Special Delivery THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE got a bump last month when we were introduced to a group not many of us had even heard of. Surprisingly it took an article in Rolling Stone magazine, the bible of the music industry, to familiarize us with the work of Liquid Mike, seen above at a recent performance. The ... Continue Reading
Meijer Plans, Up the Sky Hopes, Dairy Queen’s Opening, Bill Roth!, Fishing on TV, and a Child Prodigy
NO DEFINITE WORD yet from Meijer on its planned expansion into Marquette County. A corporate executive downstate says, absolutely, they want to come here (they like college towns), they are intending to come here, they are shopping around but have not yet found a site. They've been searching for about two years. We ... Continue Reading
Low Dollar Condos, Hydroponics Boom, Fireworks Funds, Easy Irrigation, and Shine On
MODERATELY PRICED CONDOS in downtown Marquette? That's what one local building owner would like to see in the next few years, and she thinks it's do-able. Her name is Joeyclair Watters. She owns the three story, 12,000 square foot building at 315A Front Street which she's trying to sell for just over a half million ... Continue Reading
Fox-Frei Mystery, Haus of Glas Exit, Rollin’ Smoke, Mt. Shasta Plea, and Joshua Davis on “The Voice”
WHAT THE HECK is going on with Frei Chevrolet and Fox Motors? That's been the question on the minds of TV viewers ever since last weekend when we first started seeing those intriguing commercials in which the two auto competitors were seen playing tricks on each other. First, secretly switching nameplates on vehicles, ... Continue Reading