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Hockey Store Leaves, Beef-A-Roo For Sale, UP 200 Weather Forecast, Buck Needs Some Help, A Kitty Asks for Some, Too, and Composing Operas in a Wine Bar

By Brian Cabell on February 2, 2017 at 5:45 am

MARQUETTE MAY BE Hockeyville USA 2016, but our selection of hockey stores here has just shrunk in 2017. Perani's Hockey World has up and left its location on Third Street and apparently has no plans to relocate anywhere else in Marquette. The problem was, Johnson's Superior Shoes, which owned the building, recently ... Continue Reading

Meijer Update, Up The Sky Access, Local 3’s Progress, Jasmine’s Opening, Traverse City’s Foresight, BOTECO’s Prospects, and a Beer Lover’s Delight

By Brian Cabell on January 28, 2017 at 5:45 am

PLANS APPARENTLY ARE still proceeding smoothly for the Meijer super center to be built behind Lowe's. Ready by 2018? We'll see. It's been almost a year since Meijer signed its purchase agreement and the deal hasn't closed yet, but last year, store officials said it would take about a year for them to complete the ... Continue Reading

Showtime at the Delft Bistro

By Brian Cabell on January 25, 2017 at 7:53 am

MARQUETTE, YOU ARE one lucky, little town. Lucky, because for a community of 21,000, you offer an embarrassment of riches when it comes to restaurants. The latest entry on the culinary scene is the much awaited Delft Bistro on Washington Street. The former theater, all lit up outside like a Broadway show, has been ... Continue Reading

StraightTalk with Jason Schneider

By Brian Cabell on January 22, 2017 at 5:45 am

Brian recently sat down with Jason Schneider, the executive director and founder of the Marquette Chamber of Commerce. He's a little different from most of us. A Californian who relocated to the Upper Peninsula. A left-winger who's big on business. A wintertime surfer in Lake Superior. He's squeezed a wealth of experience ... Continue Reading

The Upfront Deal, a New Internet Company, a Drone Business, John Deere’s Move, the Sweetwater’s Plans, and Our Exorbitant!!! Parking Fees

By Brian Cabell on January 18, 2017 at 5:45 am

THE MOST FREQUENT question we hear about town: "So what's going on with the Upfront deal? Is it dead or what?" The answer is, yes, the deal that was offered up in a purchase agreement last year is, in fact, dead. Upfront & Company, closed down for more than four years, remains for sale. But. The four person ... Continue Reading

A New Day for the YMCA, a New Location for Wood Jewelers, Brand New Construction in Downtown Munising, a New Hair Salon for Men Only, and a New Idea from Partridge Creek Farm

By Brian Cabell on January 11, 2017 at 5:45 am

THE TIDE SEEMS to be turning for Marquette County's YMCA. The latest evidence? Interim CEO Jenna Zdunek, who for months had been leery of permanently taking the reins of the beleaguered organization, has now accepted the job of CEO. The Y's new Board voted unanimously to make the offer to her earlier this ... Continue Reading

New Asian Restaurant Opening Soon, Buy Local Campaign Chalks Up Half Million in Sales, Smaby Out at Results Radio, and Peterson Out of Court and on the Beat

By Brian Cabell on January 6, 2017 at 5:45 am

IT'S JUST A matter of weeks, maybe less, until Marquette's new Asian restaurant opens up on US-41, where the Great Hunan used to be located. It'll be called Jasmine Asian Cuisine, brought to you by Art Werachai Thammasiri and May Matinee Thammikakun, the same people who operate the Thai House and Teriyaki Bowl. The ... Continue Reading

Historical Building to Become New Munising Gastro Pub, Marquette’s Citadel to Become New Synagogue

By Brian Cabell on January 3, 2017 at 5:45 am

YOU LIKE BREWERIES? Well, we've got another one on the way. This one, in Munising. It'll be called Yoopy Brews. It's the latest offering from local developer Tom Dolaskie and his business partner, Darrin Hubbard, out of Texas. They're the same guys who recently opened up the Yooper-cool Roam Inn in town. Their ... Continue Reading

Country Village Hoping to Turn the Corner

By Brian Cabell on December 30, 2016 at 4:38 pm

IT'S BEEN A tough year for the Argall family, the owners of the Country Village development in Ishpeming. Here's hoping 2017 will be better. Much better. What didn't help was a recent WOTS story indicating that the Magnuson Hotel at Country Village would be auctioned off next month following a foreclosure by a bank. Two ... Continue Reading

Steinhaus Market Closes, So Does Johnson’s Shoes, Jim’s Music Is Moving, Dueling Pianos Coming to Town, NMU Song Goes Viral, and Saunas Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

By Brian Cabell on December 28, 2016 at 5:45 am

An earlier version of this story stated that the Magnuson Hotel at Country Village is set to be auctioned; information obtained on Friday, December 30 2016 negated what was said in this story. Our update on Country Village can be read here: https://wotsmqt.com/country-village-hoping-turn-corner/. --- NO SURPRISE, ... Continue Reading