General contractor chosen "WE WILL BEGIN construction before the end of summer." The promise of Beacon House CEO Mary Tavernini, who concedes that her group hasn't quite raised enough money to complete Phase One (with 20 guest rooms) of the project. At one point, Tavernini had insisted they wouldn't start building until ... Continue Reading
Farmers Market Prepares for Opening, Farmers Make Adjustments, and Border Grill Is Still Uncertain
So how's it going to work? EXPECT THE MARQUETTE Farmers Market to open up later this month. It won't be on May 16th (this Saturday), the original opening date, but new market manager Sara Johnson says she fully plans to open it before June 1st. So that leaves May 23rd and May 30th as the only remaining Saturdays. But ... Continue Reading
A Theater Dilemma in Marquette, and a Loss for the Farmer’s Market
An abundance of groups and plays leads to problems A COLLABORATION AMONG all the theater groups in Marquette? Maybe. A meeting's been set up for January 14th to see if something can be worked out. The problem is this: We have a ridiculous wealth of theater in this town--seven theater groups. Namely, NMU, Lake ... Continue Reading
The Wednesday Farmers Market and Marquette Music Scene
Will there be a second year for the Wednesday market? THE FUTURE OF the Wednesday Farmers Market in Marquette is undecided but we may get some answers next week. The market ended in September after a 16 week run. "It went well for a pilot program," says Myra Zyburt, the Market Manager. "These things take a while to ... Continue Reading
Farmers Market Changes, Big Bucks for Facades, a New Patisserie, the Ever-Shrinking Yellowbook, and a Facebook Firestorm
CHANGES UPCOMING AT Marquette's renowned Farmers Market. First--and this won't thrill most of the vendors--the season fee for a space at the summer market is more than doubling, from $165 to $360. That's a pretty steep hike. Some vendors had been hoping and expecting the increase to be gradually implemented over the ... Continue Reading