Brian Cabell sits down and talks to Marquette's 32-year-old, very pregnant mayor Jenna Smith to find out why she became involved with politics...and what have been the happiest and most trying most moments of her life. BC: Where were you brought up? JS: I grew up in Harvey with my parents and my brother on a ... Continue Reading
Pier 1 Questions, the New Brewpub, and Reason #172 Why We Love the UP
Nationwide, the store is struggling THE PIER 1 IMPORTS store in Marquette Township certainly seems busy and prosperous. But check the news from their corporate headquarters over the last few months, and there's cause for concern. Sales are down, losses are up, many of their stores are being shuttered. A couple of ... Continue Reading
Marquette “Redmen”: Is There Room for a Compromise?
MONDAY'S MAPS SCHOOL board meeting will likely be unusually crowded. And maybe impassioned. It'll be the first Board meeting since a research committee returned its recommendation that Marquette Senior High School drop its controversial nickname "Redmen." "The research reviewed by the committee demonstrated that a ... Continue Reading
A New Owner of the Old JC Penney Store
THE MOSTLY EMPTY Westwood Mall is about to get a new neighbor in the old, vacated JC Penney location. And no, it's not a new department store or sporting goods shop or homeless shelter or coffee shop or.... It's the Northiron Church, which is based in Ishpeming, but with a growing membership in Marquette. "The ... Continue Reading
Legal Recreational Pot: The First Shop in the UP
"WE'VE BEEN BUSY here. We've had a steady stream of customers ever since we opened. It's in line with what we expected." The words of Stosh Wasik, one of the owners of The Fire Station which last week became the first and only store in the Upper Peninsula selling recreational marijuana. It had been selling only medical ... Continue Reading
Plans for the Former Cenex Site, and the Return of Bill Roth
A tire store has its eyes on the site LOOKS LIKE A tire store will be built on the site of the former Cenex gas station at the junction of the US 41 and Wright Street. The company name has not been publicly disclosed yet. Its site plan will be reviewed by the Township early next month. The store will occupy only the ... Continue Reading
Her Last Christmas
EIGHTY-EIGHT YEAR year old Amy Johnson is spending her last Christmas under hospice care at the Trillium House. "She doesn't know it's Christmas," says her son-in-law, Jon Babbitt of Grand Marais. "She doesn't know what day it is, but when we put the phone up to her ear, she seems to recognize her grandchildren. And she ... Continue Reading
A New Neighborhood Bar, and Praise for Marquette’s Wintertime
"A fun and cozy place where people can relax" IT'S BEEN TWO years since Fat Boyz in Trowbridge Park closed down, but the bar/restaurant will soon be reborn as Roses' Dugout. Marty and Sandy Rose, longtime locals, are the owners. She'll be running the place, he'll be helping out. He's the brand manager at Fox ... Continue Reading
What’s Up with All the Commercial Land Available? And How’s Drifa Doing?
City planner says developers are showing interest LOOK AROUND. A lot of commercial property available. Big properties. Namely: Shopko, Office Max, Marquette Mall, Valle's, Gander Outdoors, Frei Chevy (purchased but undeveloped), the old hospital site (potentially commercial). And that doesn't include the aging and ... Continue Reading
Merry (yawn) Christmas at Westwood Mall, a Downtown Mystery, a Hopeful Synagogue, and More Cheers for the UP Winter
Where are all the shoppers? TWO O'CLCOCK TUESDAY afternoon. Eight days before Christmas. The chronically struggling Westwood Mall in Marquette Township has nearly 200 cars in its snowy parking lot. Well, that's encouraging. Maybe the mall's making a comeback. You walk inside, shake the snow off your boots, and ... Continue Reading
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