HERE'S HOW AN authentic "happening" starts these days. Not with an official announcement in the newspaper, not with TV commercials, not with a city government or some agency taking charge, not with some corporation putting up big bucks to sponsor it, not with Ticketmaster selling all the tickets for a hefty, little ... 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
A New Brew, a Unique Shop and a Brazilian Blow Out
DOWNTOWN ISHPEMING GETS a welcome injection of life on Saturday, March 14th. Two pm, to be exact. That's when the Cognition Brewing Company will officially open its doors in the Tap Room of the old Mather Inn. It's been two years in the making. They've been working out the kinks for the last few weeks and have now ... Continue Reading
Co-op/Farmer Partnership Frays, Marq and Cognition Delays, Cliffs Still in a Haze, and Winter’s Unpredictable Ways
A DISPUTE HAS has broken out between the Marquette Food Co-op and some of the local farmers who sell their produce to the Co-op. The Co-op is insisting that all its local farmers take part in a federal food safety program known as Good Agricultural Practices or GAP. If they don't start preparing for the GAP ... Continue Reading