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Enjoy Homestead Sundays, bird banding, kayaking at Chippewa Nature Center this summer

Sarah SpohnThursday, July 3, 2025
Chippewa Nature Center’s summer lineup includes free, family-friendly educational events. Highlights include Homestead Sundays, bird banding, paddling excursions, and guided nature experiences.
Feature Story Ian Anderson List Image Route Bay CityKids and Education

Through YAC, Bay City teen has learned practical skills and discovered a passion for philanthropy

Kathy RobertsWednesday, July 2, 2025
As Ian Anderson prepares for his senior year at Bay City Central High School and steps into the role of Youth Advisory Committee Chairman, he reflects on his journey.
Feature Story Saline High School student Ashley Malinczak. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiKids and Education

High schoolers get an early start on health care careers through Washtenaw County CTE programs

Eliza GallippoWednesday, July 2, 2025
In the latest installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Eliza Gallippo looks into how students are getting a health care career jumpstart through career technical education programs in Washtenaw County.
Feature Story The Pride March through Port Huron. The Keel - Port HuronArts and Culture

Blue Water Pride Festival in Port Huron celebrates resilience of LGBTQ+ community

Leslie CieplechowiczMonday, June 30, 2025
The Pride Festival on June 29 in Port Huron was hosted by Barbara Payton, executive director of Blue Water Allies, an organization that serves as a resource for the local LGBTQ+ community. Payton shares how events like these are imperative to foster pride for queer folks who live in a predominantly conservative region.
Development News Lavender Farms list Route Bay CityEconomic Development

Visitors can tour a growing agritourism farm, specializing in lavender and wildflowers

Monday, June 30, 2025
The Fields at Linwood, a lavender farm in Bay County, hosts its annual Open Fields event from July 4-6.
Longform Supplemental Science student Madison Taylor with her exhibit on soil samples at a science fair at WAY Academy in Detroit. Metromode - Metro DetroitParks and Recreation

Metroparks offer year-round hands-on science classes in 2 Detroit schools

Patrick DunnMonday, June 30, 2025
Through the Supplemental Science program, Huron-Clinton Metroparks staff work with school staff to offer science lessons in schools, usually multiple times a week throughout the school year. 
Feature Story ALICE Southwest Michigan

ALICE Report: Rising number of households struggling to make ends meet

Jane ParikhSunday, June 29, 2025
A new report shows over half of households in Albion, Springfield, and Homer Township are struggling to afford basic needs. Stagnant wages and rising costs leave many living just above or below the poverty line.
Feature Story Leah Broomfield The LakeshoreEquity

Deaf mentor's journey shows strength of inclusive hiring and support services

Shandra MartinezFriday, June 27, 2025
Leah Broomfield’s new role as a deaf mentor highlights how inclusive hiring and community collaboration open doors for deaf professionals.
Feature Story Chloe Nabozney. The Keel - Port HuronKids and Education

Chloe Nabozney redefines norms as an aspiring young, black female police officer from a rural town

Leslie CieplechowiczThursday, June 26, 2025
Chloe Nabozney, a recent graduate of Landmark Academy in Kimball, talks about her goal of becoming a police officer after attending the St. Clair County Explorers Program. She hopes to inspire other young, black women to become cops in a predominantly male field.
Feature Story MSU's PA Medicine program includes 12 months of clinical experience. Rural Innovation ExchangeHealthy Communities

MSU's PA Medicine program helps fill the gap in health care in rural Michigan

RIX StaffThursday, June 26, 2025
The first graduates of Michigan State University's PA Medicine program are working across the state -- some in medically underserved communities or in rural areas like the U.P., where there is a health care provider shortage.  
Innovation News The first five Michigan graduates of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiTechnology and Innovation

Ann Arbor SPARK, WCC celebrate first Michigan grads of manufacturing education program

Jaishree DrepaulThursday, June 26, 2025
The inaugural cohort is leaving the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program with two years of work experience, degrees, and job offers. 
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