It’s now, officially, laughable. Not because it's funny, because it isn't. Particularly to the business owners trying to make a living out there. In the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, on Tuesday, TV6 News kicked off a three-part investigative series on the bill-paying woes at the Westwood Mall. ... Continue Reading
Comings and Goings • A Timely Pledge • A Special Vote
Gone, but not forgotten As we watched an empty storefront fall to the wrecking ball this past week in order to facilitate the expansion at the Ore Dock, folks who’d been here awhile were charging up their memory banks, trying to recall the various businesses that had occupied that site over the years. It brings to mind ... Continue Reading
An Open Letter to Rhys Mussman, Owner of the former Upfront & Company
Dear Rhys, Doug Garrison here from Word on the Street. Remember me? I met you about ten years ago during the time I was doing my TV show, The Doug Garrison Show, at your restaurant… Upfront & Company. Those were the days, huh? My memories of Upfront & Company are of a place that you could honestly ... Continue Reading
The Upfront Deal, a New Internet Company, a Drone Business, John Deere’s Move, the Sweetwater’s Plans, and Our Exorbitant!!! Parking Fees
THE MOST FREQUENT question we hear about town: "So what's going on with the Upfront deal? Is it dead or what?" The answer is, yes, the deal that was offered up in a purchase agreement last year is, in fact, dead. Upfront & Company, closed down for more than four years, remains for sale. But. The four person ... Continue Reading
Upfront, Bennett Media, Football Broadcast Woes, a New Anchor in Town, Jacobetti Complex Rumors, Dark Stores, and Kivela’s Future
IT'S NOW THREE years and counting. Upfront & Company still remains vacant and up for sale. Oh, there's been interest--potential local and regional buyers, even interest from overseas, most recently from South Africa, but nobody's been willing to pull the trigger on one of Marquette's most valuable downtown ... Continue Reading