THOSE OF US WHO call Marquette home know all too well the cost of living here. Whether you rent or buy, your monthly tab looks nothing like it did just a few short years ago, and that’s if you can find a place. And the taxes? Statements are out, and to say a few of us are experiencing home-owner sticker shock ... Continue Reading
Short Term Rentals: Their Impact on Marquette
AIRBNB...VRBO...SHORT term rentals. We know the terms. They refer to an economic and lifestyle phenomenon that's swept the nation in the last several years. Airbnb, alone, claims to have five million rental listings in 180,000 cities around the globe. Marquette, especially in the last few years, has joined the party. ... Continue Reading
Major Condo Development Proposed for North Lakeshore Boulevard
FIRST THINGS FIRST. This is a proposal, a plan. Not a sure thing, by any means. It goes before the Marquette Planning Commission May 1st. But it's fair to say that this proposed condo development, on the site of a former foundry that was recently torn down, is no small potatoes. It would be two buildings, just off ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Houseboats, YMCA Progress, New Nutrition Store, Roam Inn, Nestledown B&B, and College Rankings
HOUSEBOATS MOORED TO Marquette's ore dock? Yep. That's a proposal put forward by local boatbuilder Chad Lewis to City Manager Mike Angeli and his staff. They're now looking into the viability and legality of the plan. Lewis is hoping to tie two houseboats (each big enough for four people) to the dock next summer, rent ... Continue Reading
Overworked Nurses and a New B & B
"I AM WORKING with a lot of unhappy, tired, overworked nurses these days. It's the worst I've seen in all my years at the hospital." That's a quote from a veteran nurse at UP Health System-Marquette (the former MGH) who understandably wants to remain anonymous. She's not alone. This, from another nurse: "We have ... Continue Reading