The post has been taken down RESOLUTION AHEAD IN the Facebook defamation case? Could be. Attorney George Hyde, who represents three businesses and two owners who claim they were defamed in a Facebook posting by a local man, Raymond Little, says Little's attorney, Brian Bloch, has been negotiating the last few days in ... 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
Wells Fargo Bank Building Up for Sale, and Polar Rollers Up for “Fun”
But Flagstar intends to stay A PROMINENT DOWNTOWN building is up for sale. Massive, handsome, and historically significant. Namely, the Wells Fargo Bank building, now occupied by Flagstar Bank, at the corner of Washington and Front Streets. The listing is with Newmark Knight Frank, an international real estate and ... Continue Reading
Soccer Foes Looking for a Solution, Community Action Investigating Charges, Audience Sides with Bohnak, and Fat-Bikers Prepping for a Masochistic Race
CAN THE TWO competing youth soccer organizations in Marquette finally figure out how to work together? We may find out this Sunday. Four pm. The Power Soccer Academy and Superiorland Soccer Association will be meeting at the YMCA to see if they can work out a partnership. Leaders, coaches, parents, and kids will all be ... Continue Reading
Questions about UP Water, CR 595 in Court, a Barbecue Truck Relocates, WLUC Is Sold, Saving the Bayou, and the Vietnam Wall Comes to Town
WORRIED ABOUT OUR water in the U.P., given the problems they've had in Flint? The Department of Environmental Quality says there's absolutely no cause for concern. (Cue the cynics who rightly point out that the DEQ was partly responsible for the tragic mess in Flint.) But here's what the DEQ will say about our water ... Continue Reading