Peek into the honeycomb: A day in the life of a beekeeper
Will Sears of the Midland Bee Company has raised bees for over a decade now. He’s come to appreciate how well they work together and just how sweet Michigan honey is.
Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
More than $80M in infrastructure improvement loans and grants available to rural communities
“For municipalities needing to update, maintain, or build capacity of their infrastructure, these loans and grants are the building blocks for economic development,” says Brandon Fewins, USDA Rural Development State Director for Michigan.
Fishtown among 14 Michigan sites to be included in the National Register of Historic Places
“Fishtown is more than a series of buildings, it’s a working waterfront that also helps preserve a way of life that has been an active part of this community for more than 170 years,” says Fishtown Preservation Society Executive Director Amanda Holmes.
West Michigan Works! relocates Holland service center
West Michigan Works! has relocated its Holland service center to a more central location close to key partners such as the GRCC Lakeshore Campus.
Kids on autism spectrum get physical activity, nutrition support through Detroit program
PLANE, short for Physical Literacy and Nutrition Education, offers adaptive strategies to get kids moving, as well as a nutrition curriculum that shares ways to introduce kids to healthier foods.
A one-of-a-kind campground emerges outside Rockford
The pandemic inspired a rural Michigan couple to build a secluded retreat for people to "detach" from their tech-laden lives.
Middleville looks to improve downtown amphitheater with terraced seating, public art walk
“This opportunity to match local investment with state investment really gives us a dynamic tool to make this place even more vibrant, inspiring, and inviting with meaningful art and improvements to the natural terrain and seating,” says Katherine Bussard, Village of Middleville DDA director.
Coldwater’s Gillespie building, an example of Prairie School architecture, is being redeveloped
"Renovating the Gillespie building will be another catalyst to our community’s downtown revitalization efforts,” says Keith Baker, Coldwater city manager.
A new park in Midland is now open in an area that was damaged by the 2020 flood
The new Rogers Family Wellness Park – located on N. Saginaw Rd in Midland, is the outcome of an opportunity that grew out of the 2020 flood. The new park designed by and paid for in part by MyMichigan Health, was designed to attract people of all ages and promote good health.
