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
Gas Station Returns, Holiday Inn Renovation Nearing Completion, Pot and Gerrymandering Await Our Decision, Indoor Market Planned, New Naturopath Comes to Town, the Symphony Excites, LaCombe Keeps Busy, and a Love Affair with the Secretary of State
TALK ABOUT A quick reversal. The KBIC-owned gas station and convenience store on US 41 in Marquette Township suddenly reopened last Friday, a month after it had surprisingly closed down. No official word yet on exactly what happened but a couple of employees said, to their understanding, someone in the ... Continue Reading
Holiday Inn Transformation, SkyWest Cancellation, Johnny Dogs Relocation, Superior Hockey Relocation, and a Possible Soccer Collaboration
A FACELIFT? A makeover? No, those terms don't adequately describe what's just begun at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. How about "total body transformation"? (See rendering of the new hotel above, the current one below) "Every surface inside and out will be redone," says architect Barry Polzin. "We'll be taking it ... Continue Reading