LOOKS LIKE MARQUETTE will soon be getting a major new tenant in the heart of downtown. The Chamber of Commerce and the UP Masonic Association will be signing a memorandum of understanding in the next week or so to develop a "coworking" space at the Masonic Square on Washington Street. It's a big deal. Five thousand ... Continue Reading
Babycakes, a Downtown Institution, Is Sold
KIM DANIELSON WILL not be reporting to work at Babycakes on Tuesday. That's because she has just sold her coffee shop/bakery/restaurant, a downtown favorite for almost three decades, to the Huron Mountain Bakery. "I'm sure I'll miss it," she says, "but it just felt like it was time to move on. I've had a lot of offers ... Continue Reading
New York Times Features the Upper Peninsula
OKAY, THIS IS a pretty big deal. Travel Marquette had to keep it quiet until today, but now that it's been posted, we can talk about it. The New York Times (yeah, that one--probably the world's most important newspaper) today posted an extensive online article, "36 Hours in the Upper Peninsula of ... Continue Reading
Engine Works Decision Upcoming, Riverside Move Delayed, Gophers Closes, Old Hospital Future Still Undetermined, 109th District Democrats Are Split, Streetcar Rocks, and Michigan Law Nabs a Driver
DECISION TIME COMING soon for the old Engine Works building on Lakeshore Boulevard. For the last year or so, a Chicago development group had been planning to transform it into a small, upscale retail center but they never really moved on it. Now they've got an engineering team looking at the structure to determine what ... Continue Reading
Channing Tatum, Dia de los Tacos, License Plates, Coco’s, Albino Deer, and Lumi
SO WHAT'S THE real story with Channing Tatum and the U.P? He was spotted here, right? On a plane, right? And it was really him, right? Right. And heres the story. He's been celebrating his wedding anniversary at the highly private, highly exclusive Huron Mountain Club, outside of Big Bay. He's been a guest of one of ... Continue Reading