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GM Takes Honest Look at Marquette Mountain

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IT'S BEEN A busy first few weeks for Marquette Mountain's new general manager Andrew Farron. Big races, big crowds, and some changes after the abrupt departure of former GM Frank Malette. First, (and not necessarily in importance), Jim and Ray, the popular local singing duo, are back playing at the T-Bar (the name ... Continue Reading

Openings, Closings, Etc

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WE'VE NOW GOT another dining and drinking option downtown. KILDARE IRISH AMERICAN Pub on Washington Street opened Thursday after receiving their liquor license. They're facing stiff competition from other established restaurants and bars on Washington Street, but they'll be doing it with new ownership and new ... Continue Reading

Beacon House Deal?

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LET'S NOT GET too excited yet. But there's a deal on the table to buy the Beacon House on Third Street that, if things go well, could close by the end of the month. The reason for the caution? There's a contingency in the deal--not financing--that could yet derail it. We should know more within a couple of ... Continue Reading

Shingles Vaccine Still Scarce

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IT'S SOMETHING ALL of us over fifty are supposed to get...and yet most of us can't. Not in Marquette County, or elsewhere in the U.S. The new shingles vaccine, Shingrix--a series of two shots--is remarkably effective in preventing the painful disease, but the pharmaceutical company producing the vaccine can't make it ... Continue Reading

Marquette’s Chamber and Ampersand “In Transition”

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CHANGES ARE IN the works for Marquette's Chamber of Commerce and its co-working space, Ampersand. There's uncertainty, as well. The first change came a couple of weeks ago when executive director Nick Steffey stepped down from his role, leaving that post vacant. Chamber Board president Christian Verardi, while praising ... Continue Reading

StraightTalk: Jamie Weeder

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Brian Cabell sits down with the 34-year-old cofounder and artistic director of the Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival and the Wolf's Head Theater Company. BC: Where were you born and raised? JW: Primarily downstate. Westland, Michigan, the Detroit metro area. I was raised there with my mom and my dad, my brother and ... Continue Reading

Faith in Humanity

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YOU GOTTA SALUTE Anna Dravland. She is one persistent lady. She's ramping up for the second annual Spread Goodness Day March 15th. It was an idea she had been mulling over for a few years--encouraging people to do good things for each other--and she actually brought it to reality last year. This, in spite of the fact ... Continue Reading

Commission Votes to Opt Out on Marijuana

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THERE WILL BE no recreational marijuana businesses in the city of Marquette in the near future. That's the bottom line after the City Commission Monday night voted 4-3 to opt-out on Michigan's recently passed marijuana legalization law. Couple quick points: This in no way affects the smoking or possessing of small ... Continue Reading

A New Pub on Washington Street

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THE RECOVERY ROOM is history. The Wild Rover is distant history. And Kildare Irish American Pub is the future. Yep, Kildare is setting up shop where the Recovery Room just closed down, and there will be a distinctly Irish flair to the place once again. "Look at it," says Rick Overby, the new owner and general manager, ... Continue Reading