AS SOME OF OUR SPRING flowers begin to show their faces, possibly prematurely, we can take a look at some area projects which are also trying to blossom. Some are closer to seeing the sun than others, but as long as there’s a breath of life, they’ll remain on our radar. Here’s a little rundown of a few things ... Continue Reading
First Impressions… A Texas Roadhouse Review
AS A FREE SERVICE to the dining public, Word on the Street is happy to bring you our first and only installment of “At The Plate…The Sights, Sounds and Tastes of the New Restaurant Taking the Area by Storm, Texas Roadhouse.” My goodness, with the early rush of customers, you’d think we’d finally gotten our ... Continue Reading
Delivering the Music • The Queen of All Media
Special Delivery THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE got a bump last month when we were introduced to a group not many of us had even heard of. Surprisingly it took an article in Rolling Stone magazine, the bible of the music industry, to familiarize us with the work of Liquid Mike, seen above at a recent performance. The ... Continue Reading
Where are you going, Marquette?
INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS got a look into the future of Marquette Wednesday night when the Planning Department hosted a presentation of the new Master Plan draft. Russ Soyring of Beckett & Raeder, a landscape architecture consulting firm, explained most of the whys and some of the hows included in the ... Continue Reading
They Talk a Good Game • They Play a Good Game • Ten More Years for Tara
Knowing how much Word on the Street readers enjoy hearing about the world of media, I was going to write about the job Jim and Tony did announcing last Sunday’s Super Bowl. Unfortunately, they didn’t take my calls or respond to my emails. Probably some administrative mix-up. So… rather than continue any ... Continue Reading
Bigger Than A Boathouse
IT WAS JUST A WEEK AGO that Word on the Street reported about a proposal to put a storage facility for human-powered boats at the former Shiras Power Plant property, adjacent to South Beach, on South Lake Street. Little did I know at the time of the potential opposition to such a project. Unbeknownst to me, ... Continue Reading
Doggone It! • Housing for Boats • Technical Difficulties
Bummer. That’s about all we can say about the news that the U.P. 200 Sled Dog Race has been cancelled… for the second year in a row. The unsurprising announcement came yesterday in a press release from U.P. Sled Dog Association President Darlene Walch. “This is a difficult decision to make after the months of ... Continue Reading
Downtown Doings • Another Pizza Joint?
THE RECENT REPORT of new ownership at the Masonic Center has to be welcomed news to those ushering in the continued growth of downtown Marquette. The Masonic Center is a huge anchor down there, in both size, and more recently… activity. The new owners are no strangers to running a successful business, and have ... Continue Reading
Homing in on Housing • A League of Their Own
IF YOU CAN FIND a place to live around here, you probably can’t afford it. That’s the housing issue, in the simplest of terms, for a significant segment of our area population. Available units are scant, and those that are, often require an income greater than that of much of our workforce. With all the ... Continue Reading
NYE News • A Bar No More
ONE LAST LOOK back at 2023. Specifically, the last night of the year and the annual celebration in downtown Marquette. First, let’s give a big shout-out to the Digneits and the crew at Double Trouble Entertainment. Without them, the ball-drop probably wouldn’t happen. At least not in the Times Square style ... Continue Reading
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