The Marquette Housing Commission Special Meeting will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 4: 30 p.m. at 316 Pine Ridge Marquette MI in the Board Room.

Deo Gallery’s May exhibit features over one hundred local student artists from Marquette Senior High School (Instructor Jake Fether), Negaunee High School (Instructor Kimberly Schefchik), Ishpeming High School (Instructor Alexandra Trotter), and Gwinn High School (Instructor Meghan Soucy). This exhibit showcases a variety of art styles and mediums, including ceramics, acrylics, portraits, pencil drawings, and watercolor.
The exhibit is installed and curated by students participating in the Artists in Excellence cross-district program. Awards provided by local arts organizations and student groups will be presented at the opening reception to be held Thursday, May 9 from 6-8 p.m. The reception is open to the public and free to attend. The exhibit will be on display through May 29.
The Deo Gallery is located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library in the City’s Arts & Culture Center; it is supported by the Lake Superior Art Association.
More information about the Public Gallery Program and current exhibits can be found on www.mqtcompass.com/public-gallery-program/
Artists in Excellence is sponsored by Upper Peninsula Health Plan. More information about the Artists in Excellence program can be found on https://www.mqtcompass.com/artists-in-excellence/

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024, Woodland Avenue between Wright Street and Center Street will be closed to thru traffic for sewer and water service replacement work.  The service replacement work is anticipated to last several weeks. Residents within the closure area will receive information from Smith Construction regarding parking and driveway access.

This work is a part of the City’s annual Street Improvement & Paving project and is a prerequisite for the resurfacing of the street. The public is urged to use caution and follow all traffic control measures. Additional announcements will be made regarding the upcoming resurfacing activities.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side).  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.

The Marquette Public Art Commission (MPAC) has extended a call for artists to design and paint the word GRATITUDE as a part of the City bike path murals.

The Words to Live and Bike By project links language, exploration, and artistic expression to invite Marquette and its visitors to connect as a community. These words were originally selected by MPAC prior to their first installation onto the Holly Greer bike path in 2020. Four years later the original murals have faded and yet, the importance of these words persists. The recent call for artists produced many wonderful submissions; however, no artist applied for “GRATITUDE”. MPAC now invites applications specifically for the word:

GRATITUDE: South side of the Marquette Commons

Applicants may submit multiple designs but will only be selected to create one mural. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, May 5. Artists will be notified by May 10, 2024, with painting to occur on June 24-29, 2024 during City of Marquette Art Week.

The selected words will be stenciled on the bike path with white outline prior to painters’ arrival on-site. Completed murals will be 6 ft. in height and vary in length depending on the length of the proposed word. Selected artists will receive $300 and all necessary supplies including paint, brushes, drop cloths, etc.

For more information or to apply, a full prospectus can be found on the MQTcompass.com website, https://www.mqtcompass.com/blog/public-art/words-to-live-and-bike-by/

The Marquette Housing Commission has called a special meeting for 11 a.m. at 316 Pine Ridge, Marquette MI in the board room.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on May 2, 2024, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be held on June 6, 2024.

The Bluff St. Parking Ramp Western Stair Tower will be closed for painting beginning April 25, 2024 for approximately two weeks. The elevator in this tower will remain accessible. Please use caution when using the elevator as tarps will be set up and painting will be occurring in the stairwell. Work is expected to be completed May 9.

The southbound lane of Front Street between Main Street and Spring Street will be closed on Monday April 22nd, 2024, from 7:00am to 5:00pm. Southbound traffic will be detoured around the closure via Main Street, Lakeshore Boulevard, and Spring Street. Northbound traffic on Front Street will remain unaffected.

The public is advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

On Monday, April 22, beginning at 7:30 a.m., Baraga Ave. will be closed to through traffic between Third Street and Front Street for a water service line installation. The closure is estimated to last 2 days along with another single day closure on Friday April 26.  Availability of parking and access to businesses will be maintained.

The public is advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.