MORE NATIONAL EXPOSURE for Marquette. And it's especially huge for the mountain biking community. Bike Magazine, with more than one and a half million readers (print and online), arrives here October 9th for a 16 day stay while they test the latest bikes and biking equipment on the trails of Marquette County. It's ... Continue Reading
A New Coffee Shop, Grandview Applications, Tourism Boom, Munising Construction, ABC 10 Changes, Climate Petition, Beach Scrub Trees, and Sgt. Pepper Comes to Marquette
THERE'S GOTTA BE a lot of profit in coffee, or maybe it's just that we love coffee shops. Either way, there's a new one coming to Third Street in Marquette late this summer or early in fall. Contrast Coffee, a craft coffee roaster that already has two shops in Iron River and Ironwood, will be moving into the spot ... Continue Reading
WLUC’s Investment, ABC 10’s Loss, Duke LifePoint’s Layoffs, Marquette’s Hot Real Estate Market, Old City Hall Restoration, Coast Guard Park Update, and Everything Under the Sun
THE RICH ARE getting richer. WLUC, which already dominates TV news ratings in the U.P., is about to dismantle its old news set and toss out its old graphics, and build a new, state-of-the art set, and install brand new, cutting edge graphics. To the tune of $500-750 thousand dollars. That's an enormous amount of money ... Continue Reading
Doghouse Changes Delayed, Panda Garden Closes, Big Business Proposal at NMU, Sawyer Traffic Booming, a New Sheriff in Town, and Whole New Lineup at ABC 10
THE MUCH ANTICIPATED transformation of the Doghouse to Digs downtown will have to wait. There was a problem with getting the new booths here in time. So now the change--complete with relocating the bar, erecting a stage, bringing in new tables and chairs, changing the menu and the name, and giving the establishment a ... Continue Reading
Lee LaForge Memorial, a Viral Posting on Facebook, and DeRocha’s Is Sold
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE for Lee LaForge will be held Tuesday, June 21st, at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. Time undetermined. LaForge died late last week in his sleep, apparently from sleep apnea. He'd been dealing with the condition for years. For many folks, he was the big bear of a man behind the counter at BookWorld ... Continue Reading