Increasing availability of recreational marijuana FOUR MONTHS AGO, we wondered aloud whether Marquette was about to become Pot City USA. Back then, assistant city manager Sean Hobbins estimated that, based on interest he had seen, maybe five shops might open in the city in the first year of recreational ... Continue Reading
More Closings (and Openings) Downtown, and Queen City Jogs Across the Street
A deal is pending WELL, THAT DIDN'T take long. The Auto Value auto parts store on Washington Street downtown is closing down and the property is officially up for sale, but likely not for long. "We have a pending sale on the property," says realtor Bob Anderson, "which is now undergoing inspections." On Tuesday, ... Continue Reading
More Music, More Coffee, a Mea Culpa, Fewer Books, Many More Apartments, A New Tech Launch, More National Praise, and How Not to Do Business
EXPECT TO HEAR more music on Third Street later this month. A new music store, Yooptone Music, offering instruments for sale and rent, repairs and lessons, hopes to open its doors in the Village Shopping Center on November 20th. That's the space currently occupied by the Sara Cambensy headquarters. If you're saying to ... Continue Reading