Farming for the Future Regular readers of Word on the Street will note that this isn’t the first time Partridge Creek Farm has been profiled here. And at the rate they’re going, it won’t be the last. In just a few short years Partridge Creek Farm has gone from a modest neighborhood garden to their current project, a ... Continue Reading
Beacon House Plans Accelerating, Tourism Trying to Revive, Farmers Market Getting Livelier, and Partridge Creek Harvest Is Surging
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
Rose’s Dugout, TV 6 Changes, and Backyard Gardens
Neighborhood restaurant is almost ready to go SOON, VERY SOON. That's the word from Rose's Dugout (formerly Fatboyz) in Trowbridge Park. The brand new restaurant/bar should be open no later than mid-March. "Everything's done inside," says co-owner Marty Rose. "All the equipment's in. Now we're just waiting for ... Continue Reading
Hope for West End Youth
A BOYS AND GIRLS Club in Ishpeming? It might be closer to reality than we think. A group of West Enders have been working on the project for a year now, and later this month a team of out-of-state Club officials will be visiting Ishpeming to see if the plan is viable. "We don't have a firm commitment from them yet," ... Continue Reading
Hope for the Bike Trails, a Peek Inside One Marquette Place, a Wahlstrom’s Sale?, the Future of the UPHP Building, Partridge Creek Farm’s Expansion, the New Lighthouse Park, and the Endearing Little Show about Marquette
NO GUARANTEES YET, but there's increasing hope that the city of Marquette and the Noquemanon Trail Network can reach agreement on preserving the bike trails on the Heartwood Forestland Property. The two sides--NTN's Lori Hauswirth and Cary Gottlieb, and city manager Mike Angeli and other city officials--are meeting ... Continue Reading