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Development News Downtown-PH The Keel - Port HuronHealthy Communities

Michigan small businesses eligible for $15K COVID-19 relief grants, application window opens soon

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 3, 2020
Development News Box1List Epicenter - Mount PleasantCommunity Development

Annual holiday gift box program lifts local businesses, Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant at the same time

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story TreeFarmList Epicenter - Mount PleasantEntrepreneurship

Vander Sys Tree Farm Nursery, providing quality Christmas trees for over 60 years

Liz FredendallThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story AquaticcenterList Epicenter - Mount PleasantCommunity Development

Volunteers needed to sit on recreational authority board for aquatic center

Gabrielle HaidererThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story On the Ground Battle Creek Laura Otte Southwest MichiganEntrepreneurship

The spirit of birds inspires line of cards and new business for Battle Creek artist and entrepreneur

Jane SimonsThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story Nancy Mezza, Tannerra, Sterling Heights Metromode - Metro DetroitEconomic Development

Shop local campaign highlights residents, cities looking after their small businesses

Kate RoffThursday, December 3, 2020
Development News “I like to say that we take our craft seriously without taking ourselves too seriously,” Maxwell Alfieri says. “We’re not uptight.” Metromode - Metro DetroitCommunity Development

‘We have fun with it’: New custom hair salon finds its home in downtown Farmington

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 3, 2020
Development News The Monsters Rule! team: Brent Mosser, Joel Gullickson, Kevin Singer (Left to right) Metromode - Metro DetroitArts and Culture

Ferndale Library has new slate of online programs for kids and their parents

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 3, 2020
Longform Jessica "Decky" Alexander. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiArts and Culture

Ypsi-based podcast seeks commonalities between older and younger generations during COVID-19

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 2, 2020
Feature Story A woman works on a laptop in her car at Ypsilanti Community Middle School, where a new public Wi-Fi hotspot will be located. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiTechnology and Innovation

New initiatives address Washtenaw County digital divide with public Wi-Fi hotspots, online resources

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, December 2, 2020
Innovation News The Washtenaw County Food Policy Council. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Washtenaw County Food Policy Council annual report highlights food insecurity dashboard

Emily BendaWednesday, December 2, 2020
Innovation News A 1961 photo from the Ann Arbor News shows a protest outside the Urban Renewal office in Ypsilanti. Historian Lee Azus discusses urban renewal in the city on the new episode of the "Ypsi Stories" podcast. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiArts and Culture

Ypsilanti District Library launches its first podcast, focusing on local history

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 2, 2020
Feature Story St. Nicholas, known as Sinterklaas, rides a horse in the Netherlands. Papier mache figure made by Susan Brack, Liberty, Indiana, from a German Anton Reiche chocolate mold dated around 1930. The LakeshoreArts and Culture

Meet the real St. Nicholas: Holland expert shares her St. Nicholas collection

BY ANDREA GOODELLTuesday, December 1, 2020
Feature Story Zeeland Board of Public Works is giving Holiday Power Dollars to customers who decorate the exterior of their home or yard for the holidays. The LakeshoreEconomic Development

Zeeland Board of Public Works’ Holiday Power Dollars program goes digital

By Shandra MartinezTuesday, December 1, 2020
Feature Story On the Ground Calhoun NHBP Food Systems Southwest MichiganEquity

Planting seeds: National movement with local ties works to restore Native cultural food traditions

Jane SimonsTuesday, December 1, 2020
Feature Story Eva S. Alexander is the new executive director of Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates. The LakeshoreEquity

Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates brings on new leadership

By Shandra MartinezMonday, November 30, 2020
Feature Story Pete Patsalis started Hook One Charters when he was just 21 years old The Keel - Port HuronEconomic Development

‘Why not make it happen here?’ Young Blue Water entrepreneurs challenge the status quo

Mikaela WestrickThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story A close-up of one of the trees in this year’s festival The Keel - Port HuronCommunity Development

32nd Festival of Trees moves to McLaren Port Huron to preserve a holiday tradition

MJ GalbraithThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story Missy LaRussa of Kitchen Creations holds a complimentary tote in downtown Farmington Metromode - Metro DetroitEconomic Development

Shopping local just got easier in downtown Farmington with partnerships, tech, and retail

MJ GalbraithThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story The 2020 Census is still going on, although census-takers — known as enumerators — stopped knocking on doors back in mid-October. The LakeshoreCommunity Development

Making sure everyone is counted in 2020 Census is no easy task

Rick MartinezThursday, November 19, 2020
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