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Velodrome Coffee’s new owners promise to keep customer favorites
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A Marquette County coffee chain is now under new ownership. MQT Hospitality Inc. is the new owner of the Velodrome Coffee Company. Velodrome Founder Bryce Sturmer said the chain began serving coffee in Marquette in 2017. After moving the original store from Washington Street to Third Street in Marquette and adding another location in Ishpeming, Sturmer explained that now was the ideal time to sell.
Art on the Rocks ready for 64th annual show
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – The 64th annual Art on the Rocks show is on Saturday and Sunday at Lower Harbor Park. The show will feature over 120 artists both local and national with 14 different mediums including everything from painting, to pottery, to print making. Tristan Luoma, the show’s...
USA Wrestling National Training Site at NMU continues to develop Olympians
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The 2024 Olympic Games open Friday in Paris, and since 1985, the USA Wrestling National Training Site at NMU has been a home for future Olympians. This year is no different. “You can learn from anybody. You can help anybody,” NMU Greco-Roman wrestling coach Andy Bisek...
Tickets now on sale for Beacon House’s Reverse Draw Raffle Party
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – The Mariucci Family Beacon House is getting ready for their next fundraiser Labor Day weekend. It’s a ‘Reverse Draw Raffle Party’ on Sunday, September 1 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette. Here’s how it works: “Our Reverse Draw Raffle Party is one of our favorite things,” […]
Emergency crews extinguish Marquette garage fire
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – Marquette emergency crews were on the scene of a garage fire Wednesday evening on the 400 block of Bluff Street. When Local 3 arrived around 8:30 p.m., the fire seemed to be under control. No official word has been made from emergency services at this time. Local 3 will continue to […]
Escanaba could get new refrigerated ice rink in Ludington Park
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - The City of Escanaba could have more recreation opportunities this winter. When winter comes, Escanaba area residents may be able to go ice skating, regardless of what the weather is like. Enhance Escanaba is hoping to add a refrigerated ice rink to Ludington Park. Escanaba City...
Brookridge Heights makes memories through music
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A Marquette nursing home is looking to make some memories. Brookridge Heights Assisted Living and Memory Care will host a concert on July 29 featuring the band The Union Suits. This is a part of the home’s once-per-month event for its Making Memories campaign. The community...
Sheetz, a gas station chain, hiring for Michigan store opening in Romulus
Sheetz, a gas station and convenience store chain in six states that is expanding to Michigan, plans to hold two recruiting events next week in Romulus to hire 30 employees to work in a new store set to open later this summer. The Pennsylvania-based company — which is facing a federal government claim that it has discriminated against minority job applicants — said it is seeking full- and part-time workers, including employees for management roles, in its...
Michigan’s ‘bison wrangler’ shares secrets of the Domino’s Farms herd
ANN ARBOR — On the northeast edge of Ann Arbor, between M-14 and Domino’s Farms, is where the buffalo roam. There, drivers on their daily commute can often catch a glimpse of a herd of 75 bison, grazing across a 90-acre pasture that is part of the Domino’s Farms complex. If they look closely enough, they may also see the beat-up red Ford pickup of Todd Crocker, the herd’s official bison wrangler.
Chauncey Billups on if the Pistons drafted Carmelo Anthony in '03: "Bron woulda have to leave Cleveland a lot earlier than he left"
Chauncey Billups believes that LeBron James would have left Cleveland before 2010 because a Pistons team with Carmelo Anthony would have been unbeatable in the East.
Early voting for Michigan's August primary election begins July 27
Registered voters in Michigan can vote in-person ahead of the August primary election thanks to early voting, which begins July 27. After voters passed a ballot initiative in 2022, municipalities in Michigan are required to hold at least nine days of early voting for each statewide and federal election, with early voting locations...
Beware: MI Residents Warned To Avoid These Items Attracting Ticks
Summertime in Michigan means spending more time outdoors and there are more pests to be aware of. One of those pests includes ticks, which are causing concern for residents in the Great Lakes State as cases of Lyme disease rise. And experts are warning Michigan residents to avoid certain items that could attract ticks and lead to potentially deadly bug bites.
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