It’s now, officially, laughable. Not because it's funny, because it isn't. Particularly to the business owners trying to make a living out there. In the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, on Tuesday, TV6 News kicked off a three-part investigative series on the bill-paying woes at the Westwood Mall. ... Continue Reading
Power Lines and Parking • Margaret and the Petition
South Lake Street is about to go through some changes. The power poles lining the street, placed obtrusively in the front yards of the street’s ever-evolving homes, are about to come down in favor of buried lines. A few years ago, when the Marquette Board of Light and Power was making plans to replace the ... Continue Reading
Death and/or Taxes
IT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK in 1789 when Ben Franklin declared, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” After Marquette property owners looked at their summer statements, some might question which is worse. In most cases, tax bills went up 5%. That’s the most the city can increase property taxes, so yes… ... Continue Reading
Law & Order MQT
THE HEADLINE ABOVE WAS from a TV6 report originally published on August 19th, 2021. You might think the case against Klint Miller and UP General Contracting would have been settled by now, but alas… after multiple delays for a number of different reasons, there’s still no resolution. If you recall, the local ... Continue Reading
Welcome to Marquette! Where are you staying? What are you paying?
THOSE OF US WHO call Marquette home know all too well the cost of living here. Whether you rent or buy, your monthly tab looks nothing like it did just a few short years ago, and that’s if you can find a place. And the taxes? Statements are out, and to say a few of us are experiencing home-owner sticker shock ... Continue Reading
Copy and Paste… the Westwood Mall Story • High on the HOGS • Free Films at Thomas Theatre
No Power to the People Don’t kill the messenger. Some of you haven’t cared for Word on the Street’s continued coverage of the MSHS nickname saga, and I get it. I’m tired of it too. Well, here’s another one that won’t go away… power outages at the Westwood Mall. Yes, it happened again, earlier this week. Mall ... Continue Reading
The Great Outdoors
The local office of the National Weather Service reported a high temperature of 86 degrees here in Marquette this past Tuesday. It’s been hotter, but not much, and not very frequently. If you’re like me, that’s about 10 or so degrees more than you need. Am I complaining? A little. Would I prefer the minus 9 ... Continue Reading
Just when you thought…
Apparently, it’s not over until it’s over. At least if Margaret Brumm has anything to say about it. I had hoped I wouldn’t be writing about this anymore since earlier this year when the MAPS School Board approved the new school nickname and logo. Silly me. I thought once the painful process had reached its ... Continue Reading
Pride and Prejudice in the Queen City
The Queen City. That used to be the tag line associated with Marquette. I think it had something to do with the fact that Marquette was the U.P.’s biggest, and possibly most important, city. Kind of a royalty thing. But times change and at some point in the last century, “queen” took on another meaning. ... Continue Reading
Street Talking • Friend Making
Words on the Street You might remember a couple months ago the city approved the addition of North Third Street to the downtown TIF district, administered by the Downtown Development Authority. Simply put, that means more financial resources will be available for improvements to North Third, which should make locals ... Continue Reading
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