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Matt's on Presque closes brick-and-mortar location on namesake road
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Matt's on Presque announced the closure of its Presque Isle Avenue location online in something described as a temporary goodbye. The sandwich and soup restaurant whose name is linked to the street it was located on had been in the community for over two years. With their lease up at the Presque Isle Avenue location, owners Matt and Katie Lucas say they're taking a step back before returning into the fold.
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Celebrate 2026 with Marquette’s annual NYE Ball Drop Bash
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — An Upper Peninsula blizzard won’t stop Yoopers from celebrating the New Year, and Marquette organizations are working together to help make the city’s biggest event a success. Michael Bradford, business outreach and promotions director for the Marquette Downtown Development Authority, shared how the...
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Upper Michigan Today - 2nd Chance Dance Company
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Restaurants brave inclement weather to serve Yoopers
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Despite the powerful winter storm, some businesses remained open on Monday. Slabz Bar & Grill in downtown Marquette was one such restaurant. Sous Chef Bob Jacoby says the restaurant had power and decided to go ahead and open since they were able. He says breakfast was...
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Upper Michigan Today - Strega Nonna
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Groomers working on trails after major snowstorm
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Jack’s Restaurant finds ways to keep business going during ‘make or break’ winter season
RAPID RIVER, Mich. (WZMQ) – Some U.P. restaurants are reporting a dip in business this winter, along with struggles surrounding the rising cost of operations. “We’re pretty much tourist-based, kind of—but we take care of our locals—so January’s always tough,” said Bobbi Ryan, owner of Jack’s Restaurant in Rapid River. “Up until May is tough, but January and February are the worst.”
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Upper Michigan Today - Winter Scene
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Upper Michigan Today - Midnight Meatball Drop
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Youth talent show ‘Marquette’s Got Talent’ to open auditions
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A youth talent show fundraising for a scholarship will hold auditions Jan. 20. The show, Marquette’s Got Talent, opens Feb. 12, with a $75 attendance fee. The fee goes toward the Hope for the Future Scholarship for a graduating senior in Upper Michigan. The auditioner...
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Upper Michigan Today - Strega Nonna
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Goldenaires Tapped for National Memorial Day Parade
The Western Upper Peninsula will be represented at one of the nation’s premier semiquincentennial events next year. The Marty’s Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corp from Bessemer has accepted an invitation to march in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. The Goldenaires are familiar and frequent performers...
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Ishpeming cafe looks to buy new appliances
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Strega Nonna continues third annual Meatball Drop tradition
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WZMQ) – Strega Nonna continued its Meatball Drop tradition for the third consecutive year on New Year’s Eve. The evening began with a full course family style meal, followed by live music from the Flat Broke Blues Band. Later, the restaurant brought out its 30 pound meatball, which is fully prepared and cooked in-house. At midnight, the restuarant dropped the meatball from a nearby balcony to ring in 2026.