IT SURE SEEMS like this community could use a local sports magazine. And that's exactly what is planned for Marquette County starting this fall. The folks who bring us Marquette Neighbors, the 16 page monthly community magazine, say they're going to publish a magazine devoted to local sports, both recreational and ... Continue Reading
A Designing Woman
TALK ABOUT STRIVING to find a work-life balance. Consider the case of Michele Dupras. She's the young Marquette designer who just bought painter Kathleen Conover's studio out by Presque Isle. She also owns Revisions, the design store on West Washington Street that's become a favorite of locals and tourists. It ... Continue Reading
Friendship Looming Between Police and RATI, and Where’d the Beach Trash Go?
PROGRESS ON THE homeless front in Marquette. Police chief Blake Rieboldt, whose department has faced difficulties with Room at the Inn and the Warming Center in the past, says the relationship has changed. The primary reason? Nick Emmendorfer, who took over as executive director at RATI last year. "We're setting up ... Continue Reading
Johnny Dogs Disappointment, Munising Radio Changes, and a Rooftop Garden
ONE OF THE Upper Peninsula's most popular restaurants is down for the summer. Johnny Dogs in Munising. John Flanders, the founder, owner, and chef, suffered a heart attack several weeks back, underwent surgery, and is now recuperating. He'll need some time--the restaurant's Facebook site says it'll be closed for a few ... Continue Reading
Marquette Golf Club: Struggling, Stable, or Successful?
IT'S HARDLY BEEN a secret. The Marquette Golf Club, supporting two 18 hole golf courses, has faced financial struggles over the last several years. In fact, five years ago, there was talk that part of property might be sold to Duke LifePoint for its new hospital. Didn't happen. So now, July 2019, has the situation ... Continue Reading
Java Bay Closes, Will Re-Open
SOME CONFUSION AT Java Bay, the cute little coffee/sandwich/breakfast shop on Third Street. Co-owner Bob Dudo posted on Facebook Sunday that he was leaving. Specifically, "Farewell Mqt It's been my pleasure Java Bay Bob." Which led many to conclude that Java Bay, after four years, was closing down. Nope. It is ... Continue Reading
The Wednesday Market, Downtown Sushi, and Rock Crushing
SO FAR, SO good. That's the preliminary verdict on Marquette's Wednesday Farmers Market. The Downtown Development Authority needed at least a dozen vendors to move forward with it, and they're now at twenty. "Some of the vendors were cautious at first because they didn't know if it would succeed," says market ... Continue Reading
More Jobs for the UP, and Crashing While Reading a Safety Warning
"FOR TOO LONG, manufacturing has had the stigma of being a low skill profession. That's not at all true anymore." The words of Brian Sarvello, the career and technical education director for MARESA. He makes that point as he explains how the Upper Peninsula will spend the $1.2 million recently awarded to us through ... Continue Reading
It’s Adios for Dia de los Tacos
WELL, IT'S NOT goodbye quite yet, fortunately. But yes, Mike Walker, one of Marquette's food truck pioneers, will be shutting down his much loved food truck, Dia de los Tacos, at the end of the summer. He's already started his 100 day Farewell Tour. Some of Dia's fans would contend that the loss of Walker and his food ... Continue Reading
Westwood Mall: A Progress Report
SO IT'S BEEN nearly six months since the main part of the Westwood Mall (not Kohl's) was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group out of Great Neck, New York. What followed was hope that this languishing mall would finally be revived. Well. Okay, there are new signs outside. Nothing jazzy...just new. Then you ... Continue Reading
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