So how's it going to work? EXPECT THE MARQUETTE Farmers Market to open up later this month. It won't be on May 16th (this Saturday), the original opening date, but new market manager Sara Johnson says she fully plans to open it before June 1st. So that leaves May 23rd and May 30th as the only remaining Saturdays. But ... Continue Reading
Border Grill’s Future, and a Six Million Dollar Home
Third Street location's future is uncertain THE CLOSURE OF Border Grill on Third Street, along with the removal of the restaurant's furniture, has some wondering whether it's closing down for good at that location. Nope, not necessarily, says Nathan Mileski, who oversees food operations for Border Grill. "When the ... Continue Reading
La Catrina, Border Grill, and the UP 200
Signs of progress "WE'RE HOPING TO open this month." The words of Carlos Romo, one of the owners of La Catrina, the new Mexican restaurant in the WJMN Plaza in Marquette Township. We wrote about it extensively a few months ago. Romo's being a bit optimistic, perhaps, but clearly there's been progress. The exterior ... Continue Reading
Border Grill Sale?
THE RUMORS ARE flying. Border Grill has been sold! So...you gotta check with Dan Torres, the founder and owner of Border Grill to see if the rumors are true. "No," he said after pausing. "It has not happened. I can say it's in the works. But the ink is not dry." He seemed a little dismayed but not surprised when we ... Continue Reading