Word on the Street

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

By Brian Cabell on July 26, 2017 at 5:45 am

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

By Brian Cabell on July 19, 2017 at 5:45 am

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

Recovery Room Changes, Forestville Ticket Sales, Marquette County’s Uniqueness, Arrivals and Departures at WLUC, and Tennessee Williams Comes to Town

By Brian Cabell on July 14, 2017 at 5:45 am

A MANAGEMENT SHAKEUP at the Recovery Room. Patrick Bibb, the managing partner at the pub, and his girlfriend, Danielle DeWitt, the kitchen manager, walked out precipitously last Thursday. Not surprisingly, there were major problems over the weekend. The kitchen closing down, for one. All of it the result of a ... Continue Reading

Iron Bay Is Crazy Busy, Marquette Hotels Are Pricey, VR Is Staying, SmartZone and Invent@NMU Are Flush, Heroin Is on the Rise, the Township Finds a Way, and Blueberries Look Promising

By Brian Cabell on July 9, 2017 at 5:45 am

BUSY DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE everywhere. The epicenter seems to be the recently opened Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery. Co-owner Joe Constance is reluctant to talk about numbers but concedes that the restaurant is averaging more than 600 customers a day. Some days, it's hit 800 plus. Crazy volume. Double what he was ... Continue Reading

Are Service Clubs Dying?

By Brian Cabell on July 4, 2017 at 5:45 am

WE TAKE TODAY'S Fourth of July parade in Marquette for granted. Along with the three day International Food Fest. Same thing with Harborfest coming up later this summer. They just happen, right? They're city events. Well, no. The parade wouldn't happen without the yearlong efforts of volunteers from the Kiwanis Club, ... Continue Reading