Central Region

Mike Walker, right, and Dia de los Tacos employee Chris, left.

Marquette’s taco truck wins national award

Marquette's Dia de los Tacos won, for the second time, a national food truck award for its tacos.

Jasmine Restaurant opens on U.S. 41 in Marquette

A new restaurant is open in the former Great Hunan location in Marquette. 

Grand opening for the Lofts apartments in Marquette.
Loft apartments open in downtown Marquette

A historic downtown building has been redeveloped with loft apartments on the second floor in Marquette.

The menu at the new Delft Bistro in Marquette.
Delft Bistro transforms old marquee in downtown Marquette

An old theater has been transformed into an upscale restaurant in downtown Marquette.

Rainbow Packing in Escanaba
Food system grants boost meat, egg production in U.P.

Two U.P. food companies were awarded MDARD grants to expand their businesses.

The Braastad-Gossard building in Ishpeming in its early days.
New faces on old places: Landmark businesses withstand centuries with new forms

Travel in any direction in Marquette County and you can see buildings that are monuments to U.P. history as well as vital and thriving contributors to their communities.

Jim’s Music in Marquette set to move in April

Jim's Music in Marquette has a new home and will be moving in April. 

The Vender Bender storefront in Marquette.
Spend your loose change at the Vender Bender in Marquette

Got some spare quarters and some free time? Check out the Vender Bender in Marquette. 

The 906 red ale from Upper Hand Brewery.
Upper Hand distribution soon to reach Minnesota

Beer fans in Minnesota will soon be able to enjoy the brews created at Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba thanks to an expanded distribution plan. 

Some of the Upper Peninsula women who marched on D.C.
U.P. women march on Washington

Among the marchers who filled the streets of Washington D.C. over the weekend, there were several groups from the U.P. present, along with one of our writers, who talks about the experience here.

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