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
Finally! The Bayou (Under a New Name) Will Reopen
FOR TWO YEARS, the Bayou restaurant and brewery in Harvey has sat there, sad, shuttered, and surrounded by an empty parking lot. Well, it's soon coming back to life under a new name which so far has not been disclosed. The old signs have come down. Two local businesspersons, who don't want their names publicized yet ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Former City Dump Causing Concern
IT'S NOT WHAT you'd expect to find in the seemingly pristine wilderness out on Pioneer Road in South Marquette that features a scenic grassy meadow, huge stands of trees, a trickling stream, and biking and walking trails. And yet there it is: garbage. Lots of it. Tires, barrels, household items, just about every type of ... Continue Reading
Bagels, Coffee, and a Facelift
THIRD STREET BAGEL. It's one of the most popular spots in Marquette and it remains open, but these days, it's not exactly...uhhh...attractive. Give it a month, says owner Christal Silta. That's when the scaffolding will come down, the construction crew will leave, and we'll all see the results of the bagel shop's ... Continue Reading
What Do Tourists Think of Us?
TRAVEL MARQUETTE IS now reviewing a study it commissioned several months ago, asking tourists what they like about Marquette County and asking locals how they feel about the tourists. A thousand visitors from 36 states and three foreign countries gave responses. So did about 500 locals. Here's the most astonishing ... Continue Reading
Fairfield Inn Hustling to Break Ground, One Marquette Place Filling Up, and Taking a Chance on a Distillery
THE FAIRFIELD INN isn't wasting any time. They're planning to break ground for their new hotel in south Marquette on June 27th, according to architect Barry Polzin. The City Commission this week approved dividing the last of the Founders Landing properties on Lakeshore Boulevard, which allows Fairfield Inn, a Marriott ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Growing Love Affair with Bikes
SO YOU THINK Marquette is a bike-friendly community? Watch what happens over the next three years. We're going to see a huge increase in the number of streets that will be welcoming to bicyclists. The city's got just over 100 miles of streets and currently 6.4 miles have designated bike lanes, and 2.4 miles of streets ... Continue Reading
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