Ask any young family, Northern Michigan University student or single parent looking for a place to live in the greater Marquette area, “How’s that coming?” you’re likely to get a sharp, negative response. That’s because this area suffers from a lack of affordable housing. The ...

Welcome to all who came to town specifically to attend the Fifth Annual Fresh Coast Film Festival which is taking place at a variety of venues throughout Marquette through Sunday. While there is a plethora of fine films, many which feature outdoor-related themes, we are especially drawn to ...

Actress Glenn Close once said, “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.” That’s exactly what our local representative is looking to do. State Rep. Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette, hosted a virtual town hall on Monday night to discuss where ...

It appeared the ongoing stalemate between the Northern Michigan University-American Association of University Professors faculty union and NMU administration had come to an end. Until it didn’t. The two sides on Oct. 2 announced that a tentative agreement on the faculty contract, which ...

It isn’t often we use this space to honor the individual accomplishments of very young students, but that’s what we have the pleasure of doing today. That student is Gilbert Elementary School third-grader Ruby Derwin, the daughter of Sarah and T.J. Derwin. It turns out that Ruby is ...

As flu season approaches amid the second fall of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say that staying up to date on all vaccinations will be especially important this year. Since much of the population wore masks, practiced social distancing and attended work or school remotely during the fall and ...