Home Invasion There was a pretty intense Facebook firestorm earlier this week regarding a home invasion in the city. To recap… a Marquette homeowner, presumably on the east side, posted photos from his home surveillance video which showed an uninvited visitor wandering around in his house. Apparently no one was home at ... Continue Reading
Charges of Racism Lead to a Boycott and a Lawsuit
BLACK LIVES MATTER, social media, and business ownership--a potentially toxic mix. And now we have a lawsuit filed on behalf of three local businesses and their owners, claiming they've been defamed by a local man whose posts on Facebook have called for boycotts of those businesses. "This is keyboard social ... Continue Reading
How the New Restaurants Are Doing, and Why We Love the U.P.
TIME FOR US to check in with the new restaurants in town and see how they're doing, whether they've run into any surprises, and what might lie ahead for them.... Lake Superior Smokehouse A BARBECUE BRUNCH? Yep, that's what this Harvey barbecue restaurant and brewery is planning to start up on Sundays in another month or ... 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
Queen City Burgers, a Kombucha Tap Room, the Crib and Velodrome, a Roofie Warning, the Women’s Center, and Possible Recycling Changes
SO YOU'RE WONDERING about that newly painted white building with pink trim on the highway in the Township? The former tattoo parlor? Well, it's going to become a "burger joint," compliments of local businessmen Dave Guizzetti and Eric Curtis. "It won't be fast food like McDonalds or Burger King," Guizzetti assures us, ... Continue Reading