IF YOU BUILD IT, they will come. That worked for a ballfield somewhere in Iowa, and it usually works for new housing in Marquette. Whether it’s a condo development or a new apartment complex, many units are claimed well before the paint dries. Such was the case with the Gaines Rock Townhomes, seen above. ... Continue Reading
Sol Azteca… Clausura! (Closing!)
BREAKING NEWS... SOMETIMES TRUTH IS stranger than fiction, and news that Sol Azteca, the popular downtown Marquette restaurant is closing, is certainly strange. It was just confirmed moments ago by a Sol Azteca spokesperson that by October 1st the restaurant will be ending operations. Specifics of the situation ... Continue Reading
Big Boxes, Big Trucks and Big Moves
Truckin' with Meijer Some of the big box stores… you know, the ones that have used legal means to pay less taxes, also do some good things for the community. You remember don't you, a few years ago when the Michigan legislature passed a new law to allow businesses to reclassify their buildings, and bla, bla, bla… they ... Continue Reading
Water Mis-Treatment? • Wildish Animals
It’s in the water. You’d think water would be the least of our problems. Look to the east and you’ll see a big lake right there that holds an estimated 3 quadrillion gallons of fresh water. 3 QUADRILLION. Written numerically, that’s 3,000,000,000,000,000, or three more zeros than a trillion. By all accounts, it’s good ... Continue Reading
Redmen Re-Revisited • A Level Playing Field • No News?
In the continuing chronicle of the Marquette Senior High School nickname issue, a member of the Native American community weighed in with a letter to the MAPS school board at their regular meeting earlier this week. The letter, written by Austin Lowes, Acting Chairman of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, and ... Continue Reading