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Michigan One Of Nation’s Best For Middle Class Home Buyers
The home buying scene has not been great to those that have become adults in the last 15 years as the market continues to rise with no imminent crash in sight. For some young adults owning their own home is something they feel could never happen while others are clinging on to their houses because it's too expensive to move in the current housing climate.
Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run
They are the administrators of democracy, making sure that elections are free, fair and efficient. They maintain the records of local government and are responsible for public access to those records, including births, deaths and the marriages in between. And yet, nearly 10% of the 1,240 township clerk positions that are up for election this […] The post Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Michiganders Aren’t Happy
The CEO of Olive Garden's parent company just doubled down on a decision that is leaving customers with a bad taste in their mouths. All around the country restaurants are hurting. As people are staying home more to spend less money, national chains are feeling the burn. Not to mention, inflation has increased the price of operation for the restaurants. Many restaurants around the country have started discounting their meals to bring their main customer base back into the stores. Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants. The CEO of Darden, Rick Cardenas has come out publically with a big fat NO to that strategy. Instead, they have decided to increase their prices...again.
Michigan Expecting Bitter Cold Temperatures In Extended Forecast
Many Michigan residents want to hang on to summer as long as possible to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. But, for those who are anticipating the fall season and cooler temps, they may be here soon. And it could feel more like winter than fall in Michigan as bitterly cold weather is expected to grip the Great Lakes state this season.
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
Early voting for Aug. 6 primary begins Saturday
Early voting for the Aug. 6 primary election starts this Saturday across the state. In 2022, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives voters the right to vote early and in person at sites before statewide and federal elections. Communities may also choose to provide early voting for local elections. Early...
BIG GOODBYE: National Discount Chain Closing 4 Michigan Locations
I'm afraid I don't have good news for Michigan bargain hunters. After closing 52 stores nationwide in 2023 and announcing in late June 2024 that they'd be closing another 35 - 40 locations, it looks like the hammer has dropped on at least four Michigan stores. It's becoming an all-too-familiar...
Michigan teen missing for nearly 2 months found living with 44-year-old man and engaged to him, investigators say
(CBS DETROIT) - A 17-year-old Michigan girl who went missing on May 31 has been found nearly two months later living with a 44-year-old man and engaged to him.According to the Kent County Sheriff's Office, the teen was found safe on Sunday after a community member spotted her. Investigators learned that the teen had been living with a Rockford man, whom they described as a "stranger," since June 1, and the two were engaged.Police said she met the man at about 2 a.m. on June 1.Investigators believed the teen voluntarily left her family home, Morley Park, in Cedar Springs, at...
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