"WE NEED TO raise funds if we're going to sustain our growth." The words of Jamie Weeder, the cofounder and director of Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival and Wolf's Head Theater Company. So begins a campaign to identify arts-loving individuals and businesses who will put the two relatively new theater groups on ... Continue Reading
OfficeMax to Close
OFFICE MAX IN Marquette will be closing up shop by mid-November, according to employees. Reportedly the lease on the property is up, and the business will not be relocating. The company is now working to either transfer employees to other locations or to help them find other jobs locally. OfficeMax has been advising ... Continue Reading
The Continuing Arby’s Mystery, the Bright, New Future for Construction Workers, NMU’s Appeal Levels Off, and the Battle Against Graffiti
STILL A MYSTERY. It's been one of the most frequently asked questions we've heard over the last several months: What's going in at the old Arby's site near WJMN's studio just off the highway? Veridea, the owner of the property, isn't saying. The contractor working on the project isn't saying. The township's not ... Continue Reading
A Parade of Snowstorms, a New Coffee Shop, and a Tourism Dip
AND JUST LIKE that, it's autumn. The change in the last few days seemed awfully abrupt, didn't it? WLUC weather guru Karl Bohnak says this summer was close to average, although July was warmer than usual with about half the days rising to 80 or above. The summer was also drier than average for the U.P. Autumn? Should ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn Changes and Graffiti Eradication
THE LANDMARK INN has changed its plans as it moves toward becoming a high prestige Tribute Portfolio Hotel in the Marriott chain. The revival of the Crow's Nest on the sixth floor of the hotel, which had been scheduled to start this fall, has been put off until next fall. "We're going to reverse things," says Matt ... Continue Reading