Property for sale AS WE SUSPECTED, the Quiznos in Harvey has closed. The property's up for sale. RE/MAX realtor Gina Feltner Bouws informs us she's listing it for $274,900. A number of people have asked us in the last few days, "There was a Quizno's in Harvey?" Maybe that was the problem. It's visible from US 41 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
The Wednesday Market, Downtown Sushi, and Rock Crushing
SO FAR, SO good. That's the preliminary verdict on Marquette's Wednesday Farmers Market. The Downtown Development Authority needed at least a dozen vendors to move forward with it, and they're now at twenty. "Some of the vendors were cautious at first because they didn't know if it would succeed," says market ... 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