DON'T EXPECT A new, revised food truck ordinance to come up before the City Commission anytime soon. In fact, don't expect it to come up before the new City Commission is seated in November. The issue is all but dead. At least, that's the word from the city staff. They thought they had drawn up a reasonable ... Continue Reading
NMU Faculty Deal, Wine Bar Wishes, Dark Store Delay, Angel Investors, and Population Influx (sort of)
IT'S TAKEN SIX long, sometimes contentious months, but it looks like NMU faculty members finally have a new contract deal. Negotiators for the administration and the American Association of University Professors have reached a tentative agreement. Faculty members will be getting the details in the next couple of days. ... Continue Reading
Forsberg Re-Locates, Coffee Shops Grow, Trimedia Builds, and Shakespeare Finds a New Home
BIG CHANGES AT one of Marquette's most venerable stores. Forsberg Flowers is closing up shop at its Third Street location Saturday. The building's been sold, Mark and Pam Forsberg are retiring. Forsberg has been there since 1974. That's longevity. However. Forsberg is not going away. A new store, Forsberg's ... Continue Reading
Wild Rover on Verge of Being Sold
THE RUMORS THAT have been circulating about the Wild Rover for the last week or two are true. It's been sold, though it's not a done deal yet. The buyers? The Double Trouble guys, Pat and Bill Digneit, and their partner, Alyssa Pilot, from Iron Mountain. Double Trouble is based in Marquette and downstate in Royal Oak, ... Continue Reading
The Flying Moose, L’Attitude’s New Motto, Girls’ Night Out, a Not So Hot Summer, and a Paddling Honor
HOW TO DESCRIBE The Flying Moose, the soon-to-be-opened store at Washington and 5th (formerly Hockey Central)? Well, you'll be able to buy local and organic produce, meats and groceries there, along with backpacking and hikers' gear, along with bikes to buy or rent, along with Michigan beers and wines, and local artwork ... Continue Reading