Ben Nye Archives - Word on the Street

Toy Store Closing, Blackrocks Ramping Up, Homeless Kids Losing Out, Fishing Start-Up Shows Its Wares, and Marquette Rates as a “Safe” City

By Brian Cabell on February 5, 2016 at 6:00 am

GREAT TURTLE TOYS is shutting down within a couple of months. That'll leave a vacancy at the entrance to the Children's Museum. The toy shop opened as a pop-up store downtown for the Christmas season in 2014. Then, amid high hopes, it moved into more permanent quarters on the first floor of the museum. However, ... Continue Reading

Householder and Caggiano Departures, NMU Controversy, Kites in the Sky, and the News Game

By Brian Cabell on March 24, 2015 at 10:42 am

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