Brian Cabell sits down and talks to Marquette's 32-year-old, very pregnant mayor Jenna Smith to find out why she became involved with politics...and what have been the happiest and most trying most moments of her life. BC: Where were you brought up? JS: I grew up in Harvey with my parents and my brother on a ... Continue Reading
Pier 1 Questions, the New Brewpub, and Reason #172 Why We Love the UP
Nationwide, the store is struggling THE PIER 1 IMPORTS store in Marquette Township certainly seems busy and prosperous. But check the news from their corporate headquarters over the last few months, and there's cause for concern. Sales are down, losses are up, many of their stores are being shuttered. A couple of ... Continue Reading
Marquette “Redmen”: Is There Room for a Compromise?
MONDAY'S MAPS SCHOOL board meeting will likely be unusually crowded. And maybe impassioned. It'll be the first Board meeting since a research committee returned its recommendation that Marquette Senior High School drop its controversial nickname "Redmen." "The research reviewed by the committee demonstrated that a ... Continue Reading
A New Owner of the Old JC Penney Store
THE MOSTLY EMPTY Westwood Mall is about to get a new neighbor in the old, vacated JC Penney location. And no, it's not a new department store or sporting goods shop or homeless shelter or coffee shop or.... It's the Northiron Church, which is based in Ishpeming, but with a growing membership in Marquette. "The ... Continue Reading
Legal Recreational Pot: The First Shop in the UP
"WE'VE BEEN BUSY here. We've had a steady stream of customers ever since we opened. It's in line with what we expected." The words of Stosh Wasik, one of the owners of The Fire Station which last week became the first and only store in the Upper Peninsula selling recreational marijuana. It had been selling only medical ... Continue Reading