Making News AS WE START THE NEW YEAR, it might be a good time to look at the local small screen scene… where it is and where it’s going. We can start with the recent news of WZMQ-TV adding veteran sportscaster Mike Ludlum to their daily newscasts. As you may recall, it was just about a year ago when Ludlum was ... Continue Reading
Back at the Cog • New show on Fox UP • Family Video Update
Pouring again at the Cognition NO, IT WASN'T an April Fools joke. The Cognition, the popular brew pub, which previously had been operating out of Ishpeming’s Mather Inn, reopened there last week, much to the joy of local crafters. (Not those crafters… beer crafters.) Owner Jay Clancey explains the timing… “We have ... Continue Reading
Anchor Shuffle at TV6
THE RECENT DEPARTURE of Sophie Erber from WLUC has led to wholesale changes in the anchor lineup at the local TV news leader. Let's start off with Sarah Blakely, who's been the morning co-anchor for the last two years and has won a lot of fans with her news savvy and her charm. She'll become the new co-anchor with Steve ... Continue Reading
The Latest on a New Hotel, a Planned Brewery, and a TV Anchor
THAT BEST WESTERN Hotel planned for the property just south of Jeffrey's Restaurant and Econo Foods is a step closer to reality. Developer Andy Moyle says he intends to break ground on it next spring. The Marquette Planning Commission has given approval to the hotel with a couple of conditions that still have to be ... Continue Reading
The Preserve Is Coming, the Moose Is Gone, Babycakes Is Red, the Chiropractor Is Out, Insurance Is In, Upfront Is…Busy, Cyber Security May Be Coming to Town, and Woman Confronts Bear in the Wilderness
CHANGES, CHANGES EVERYWHERE. People moving in, people moving out. Rumors swirling about. Let's start with The Preserve. It's the brainchild and business of the young men pictured above--Devin Mahoney, Tim Piirala, and Jeremy Johnson. All three of them locals, none of them older than 30. They're moving into the ... Continue Reading