Brian sits down with Steve Asplund, TV6's longtime anchor and current news director. If you talk to the scores of reporters, anchors, photographers and producers who've worked at the station over the last few decades, they'll tell you that Steve is the hardest-working, most devoted newsman they've ever met. So who is he, ... Continue Reading
Meijer Update, Up The Sky Access, Local 3’s Progress, Jasmine’s Opening, Traverse City’s Foresight, BOTECO’s Prospects, and a Beer Lover’s Delight
PLANS APPARENTLY ARE still proceeding smoothly for the Meijer super center to be built behind Lowe's. Ready by 2018? We'll see. It's been almost a year since Meijer signed its purchase agreement and the deal hasn't closed yet, but last year, store officials said it would take about a year for them to complete the ... Continue Reading
A Center for Wellness, Activity on Lakeshore, Roundabout Fever, Dark Store Documentary, a Brighter Downtown, and a Marriage Proposal Goes National
CALL IT A wellness destination. Call it a center for all types of therapy--yoga, massage, dance, meditation, and much, much more. That's what will be moving into the spot recently vacated by MacDonalds Music Store on Third Street. The new owners are Kate Lewandowski and Christopher Ray. They've been part-time ... Continue Reading
Wind Turbines in the UP, VAST Insurance in a Partnership, TV 6 on Facebook, Darwin and Beer, and a Street Party in the Snow
IT'S BEEN ALL hush-hush so far, but someone has plans to build 120 wind turbines in Baraga County and northwestern Marquette County. That's a huge wind project. Plans were submitted to MISO last August. MISO is the Midcontinent Independent System Operator which regulates power transmission in several states and ... Continue Reading
Condo Plans, Chamber Move, Possible Library Change, and TV6 Dominance
DON'T EXPECT THOSE new condos atop Shiras Hill, just off of US 41, to go up this summer. Surprise, surprise, these things things take longer than expected. Site plans have been submitted to the city but nothing is finalized. What we'll see on those six acres over the next several weeks is a leveling of the ground and ... Continue Reading