PLANS TO RESTORE the Nordic Theater downtown are still alive but they're facing one major obstacle. Price. Peggy Frazier, the chairwoman of the board at Lake Superior Theater which is hoping to buy the building, says the current asking price--$549,000--is far above what the theater could afford. And she feels it's way ... Continue Reading
WLUC’s Investment, ABC 10’s Loss, Duke LifePoint’s Layoffs, Marquette’s Hot Real Estate Market, Old City Hall Restoration, Coast Guard Park Update, and Everything Under the Sun
THE RICH ARE getting richer. WLUC, which already dominates TV news ratings in the U.P., is about to dismantle its old news set and toss out its old graphics, and build a new, state-of-the art set, and install brand new, cutting edge graphics. To the tune of $500-750 thousand dollars. That's an enormous amount of money ... Continue Reading
Hate in Marquette, Pessimism on Dark Stores, Waiting on Marquette Mountain, and Snow (a bit) in the Forecast
HERE'S HOPING THE following is just one sad, isolated incident in our hometown. Khadijah Wilson has lived in Marquette for four years. She's black. She's worked as a nurse, she's served on the Boards of the Marquette West Rotary and the Women's Center, and she's currently on the Toastmasters' Board. She's the wife of ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Revival, YMCA Lawsuit, Munising Tourism Boom, Not-So-Hot Summer, Partridge Creek’s Future, Edwards Departure, and Public Shaming
COULD THE HUGE, shadowy, abandoned ore dock become a centerpiece for downtown Marquette? Or is it just a fantasy? We'll start to get an answer on Monday when the folks proposing the transformation of the ore dock make their first official presentation to the City Commission. They're looking to get the Commission's ... Continue Reading
Check-Writing Fraud, Great Hunan Auction, Lawry’s Expansion, Food Network Favorites, Clinic Opening, Taiga Games, and a Creative Marriage Proposal
BY NOW, WE'VE all read about the $145 million dollar check kiting scheme and the Ishpeming woman, Brooke Vernier (also known as Brooke Ferns), who's been charged with fraud in the case. That's $145 million, not thousand. That's a lot of money, especially here in the U.P. Well, time for some clarification here, and ... Continue Reading