We've now got a Mexican restaurant downtown. Also German, Irish and Cajun.Art and Amy Thammasiri think it's about time we got an Asian restaurant, as well. They're the owners of the Thai House on Third Street and the Teriyaki Bowl on US 41 near Starbucks.They're now trying to work out a deal to lease the former Farmer ... Continue Reading
Hospital Update, Co-op vs Econo, and Motley Fools Bash Cliffs
Here's the unofficial, official update on the relocation of Marquette General Hospital.It's down to three locations: 1)the southern half of the Heritage course at the Marquette Golf Club. 2)the so-called Roundhouse property off of Seventh Street in Marquette. 3)the Marquette Township property off of Venture ... Continue Reading
Farm-to-Table, a Change of L’Attitude, and Enigmatic Anti-Semitism
Get ready for a new farm-to-table restaurant opening up in Marquette later this summer.It'll be called The Marq and it'll be located in the space that the much-loved but short-lived Rubaiyat occupied a few years ago, next to the Childrens' Museum.Chef Austin Fure and three partners, all from the U.P., are behind this new ... Continue Reading
Taco Trucks, Teacher Talks, High School Hugs, and Bullriding
Everybody loves taco trucks and ice cream bikes, right?You get great snacks right where you want them--outside the bars, in parks, next to your work places, on the bike paths, at the soccer games.Plus it's a boost for capitalism, the free enterprise system and entrepreneurs.Win-win-win.Well, not quite.Marquette now has ... Continue Reading
Progress for the Teachers, Brush-off for the Rowers, and Beer for Carhartt
It ain't over 'til it's over but it looks like the Marquette teachers' contract dispute with the school board is moving closer to resolution.It's about time.Union rep Stuart Skauge says a meeting between the two sides on Tuesday was the most encouraging they've had to date. They made progress. They'll meet again May ... Continue Reading