Slip Sliding Away There’s no feeling quite like the one you get when you hit the top of the 4th Street hill, heading south, down towards West Washington when you realize, too late, that light snow and a temperature right around freezing have turned one of the city’s busiest streets into a sheet of ice that would make ... Continue Reading
Smoking? Or… NO Smoking!
The old "smoke 'em if you got 'em" maxim isn't heard much anymore, mainly because there are very few places that will allow you to smoke 'em, whether you've got 'em or not. One exception is the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's Ojibwa Casino in Chocolay Township. Along with the tribe's other facility in Baraga, ... Continue Reading
On The News
Ample Coverage There are more than 200 television “markets” in this country. Ranked by size, New York City is #1, as it is in a lot of things. Glendive, Montana holds down the bottom spot at #210, and Marquette comes in at #180. 180 is pretty deep in the lineup to find a market with three stations that air original, ... Continue Reading
Power of the People • Anatomy of a Rumor • Nice New Digs
Power of the People We saw the power of the people in action last Monday night at the Marquette City Commission meeting. Or did we? Yes, attendance at the meeting was beyond capacity, with a clear majority there to oppose the latest proposed housing development, this one off McClellan Avenue, in the forested land just ... Continue Reading
A Celebration of Local Music
Tonight! It's a celebration of local music at the annual Marquette Music Scene Hall of Fame Induction & Party at the Masonic/ MATI Building downtown. Marquette Music Scene is an online service that lets local music fans know who's playing where, and when. Visit Marquette Music Scene on Facebook, 'like' the page, and ... Continue Reading