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Feature Story Shiawassee Basin Preserve

Springfield Twp. Parks and Recreation collaborates with Oakland County to preserve natural assetsNonprofit Journal Project Feature

“Once those ecosystems are lost, they can’t be recreated,” says Sarah Richmond of Springfield Township Parks and Recreation. The township collaborates with Oakland County Parks on projects to steward land in northern Oakland County.  

Feature Story Sandy Karbowski holding a photo of Hattie Dunlap, the restaurant’s first cook.

Hattie Dunlap helped make fried chicken popular at Port Huron’s Chicken in the Rough

Palms Krystal Bar & Grill, also known as Chicken in the Rough features chicken recipes from its original cook Hattie Dunlap, who worked at the restaurant from 1941 to 1976. 

Longform Carmen Bell

Opera premiere in Battle Creek gives voice to the Tangled Roots of slavery

“Our African history runs deeper than slavery, but it is a part of it. The spirituals are intertwined throughout our history,  our faith, and became anthems of the civil rights movement. There are classical, jazz, and hip-hop themes  intertwined within the score.”

Development News Photo courtesy of the Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum

Bay City's oldest firehouse is coming back to life as a museum

The Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum is renovating the former Fire Station No. 3, located at the edge of Downtown Bay City. In the end, the building will house fire trucks and toys, classrooms for lessons in fire safety, and even offer space to two other local history organizations.  

In The News Valentine Expo 2025

Midland Mall’s Valentine’s Sweetheart Expo showcases local vendors

The Midland Mall’s Valentine’s Sweetheart Expo connected local artisans with the community, highlighting unique gifts while supporting the mall’s ongoing efforts to revitalize and attract shoppers.

Longform Center for Sustainable Systems grad students Molly Russell and Paige Greenberg with Associate Director Shoshannah Lenski.

Big House, big environmental impact: How U-M is reimagining sustainability at Michigan Stadium

The university has been successfully working toward achieving zero waste at Michigan Stadium, while a recent university study considered the environmental impact of the Big 10's expansion.

Feature Story mushersfull

'Mush' ado about something: Hiawatha Sportsman's Club launches dog sled race in eastern U.P.

The Hiawatha Heritage Dog Sled Race debuted this month in the eastern U.P., drawing mushers from Michigan and Wisconsin. The Hiawatha Sportsman's Club deemed the event a success and plans to return next year.

Feature Story Boozy's, Hazel Park

PHOTOS: Inside the new Hazel Park eatery

A new bar and grill in the heart of Hazel Park is the brainchild of Rick Fandakly and Marvin Putrus. Busy weekends find the bar serving up pub favorites like sliders, tacos, flatbreads, and sharables. Spinach and artichoke dip, anyone?

Feature Story Mark Witte chats with OnPoint staff: from left,  Andre Pierre, Jr., chief administrative officer; Kelly Dingman, accounting supervisor, and Sarah Lumbert, general accountant.

OnPoint: The many professional roles within mental health care

Michigan’s community mental health agencies need more psychiatrists, psychologists, and master’s level social workers, but they also need bachelor’s level social workers, administrative staff,  peer support specialists, accountants, and direct care workers — roles that require no college degree or degrees in areas not relating directly to mental health. 

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