Will there be a second year for the Wednesday market? THE FUTURE OF the Wednesday Farmers Market in Marquette is undecided but we may get some answers next week. The market ended in September after a 16 week run. "It went well for a pilot program," says Myra Zyburt, the Market Manager. "These things take a while to ... Continue Reading
A Lost Election, a Triumphant Campaign
THE POWER OF individual initiative. The importance of civic clubs. This story tells us about both. A couple of months ago, Sally Davis, a candidate for City Commission, was campaigning door to door in south Marquette--engaging with residents on their porches, presenting them with her platform and concerns, and ... Continue Reading
Holy Cow! The Mountain Opens Next Week
Both the weather and the new equipment are cooperating WELL, HERE'S A switch from previous years. Andrew Farron, the new general manager at Marquette Mountain, plans to open the mountain for skiers and snowboarders on Friday, November 22nd, almost a week before Thanksgiving. When's the last time that ... Continue Reading
Wellness on Third Street, Banking on Washington, and Preparing for Climate Change
A salt room, elder fitness, tai chi, and more IT'S TAKEN A couple of years but finally, it appears, a much anticipated wellness facility on Third Street is getting ready to open. It'll be called Be Well, and it's scheduled to open its doors early next year. It's the brainchild and passion project of Chris Ray, a ... Continue Reading
Latest on Frei Chevy, TEAM Wireless, and a New Neighbor for the Township
A subsidiary of Fox buys Frei property THE PRECISE FUTURE of the former Frei Chevrolet property on US 41 has still not been disclosed but here's what we do know. The property has been purchased by Green Castle Properties, a subsidiary of DP Fox Ventures, which also owns Fox Motors. DP Fox, based in Grand Rapids and run ... Continue Reading
Our Lakeshore Under Assault, and Meijer’s Sneaky but Effective Marketing
Climate change, a misguided decision, or just plain bad luck? THE EVIDENCE COULDN'T be more obvious. Marquette is losing ground to Lake Superior. You just have to take a walk down to the shoreline on Fair Street and look north on Lakeshore Boulevard. Men and equipment hard at work bolstering the shore with a 1400 foot ... Continue Reading
Why Did the Chamber Die?
The Marquette Chamber failed while the West End Chamber survives THE DISSOLUTION OF the Marquette Chamber of Commerce, which officially took effect just a few days ago, may have come as a shock to some but the handwriting had been on the wall for several months, if not longer. The reason for the shutdown? No surprise, ... Continue Reading
NMU Scores Big and Johnny Lands a Gig
NMU gets a nearly $4 million infusion into its medicinal plants program NMU is all in on its medicinal plants chemistry program (translation: marijuana), and with good reason. It's been enormously successful. The new major was first offered to students two years ago. Eight students signed up. Today, there are ... Continue Reading
Mexican Food with a Twist
AND SO THE mystery finally ends. The old, vacant Arby's restaurant in the WJMN plaza off of US 41? The one with all the construction inside for the last several months? As expected, it will become a Mexican restaurant. It'll be La Catrina (which, by the way, is a symbol for Day of the Dead). Co-owner Carlos Romo ... Continue Reading
Joie de Vivre Amid Sorrow
THEY STREAMED INTO the Cafe Bodega by the dozens, by the scores, on this late autumn afternoon in Marquette. They were all ages but at least half were in their twenties and thirties--peers and close friends of 31-year-old Adel Winter who had shockingly died less than a week ago. No final word yet on what killed her and ... Continue Reading
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