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Win Tickets to The Antidote Fest in Flint
The 3rd Annual Antidote Fest is the ultimate music festival experience in downtown Flint, MI!. Happening on Saturday July 27th from 4 PM to 10 PM for a day filled with amazing live performances, delicious food trucks, games, raffles, and a vibrant atmosphere. Celebrate music, community, and good vibes with us at this epic all-ages event.
Mackinac Island Ferry Company leader out after private equity firm sale
Less than a month after a Florida-based private equity firm bought the last independent ferry service serving Mackinac Island, its longtime leader is no longer at the company, the new owner announced today. Jerry Fetty, former CEO of Mackinac Island Ferry Company (formerly Star Line), left the company this week,...
BEWARE-Dangerous Viral Disease Now Confirmed In More MI Counties
While many Michigan residents enjoy more outdoor activities with the summer weather, there are some summertime illnesses to be concerned about such as those associated with heat or swimming. There is one concerning viral disease now being detected in more Michigan counties that could cause serious illness or death to people and pets.
Many state, city government services disrupted by CrowdStrike outage
State and city governments are reporting disruptions caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike cybersecurity software Friday morning, mainly knocking administrative systems offline and delaying the delivery of some services. State and local governments join the large number of organizations worldwide where operations have been disrupted, a list that includes...
Money Tight? No State’s Worse For That Than Michigan
If you're in Michigan and struggling to make ends meet, know that you're not alone. A new study finds that Michigan leads the nation with the greatest percentage of people in financial distress. The personal finance website WalletHub recently dug into the data to determine the "States with the Most...
Internet outage affecting state and local business
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The global technology outage that halted flights, banks, TV stations, and computer systems, is affecting many local Michigan places. Here’s a list of places that are currently affected by the cyber outage: If you know of any local businesses or organizations that were or are being affected by the outage, please email […]
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 authorities reopen cold case of 19-year-old missing since 1987
DETROIT, Mich. (WWJ) - Authorities have reopened the cold case of Cassandra Durham, a 19-year-old Maryland girl who was reported missing after heading to Northern Michigan to visit her boyfriend's family. In the summer of 1987, Durham and her boyfriend left their Baltimore home to visit his grandparents in Roscommon.
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.
Michigan GOP was front and center at Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The road to the White House runs through Michigan, so it's no surprise the battleground state took center stage at the the Republican National Convention this week. The gathering of GOP activists from across the country offered a chance for the Michigan GOP to demonstrate on the national stage its recovery from a period of protracted infighting that saw competing factions fighting for control of the state party. But in Milwaukee, Michigan Republicans teamed up...
Long range forecast: Michigan weather outlook for August 2024
What sort of August weather should we expect around Michigan this summer?. The National Weather Service and NOAA released their monthly weather outlook for August 2024 this week. The predictions are based on probability vs. normal averages, and can help show possible trends in the longer range forecast. Here’s what...
Poll: Older Michiganders are facing financial squeeze, despite state’s recovering economy
While economists have said the state is seeing a recovery from the economic conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 50% of Michigan adults 50 and older are reporting financial stress, with pre-retirement adults and individuals with poor or fair health facing a particular strain. That’s according to recently released data from the Michigan Poll […] The post Poll: Older Michiganders are facing financial squeeze, despite state’s recovering economy appeared first on Michigan Advance.
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