WE'RE NOT SURE what it means yet, but the I Love Marquette store on Washington Street in the heart of downtown has been closed for at least a week now. Simply a Closed sign on the door. Lights are on inside, flower pots outside. Becky Salmon, the assistant director of Downtown Development Authority, says she's got no ... 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
L’Attitude Hopes, Indian Cuisine, Orphanage Progress, Clinic Relocation, Mall Vacancies, Meth Bills, and Entrepreneurs on Tap
DON'T GET TOO excited yet, but Steve Nagelkirk, the current owner of L'Attitude, says a deal to sell the restaurant/bar may finally be getting close. There's good reason to be skeptical. The deal to sell L'Attitude late last year to partners Joe Constance and Jill Hayes fell through at the last minute when Nagelkirk's ... Continue Reading
Lakeshore Shopping Mall, Meijer Update, 906 Engineering, Angel Investors, Larry King, and Sydney’s
A SMALL, MOSTLY upscale, two story shopping mall just across Lakeshore Boulevard from Picnic Rocks. That's the plan being designed by a group of Chicago-based investors. It'll be located alongside and behind the newly opened Nestledown Bed and Breakfast. The project manager for the shopping center, Valdy Biernacki, is ... Continue Reading
New Mall and Hotel Readies a Site, NeuroTrainer Takes the Plunge, Dark Store Optimism, Kivela’s Case, a Munising TV Studio, and Partridge Creek Expansion
THEY'RE NOT QUITE ready to schedule a ribbon cutting, but that large hotel and upscale mall development in Marquette Township is moving closer to reality. You may have seen the land being cleared on the hill just north of Lowe's--that's to make way for the Up the Sky development. Specifically, that's where a 300-400 room ... Continue Reading