WE DON'T LIKE to talk about teen suicide. It's uncomfortable. It's frightening. But this isn't about teen suicide. It's about pre-teen suicide. Almost incomprehensible. Actually, it's a suicide attempt, and currently, the 11 year old boy is lying in a bed at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor on life support. ... Continue Reading
Digs to Open, St. Paddy’s in the Street, NeuroTrainer with a Mystery Client, Tracey’s Gets Rave Reviews, Bergman Planning Town Halls, High Schoolers Win First Ever Honor, and a Double Battle Against Cancer
WE'LL BE GETTING our first look at Digs, the new downtown gastropub, this Friday. The new owners, their friends and family have been working their butts off for the last several weeks whipping it into a newly configured shape that will make it more suitable as an entertainment venue, with a stage...and less of a drinking ... Continue Reading
Coaster ll for Sale, Houseboats in the Harbor, the Exodus of Sports Stores, and New Shops Downtown, Including a Piercing Boutique
MARQUETTE'S OFFICIAL FLAGSHIP is up for sale. The Coaster ll, the 43 foot long schooner that's been docked here in Marquette for the last ten years and has given tourists memorable rides along the coast of Lake Superior, is listed at $126,000. Captain Niko Economides says he's selling it because of his health ... Continue Reading
Meijer Closes on Marquette Store
MARQUETTE COUNTY SHOPPERS, fire up your shopping carts. Meijer has announced that it's closed on its purchase of property in Marquette Township and will be building a super center there. The store will be located behind Lowe's, just off of US 41. Meijer will begin construction this year and open its doors next year, ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk with Steve Asplund
Brian sits down with Steve Asplund, TV6's longtime anchor and current news director. If you talk to the scores of reporters, anchors, photographers and producers who've worked at the station over the last few decades, they'll tell you that Steve is the hardest-working, most devoted newsman they've ever met. So who is he, ... Continue Reading
Outlanders Is Moving and Growing
WEST WASHINGTON STREET, get ready to welcome some new neighbors. Outlanders (www.outlanderstogo.com) has bought the building recently vacated by the Panda Garden. Yep, the little takeout restaurant currently tucked into a little space on the highway in south Marquette will be making the move into much bigger ... Continue Reading
Marquette: Safeguarding a Town’s Identity
MARQUETTE ISN'T WHAT it was twenty years ago, even ten years ago. Big changes, big growth. Consider this: A $300 million hospital is under construction on the highway. Apartments and condos are rising on and near the lakeshore. Expansion is underway at NMU, with more planned. New restaurants and hotels are popping up, ... Continue Reading
Yooper Shirts Moves Up to Third Street, and TriMedia Classes Up Washington Street
ANOTHER YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR is stepping up his game. Jeremy Symons, the owner of Yooper Shirts, has just bought the building formerly occupied by Casualties on Third Street in Marquette. He's currently remodeling the store and hopes to be open for business by May 1st. Yooper Shirts will remain in its Gossard Building ... Continue Reading
St. Paddy’s Street Party, Delft Bistro Liquor License, Brewing Co-op Plans, Gander Mountain Troubles, Adamini Aftermath, SmartPrize Cash Boost
THE DOUBLE TROUBLE guys--the ones who saved the Ball Drop celebration on New Years Eve--have come up with something new: a big time, blow-out St. Patricks Day street party this year. Mark it on your calendar. Friday, March 17th. All afternoon, evening, and night. Yep, they'll be shutting down a good part of Washington ... Continue Reading
Cognition to Reopen
Cognition Brewing Company is reopening, likely as early as tomorrow (Saturday). No details yet but owner Jay Clancey has simply written "We are Back!! Snow moving starts immediately." Cognition has been closed since late last week after the brewery's landlord, the Mather Inn, plowed a huge wall of snow in front of ... Continue Reading
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