MARQUETTE'S BURGEONING FOOD truck industry is about to grow yet again. The latest addition? Copper Crust Co., which will feature wood-fired pizzas, along with empanadas, chicken wings, meatballs and quesadillas. Actually, Copper Crust won't be a truck; it'll be a fully equipped trailer transported to its parking spots ... Continue Reading
A Balmy Winter, a Snowless Mountain, a Technical Mess at ABC 10, an Interminable Search at Local 3, and the Pilot Gig Takes to the Seas
SO WHAT HAPPENED to winter? 60 degrees in November, barely a hint of snowflakes, no major snowfalls on the horizon. Here's weather guru Karl Bohnak's take: The weather is unusual but not unprecedented. In the early '50s, we had no snow here until just before Christmas. In the winter of '94, we had snow in November but ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Expansion, L’Attitude Delay, New ABC 10 Newscast, Online Newspapers, Shakespeare, and Phil’s 550
THREE YEARS AFTER it brewed its first barrel of beer, the Ore Dock Brewing Company is, for the first time, selling its brew outside of Marquette County. Time to start expanding, according to Ore Dock owner Andrea Pernsteiner, but on a limited and controlled basis. The Ore Dock over the next few weeks will be ... Continue Reading
Meister’s Out, Nagelkirk In, Hospital Rumors, ABC 10 Revolving Door, and Musical Ambassadors
MEISTER'S GREENHOUSE, WHICH has long been synonymous with gardening in Marquette County, is no more. It is now Nagelkirk's, and it'll be opening for the season on April 20th, come rain, snow, sleet or shine. Steve Nagelkirk, who operates a landscaping business in Marquette Township, bought Meister's on M-28 back in ... Continue Reading
Peterson Out at ABC 10
ABC 10 HAS a new news director, its fourth in the last year or so. The station's not exactly a model of stability. Greg Peterson was fired from the job a few days ago and Sports Director Jerry Taylor took over as interim ND on Monday. He's hoping and expecting it'll become a permanent gig. He's only 26, a three and a half ... Continue Reading