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Financial institution helps students ‘bank’ on their education

MARQUETTE — A local bank says when it comes to education, every donation counts. Range Bank’s annual school supply drive is back for its fourth year. The goal of the drive is to help local students start the school year ready to learn. The bank is encouraging the community to support local schools by either dropping off donations of school supplies to any Range Bank location or by making monetary donations online at RangeBank.com through August 31st. School supply donations will benefit local schools in the regions Range Bank serves. Over the past three years, Range Bank’s ...

Curio Design Studio celebrates grand opening

MARQUETTE—Curio Design Studio, a leading provider of innovative and Bespoke Interior Design Solutions, celebrated its grand opening in Marquette on July 21. Lake Superior Community Partnership occasion was markedby an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at their studio on Presque Isle Ave. Founded in 2012 by Allison Harlow, Curio Design Studio specializes in creating distinctive interior environments for new constructions, whole house renovations, and kitchen and bath remodels. Focusing on modern families and leading professionals, the studio offers personalized design ...

‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building: San Francisco investigates permit violation

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform. City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, ...

More Trader Joe’s recalls?

NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns. The soup recall impacts Trader Joe’s Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup with “Use By” dates ranging from July 18 to Sept. 15, according to a Thursday announcement from the company. On Friday, the grocer announced that Trader Joe’s Fully Cooked Falafel sold in 35 states and Washington, D.C., was also under recall. In each case, “there was an issue in the ...

Chamber Chat: A refocused and revised game plan

I’ve officially been the Executive Director of the Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Chamber of Commerce for almost three full weeks on my own. Having been the former Marketing and Events Coordinator, I had a good sense of what type of role I was stepping into. Boy, was I wrong. Watching Bob and ...