WINTER HASN'T BEEN kind to the bars and restaurants downtown. L'Attitude recently shut down until May (except for private events). Now the Wild Rover has decided to close its doors three days a week--Sunday, Monday and Tuesday--until further notice. And unlike past years when it served lunch, it's not opening on the ... Continue Reading
Householder and Caggiano Departures, NMU Controversy, Kites in the Sky, and the News Game
CHANGES AT TV6. Looks like morning meteorologist Shawn Householder will be leaving within a few weeks for Albany, Georgia. Big loss for the station, big loss for the U.P. He's grown into one of best and most likable TV personalities over the last couple of years. Why's he leaving? Why do most leave here? Money, simple ... Continue Reading
STRAIGHTtalk: Frida Waara
This month, Brian Cabell probes the mind of realtor-writer-adventurer Frida Waara, and finds out what makes this ever-enthusiastic, winter-loving woman tick. BC: You were raised in Wixom in the Lower Peninsula. Was it a happy childhood? FW: Oh, tremendous. I was outside all the time. I lived near a lake with plenty of ... Continue Reading
Dark Stores, Lansing Hopes, Wisconsin Bullies, and Secret Funding
A COUPLE OF weeks ago, there was talk of possible protests against the big box stores seeking lower assessments in Marquette County. Public shamings! Picket lines! Boycotts! That talk, while not silent, has died down. Instead, the anger is now focusing on a petition drive urging legislators to pass laws that would ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude Suspends Operations, Ron’s Taco Shop Hangs On
A SMALL, NEATLY written sign on the front door says it all. L'Attitude has closed down until May 1st. It'll be open only for special events until then. It had recently started closing down on Sunday and Monday but business seemed sluggish most days and nights. Attempts to contact the owner haven't succeeded so ... Continue Reading
Expansion, Renovation to Start at Vango’s
IF IT AIN'T broke, don't fix it. Well, Michele Butler, Jon Christensen and the other partners at Vango's have chosen to ignore that time-tested rule. Next month they're undertaking a $225,000 upgrade to what's arguably Marquette's most popular restaurant. No, the crowds haven't started to thin at Vango's nor is the ... Continue Reading
A Chamber for Marquette, a Brewery for Ishpeming, and a Question for L’Attitude
MARQUETTE IS APPARENTLY getting a new Chamber of Commerce. Former City Commissioner Jason Schneider has been working on the project for the last couple of months, surveying more than 40 businesses and trying to determine whether there's a need for a Chamber. Schneider says all of the businesses he talked to said, ... Continue Reading
The U.P. Fights Back
UPPER PENINSULA POLITICAL leaders are starting to organize in their battle to keep the Michigan Tax Tribunal from sucking tax dollars out of the coffers of local governments. The battle has two fronts, Lansing and the U.P. The Lansing Offensive State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson, with ... Continue Reading
Hope Fading for Mt. Shasta
THE NEWS IS not good for the Mt. Shasta restaurant on US 41 in Michigamme. In a recent teleconference involving three government agencies and two businesses, officials concluded that Mt. Shasta's water contamination problems were actually occurring before the nearby highway construction began on US 41. That means, ... Continue Reading
Meijer Considers Expanding, Library Considers Closing Both Sunday and Monday
We told you a couple of months ago that representatives from Meijer, the superstore, were sniffing around, asking property owners in Marquette Township if they might be interested in selling their property. The interest is still there. Meijer corporate officials won't confirm it and so far Meijer isn't dealing directly ... Continue Reading
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