IT'S JUST A matter of weeks, maybe less, until Marquette's new Asian restaurant opens up on US-41, where the Great Hunan used to be located. It'll be called Jasmine Asian Cuisine, brought to you by Art Werachai Thammasiri and May Matinee Thammikakun, the same people who operate the Thai House and Teriyaki Bowl. The ... Continue Reading
The Yellow Wall, Duck Pond, Orphanage Sale, Chamber Celebration, German Restaurant, and a Beer Party
THAT "YELLOW WALL" dispute on Front Street refuses to die down. The two parties are going to court again and it looks like the matter may not be resolved for a couple of months, maybe longer. Too bad for everybody involved, including the city. Quick background: The three White sisters grew up in Marquette but then ... Continue Reading
Pizza Truck Arrives, Dia de los Tacos Welcomes It, Chamber Grows, Landmark Revenue Grows, Marijuana Business Mystery, and TV Reporter Moves On
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
Dark Stores, Harleys, Shriners, North Wind, VRBO, Blighted Maples, and a Barn Dance
A SHOWDOWN ON the dark store issue is coming in Lansing. In two weeks, Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson are planning to introduce their bills that would essentially prevent large box stores from being taxed as though they were vacant (or dark). Recent rulings by the state's Tax Tribunal have ... Continue Reading
Condo Plans, Chamber Move, Possible Library Change, and TV6 Dominance
DON'T EXPECT THOSE new condos atop Shiras Hill, just off of US 41, to go up this summer. Surprise, surprise, these things things take longer than expected. Site plans have been submitted to the city but nothing is finalized. What we'll see on those six acres over the next several weeks is a leveling of the ground and ... Continue Reading