The Last Time You'll... I give up. I’ve been in denial for the past five years, but it’s time to acknowledge what has been apparent for some time now. Marquette is finally Traverse City North. Unlike us, they don't have a bypass, and without ours, traffic jams downtown would be similar to those in the Cherry City. Our ... Continue Reading
More Beacon House • Parking at Presque Isle • This 4th of July • Other Words
More Beacon House By this time, you're likely quite familiar with Beacon House... the mission, the people behind it, and the money needed to make it all happen. Really, what area non-profit has garnered more media attention and fundraising publicity over the last decade than Beacon House? And now their new facility, ... Continue Reading
Dismal Hospital Ratings, Wine Bar Plans, Homeless Boathouse, Eroding Presque Isle, NMU Apathy, Trenary Toast, and Skateboard Picassos
UH OH. Ya wanna root for your hometown hospital, but the latest ratings released by a national nonprofit group that measures hospital safety gives you pause. Leapfrog Group rates hospitals based on factors like infections, bed sores, falls, embolisms, staff hand washing, leaving objects in a patient's body during ... Continue Reading
YMCA Investigation, Ishpeming Mushrooms, Iron Ore Woes, TV News Changes, Presque Isle Erosion, and a Midnight Visit to the ER
AN INVESTIGATOR FROM YMCA USA has been at the local facility this week checking on the financial and operational health of the Y. More national visitors next week. This comes in the wake of the dismissal (or forced resignation) of longtime CEO Lisa Coombs-Gerou two weeks ago amid charges of financial mismanagement. ... Continue Reading