A LITTLE BIT of deja vu these days at Community Action Alger-Marquette. The nonprofit agency (formerly known as AMCAB) helps low income residents with housing (eg Grandview Marquette), nutrition, early childhood education, and utility subsidies, but for the second time in a year, it's been hit with trouble near the ... Continue Reading
Hope for Munising’s Housing Crunch
FOLKS ARE ALWAYS saying it's tough to find good, affordable housing in Marquette. In Munising, it may be worse. "The housing situation is critical here," says Mayor Rod Desjardins, "but the city is working with a developer from Detroit right now looking for a solution." The plans haven't been firmed up yet and no ... Continue Reading
A New Day for the YMCA, a New Location for Wood Jewelers, Brand New Construction in Downtown Munising, a New Hair Salon for Men Only, and a New Idea from Partridge Creek Farm
THE TIDE SEEMS to be turning for Marquette County's YMCA. The latest evidence? Interim CEO Jenna Zdunek, who for months had been leery of permanently taking the reins of the beleaguered organization, has now accepted the job of CEO. The Y's new Board voted unanimously to make the offer to her earlier this ... Continue Reading
Inside Look at LifePoint, a New Brewpub, the UP’s First Sommelier, Wine Bar Plans, More Praise for Marquette, and Why We Love the UP
HERE'S A FASCINATING behind-the-scenes look at the politics and economics of LifePoint Health which, of course, is building Marquette's new hospital in partnership with Duke University Health System. We discovered it in Modern Healthcare, a hard copy and online journal that closely follows news in the healthcare ... Continue Reading