Before we go any further, let’s look at the critical issue here… the all-too-frequent practice of calling an event the “First Annual.” In addition to the use of “seen” instead of “saw,” wordsmiths silently seethe at the use of “First Annual” rather than the more appropriate “Inaugural” to designate the initial ... Continue Reading
Bugsy’s World • Camping with Cannabis • Fire Alarm! • MAPS Candidate Forum • This Just In
Happy Plaidurday! The temperature dropped just in time for you to don your best plaid and celebrate Plaidurday! Plaidurday, the brain-child of local social influencer and self-proclaimed “doer of things,” Bugsy Sailor, began in earnest back in 2011, and takes place annually on the first Friday of October. The official ... Continue Reading
Planning… and Pot
Planning Marquette The City of Marquette’s Planning Commission met with the Marquette City Commission Tuesday night at the city’s service center to go over what the Planning Commission has been up to, and, by definition… what they’re planning. Though it’s probably not the most exciting two hour meeting you could imagine, ... Continue Reading
Going to Pot
From Gas to Ganja You might remember the recent confusion surrounding the closing of the KBIC gas station just west of Menard’s. It was open and seemingly a successful operation when all of sudden… it was closed! It seems tribal headquarters and the subsidiary that was running the operation got their hoses crossed and ... Continue Reading
Legal Recreational Pot: The First Shop in the UP
"WE'VE BEEN BUSY here. We've had a steady stream of customers ever since we opened. It's in line with what we expected." The words of Stosh Wasik, one of the owners of The Fire Station which last week became the first and only store in the Upper Peninsula selling recreational marijuana. It had been selling only medical ... Continue Reading