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Comings and Goings

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  It's always more fun to talk about what's coming, rather than what's going.  But it seems there's always a little bit of both.  And that's true today, as we take a look at recent developments, both comings and goings, that will shape the days ahead. Comings • You may have already heard about the new development ... Continue Reading

Back at the Cog • New show on Fox UP • Family Video Update

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Pouring again at the Cognition NO, IT WASN'T an April Fools joke.  The Cognition, the popular brew pub, which previously had been operating out of Ishpeming’s Mather Inn, reopened there last week, much to the joy of local crafters.  (Not those crafters… beer crafters.) Owner Jay Clancey explains the timing… “We have ... Continue Reading

A Bohnak Return? • Summer Ready • Bald for a Cause

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Bohnak Coming Back to TV? We see his regular reports in the Mining Journal.  We hear him on the radio.  Will we see him again on television? The word on the street is that Karl Bohnak will be back in front of the weather map with the new station in town, WZMQ. Confirmed?  No.  Believable?  Sure.  And why not?  It was ... Continue Reading

Planning… and Pot

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Planning Marquette The City of Marquette’s Planning Commission met with the Marquette City Commission Tuesday night at the city’s service center to go over what the Planning Commission has been up to, and, by definition… what they’re planning.  Though it’s probably not the most exciting two hour meeting you could imagine, ... Continue Reading

Emmendorfer Leaving RATI • No Petunias This Year • Going Green

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Changes at Room at the Inn AFTER 3 YEARS AS Executive Director of Room at the Inn and overseeing the operation at the Warming Center, Nick Emmendorfer has announced that he is leaving the post for another job here in Marquette. Emmendorfer took over RATI in January of 2019 and has put his passion for helping the ... Continue Reading

Wordle • Who Are We? • The Hospital Property Cont. • Changes Downtown

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Wordle on the Street DID YOU PLAY today?   How’d you do?  Your Facebook friends are all waiting to see your results!  Those of us who don’t play have no idea what your colored boxes and scores mean, but you seem to be proud, so we’re happy for you. Here’s an idea.  Instead of setting aside a few minutes every day to ... Continue Reading

Getting Crime off the Street

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ACCORDING TO MOST major surveys, crime is one of the biggest issues most Americans are concerned with.  Granted, much of the crime we hear about is happening in bigger cities than we have in the Upper Peninsula, but crime is an issue here as well. Reports on how we are fighting crime are always less dramatic than reports ... Continue Reading

The Future of the Old Hospital Property

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SO, WE'VE GOT THAT new hospital, which, for travelers passing through Marquette... looks pretty good.  In with the new… out with the old.  Unfortunately, the old isn’t “out.”  It’s still with us, collecting dust, but no revenue.  Basically, just taking up space. The question on everybody’s mind has been… what’s going to ... Continue Reading

Ridin’ with the Radio

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  STUDIES SHOW THAT most radio is listened to in the car, which is no surprise.  And stations know that too.  Get in the car… turn on the radio.  That’s why ‘drive time’ is a radio term. But with new media platforms invading their airspace, local radio now faces challenges it avoided for most of its 100 years.  ... Continue Reading