Bohnak Coming Back to TV? We see his regular reports in the Mining Journal. We hear him on the radio. Will we see him again on television? The word on the street is that Karl Bohnak will be back in front of the weather map with the new station in town, WZMQ. Confirmed? No. Believable? Sure. And why not? It was ... Continue Reading
Short Term Rentals: Their Impact on Marquette
AIRBNB...VRBO...SHORT term rentals. We know the terms. They refer to an economic and lifestyle phenomenon that's swept the nation in the last several years. Airbnb, alone, claims to have five million rental listings in 180,000 cities around the globe. Marquette, especially in the last few years, has joined the party. ... Continue Reading
Questions about UP Water, CR 595 in Court, a Barbecue Truck Relocates, WLUC Is Sold, Saving the Bayou, and the Vietnam Wall Comes to Town
WORRIED ABOUT OUR water in the U.P., given the problems they've had in Flint? The Department of Environmental Quality says there's absolutely no cause for concern. (Cue the cynics who rightly point out that the DEQ was partly responsible for the tragic mess in Flint.) But here's what the DEQ will say about our water ... Continue Reading
Winery Closure, Scorching December, NMU Collaboration, Mysterious Tower, and a Smiling Olympian
ST. CHARLES WINERY on West Washington Street is closing down at the end of the week. It had a three year run. The closure is further evidence that it's tough to follow your dream and start your own business. The reason for closing? Too much debt, and a realization that Marquette is a beer town. This, according to the ... Continue Reading