As the new Kids Cove in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park nears completion, the boo-birds are already out in force. As soon as it was announced the new play area was going to be “all-inclusive,” and will cost more than many think it should, you could have predicted the complaints. Without one kid yet to ... Continue Reading
NEWS AND VIEWS
NEWS… Someone finally had the courage to deface the sign promoting the planned North Harbor condo development along Lakeshore Boulevard. VIEWS… Courage? Hardly. In truth, someone has confused civil disobedience with simple vandalism. You don’t like the idea of marshland being transformed into habitable, ... Continue Reading
Allenatore Opens, Johnny Dogs Moving, Dia de los Tacos Reconsiders Plans, a Buyer’s Market Downtown, Hospital Hiring More Nurses, the Grandview Has Vacancies, Marquette Seeking Out-of-Town “Creatives”, the Symphony Looks to Broaden Appeal, and Lip Syncers Are Ready for Folly and Fun
ANOTHER OPTION FOR Marquette coffee lovers. Allenatore (Italian for "coach"), a European style coffee shop, opened its doors this week on Third Street, three doors south of Vango's. Very different from the other new coffee shops. If Contrast has a bright, spacious, industrial look and Velodrome has a hip, minimalist ... Continue Reading
Questions for Substance Abuse Patients, Hope for the Nordic Theater, Zero Degrees Progress, a Sailing Entrepreneur, NMU on NBC, and a Man with Class Leaves Us
MURMURINGS FROM INSIDE the UP Health System Marquette. We're hearing that the new $300 million hospital being built out on the highway won't offer inpatient substance abuse services. The current hospital, on the other hand, we're told, has been offering those services. Seems a little strange, given the opioid ... Continue Reading
The View from the Sidewalk
SARAH BANNAN'S ONE of those nurses in red shirts walking outside the hospital yesterday and again today. Holding a sign. Waving at honking cars. Putting in her unpaid, eight hour shift on the sidewalk even though she'd much rather be inside the hospital taking care of her patients in the cardiac unit. She needs the ... Continue Reading