"We get it," says the police chief PROTESTS BY UP to 200 people on the streets of Marquette and in front of the Police Department over the last few days. Denunciations of the police by some in the crowd, even some harassment of the police by a protestor or two. Marquette city Police Chief Blake Rieboldt isn't ... Continue Reading
Burger King Plans Move, Miner Layoffs Begin, Cliffs Sell-off, VA Rumors Quashed, a Warm Summer Ahead, Dark Stores Sausage-Making, and Why We Love the UP
BURGER KING IN Marquette is planning to move and modernize its restaurant. It'll be leaving its current home on West Washington Street for a new location--not announced yet--somewhere else in the city of Marquette. This, according to the new general manager at BK. The restaurant will likely have a brand new look, ... Continue Reading
Coco’s Switch, Lakeshore Facelift, Windmill Mystery, Cliffs Millionaires, Marquette Featured by Delta, and What the Heck Are Boosted Boards?
NO MORE NIGHTLIFE at Coco's. Some may cheer, some may groan, but it's true. The restaurant on Lakeshore Boulevard, which staged 70 nighttime events over the last year and a half--some of them loud, some of them racy, most of them just plain fun--will no longer be a nighttime entertainment venue. Owner Jackie Gonda ... Continue Reading