WE DON'T LIKE to talk about teen suicide. It's uncomfortable. It's frightening. But this isn't about teen suicide. It's about pre-teen suicide. Almost incomprehensible. Actually, it's a suicide attempt, and currently, the 11 year old boy is lying in a bed at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor on life support. ... Continue Reading
Digs to Open, St. Paddy’s in the Street, NeuroTrainer with a Mystery Client, Tracey’s Gets Rave Reviews, Bergman Planning Town Halls, High Schoolers Win First Ever Honor, and a Double Battle Against Cancer
WE'LL BE GETTING our first look at Digs, the new downtown gastropub, this Friday. The new owners, their friends and family have been working their butts off for the last several weeks whipping it into a newly configured shape that will make it more suitable as an entertainment venue, with a stage...and less of a drinking ... Continue Reading
Coaster ll for Sale, Houseboats in the Harbor, the Exodus of Sports Stores, and New Shops Downtown, Including a Piercing Boutique
MARQUETTE'S OFFICIAL FLAGSHIP is up for sale. The Coaster ll, the 43 foot long schooner that's been docked here in Marquette for the last ten years and has given tourists memorable rides along the coast of Lake Superior, is listed at $126,000. Captain Niko Economides says he's selling it because of his health ... Continue Reading
Meijer Closes on Marquette Store
MARQUETTE COUNTY SHOPPERS, fire up your shopping carts. Meijer has announced that it's closed on its purchase of property in Marquette Township and will be building a super center there. The store will be located behind Lowe's, just off of US 41. Meijer will begin construction this year and open its doors next year, ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk with Steve Asplund
Brian sits down with Steve Asplund, TV6's longtime anchor and current news director. If you talk to the scores of reporters, anchors, photographers and producers who've worked at the station over the last few decades, they'll tell you that Steve is the hardest-working, most devoted newsman they've ever met. So who is he, ... Continue Reading