. That's $145 million, not thousand. That's a lot of money, especially here in the U.P. Well, time for some clarification here, and ... Continue Reading
Rover Deal Is Off
NO HUGE SURPRISE here. The rumors had been leaking out for the last few months. The deal that had the Double Trouble guys, Bill and Pat Digneit, and their partner, Alyssa Pilot, buying the Wild Rover, is off. Bad news for downtown. Bad news for everybody. The culprit, as it is in so many of these transactions, was ... Continue Reading
Wild Rover on Verge of Being Sold
THE RUMORS THAT have been circulating about the Wild Rover for the last week or two are true. It's been sold, though it's not a done deal yet. The buyers? The Double Trouble guys, Pat and Bill Digneit, and their partner, Alyssa Pilot, from Iron Mountain. Double Trouble is based in Marquette and downstate in Royal Oak, ... Continue Reading