A SIGHT AND sound witnessed recently in downtown Marquette. Car #1 headed north in slow traffic on Front Street stops at a well-marked crosswalk at Main Street to allow a pedestrian, waiting on the sidewalk, to cross Front Street. Car #2 stops behind Car #1, and the driver immediately leans out the window and starts ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Jim Koski
Brian Cabell talks to Jim Koski, the enthusiastic radio personality at Q107 for the last 31 years. He also hosts the TV show "High School Bowl" and conducts history tours of Marquette. BC: Where were you born and raised? JK: I was actually born and raised here in Marquette and I graduated from Marquette High ... Continue Reading
I Love Marquette, UP the Sky, and Climate Change Refugees Pouring into the UP
WE'RE NOT SURE what it means yet, but the I Love Marquette store on Washington Street in the heart of downtown has been closed for at least a week now. Simply a Closed sign on the door. Lights are on inside, flower pots outside. Becky Salmon, the assistant director of Downtown Development Authority, says she's got no ... Continue Reading
Free Ice Cream! Free Hot Dogs! And More Smiles for the Kids
ARE SERVICE CLUBS on the decline in this country? Is their membership getting older every day? Will some of them go out of business for lack of interest and members? Yes, yes, and yes. But here's why service clubs--which have struggled to attract younger members--matter. Immensely. They Get Stuff Done. Example: ... Continue Reading
Musical Chairs in Marquette, and the Highest Rated Coffee Shop in Town
IT HAPPENS EVERY year in Marquette--businesses open, close, relocate, and expand. But the last several months have been particularly active. Dizzying. Let's review what is a lengthy but almost certainly incomplete list. Try to keep up. Reblossom (the above photo) has now closed on Washington Street after moving from ... Continue Reading