Brian Cabell sits down with the 34-year-old cofounder and artistic director of the Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival and the Wolf's Head Theater Company. BC: Where were you born and raised? JW: Primarily downstate. Westland, Michigan, the Detroit metro area. I was raised there with my mom and my dad, my brother and ... Continue Reading
Faith in Humanity
YOU GOTTA SALUTE Anna Dravland. She is one persistent lady. She's ramping up for the second annual Spread Goodness Day March 15th. It was an idea she had been mulling over for a few years--encouraging people to do good things for each other--and she actually brought it to reality last year. This, in spite of the fact ... Continue Reading
Commission Votes to Opt Out on Marijuana
THERE WILL BE no recreational marijuana businesses in the city of Marquette in the near future. That's the bottom line after the City Commission Monday night voted 4-3 to opt-out on Michigan's recently passed marijuana legalization law. Couple quick points: This in no way affects the smoking or possessing of small ... Continue Reading
A New Pub on Washington Street
THE RECOVERY ROOM is history. The Wild Rover is distant history. And Kildare Irish American Pub is the future. Yep, Kildare is setting up shop where the Recovery Room just closed down, and there will be a distinctly Irish flair to the place once again. "Look at it," says Rick Overby, the new owner and general manager, ... Continue Reading
Snowpocalypse Continues
JUST WHAT WE needed. Another ten inches-plus headed our way late Saturday and early Sunday. That's according to the National Weather Service. "The exact path of the storm system is still not certain," says NWS meteorologist Jon Banitt, "but it looks like it's headed up through Green Bay into the western half of the ... Continue Reading