E-bike Task Force A full house showed up for the E-bike and Multi-use Task Force Meeting last night at Lakeview Arena. At least two dozen citizens, seen above, voiced their concerns and shared their ideas about our bike paths, and how we use them. Before the ad hoc committee goes too much further, they want to ... Continue Reading
Some Things Can’t Wait!
I WAS ALL SET TO PUT the finishing touches on what was sure to be another 1,000 word page-turner for tomorrow morning's Word on the Street, when I realized… by the time you get to read it, too much will have already happened. I’m not sure if this town can get any busier, but this weekend is going to test the ... Continue Reading
The DDA… Not Done Yet
Tiff – an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions TIF - a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community improvement projects (often causing a tiff… my words) The TIF. Along with brownfield designations, it's one of the most ... Continue Reading
No Need for Speed • A New Northern
I THINK I JUST HEARD another siren. Not very long after I heard the last one. Hearing the siren call of the cop car blaring in the distance is becoming a regular occurrence around here. It’s not enough that our law enforcement officers have to spend too much of their time responding to the misdeeds of our ... Continue Reading
Police Log – Third Edition
AS THOSE OF US WHO live here know, and are thankful for, violent crimes in Marquette are rare. Most engagement is of the property damage type, or eBikes on the all-purpose path, or crimes that don’t involve personal injury. But it’s also important to recognize, any time our police officers are called to duty, ... Continue Reading
Bars. And More Bars.
Publisher’s Note: The following article includes references to bars and the use of alcohol. With this article, Word on the Street is not advocating the practice of patronizing bars or the use of alcohol. We are simply looking at the history, past and current, of bars in the Marquette area. The responsible use ... Continue Reading
The Best Ism of All
I SAW SOMETHING RECENTLY about how us folks who live north of northern Michigan tend to pack everything we can into our short summers, and I believe it’s true. July, in particular, seems to present an overflowing calendar of events, all designed to get us outside either to participate, or simply spectate. Since ... Continue Reading
The 4th • The Path • The Show
The 4th Was With Us If the one day postponement of Marquette’s fireworks display put a damper on your 4th of July celebration, that’s on you. Stuff happens, and you just have to deal with it. As it turned out, the fireworks, which ended up on the actual 4th, were all we hoped they’d be, as was the Freedom Festival ... Continue Reading
Independence Days
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th, all the way to the 12th of July I'm coming at you a day early, so you don’t miss any of our Independence Day celebrations. Plus, I’m thinking you’ll be too busy tomorrow to find time for Word on the Street. Or, truth be told, I want a long weekend too. Below, I’ll share some of our area’s event ... Continue Reading
Gavin’s Gone • Innovating Ideas
Gavin on the Run? We haven’t heard much from Gavin Brown lately, and we likely won’t any time soon. We’ve heard OF him, as in… where’s Gavin Brown? Brown, as you may recall, was the orchestrator of the ill-fated “Spaceport” project, as part of the Michigan Launch Initiative. He and his Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers ... Continue Reading
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