BUSY DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE everywhere. The epicenter seems to be the recently opened Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery. Co-owner Joe Constance is reluctant to talk about numbers but concedes that the restaurant is averaging more than 600 customers a day. Some days, it's hit 800 plus. Crazy volume. Double what he was ... Continue Reading
Showtime at the Delft Bistro
MARQUETTE, YOU ARE one lucky, little town. Lucky, because for a community of 21,000, you offer an embarrassment of riches when it comes to restaurants. The latest entry on the culinary scene is the much awaited Delft Bistro on Washington Street. The former theater, all lit up outside like a Broadway show, has been ... Continue Reading
Smiles at Duke LifePoint, Delays at Recovery Room, Congrats for a Beach Park, Handover from the Coast Guard, Barbecue in Marquette, and Masochists in our Midst
FINALLY SOME GOOD news for UP Health System Marquette. Or at least, pretty good. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their ratings of hospitals across the nation, and UPHS Marquette came in "above average." That's a welcome change after being battered by negative ratings from another group, and ... Continue Reading