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After Years in Decline, Michigan is Seeing More Fireflies This Summer
The sight of fireflies or lightning bugs had always been a sure sign of summer. You could count on a yard or field lighting up starting in early June with the flashing bodies of fireflies. And than several years ago many began to see fewer and fewer lightning bugs. So...
These Are The Top 5 States Michigan Residents Are Fleeing To
According to the Allied US Migration Report for the 2nd year in a row we saw less interstate in 2023. Where's everybody going? More importantly, why are they going there?. Stagflation. Recession; The fact that interstate moves have continued to decrease over the last few years shows residents are taking a cautious approach when it comes to big moves and increasing interest rates.
A Staple Item In Michigan Stores Will Soon Be Removed
Whenever you walk up to a Walgreens or inside a Meijer, you are always greeted by a big red box positioned by the door that makes it easy for you to walk out with a rental movie or video game. That's what visitors have expected since the early 2000s. I for one fondly remember renting Titanfall 2 and playing the entire game all night to return it on time.
Latest round of Rite Aid closings includes Columbiana store
Bankrupt Rite Aid continues adding to the list of stores being closed. The drug store chain revealed in a court document filed late last week that is shutting down the Columbiana Location on South Avenue at Route 14. The notification is included in a list of 31 stores being closed...
Bruce Hornsby, Sarah Jarosz, Victor Wooten, Accidentals, Wyatt Flores say ‘Yes to Michigan’
All five acts took to stages across the state this week, from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids to Sparta and beyond. Browse the photo galleries from these shows and more, only at Local Spins. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES. For piano and jam-band great Bruce Hornsby, it was his first show...
What's in season? Michigan offers a variety of summer delights for fruit, vegetable lovers
LANSING — Lansing-area residents look forward to summer for warm weather and vacation, but it's also time to enjoy nature's bounty as a series of tasty treats ripen on vines and trees for everyone to enjoy. Michigan is one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the United States, and its bounty shows at local farmers markets and farms. ...
Michigan and Ohio Went to War Over Toledo?
Did you know Michigan went to war with Ohio over the Toledo Strip but ended up with the Upper Peninsula?. This all started when mistakes were made back in 1787 when Congress drafted the Northwest Ordinance. The map was several miles off according to History.com,. As a result, the original...
Local legislators offer views of 2024’s first half
A busy, contentious Michigan legislative session is taking a July break. The News-Herald and Press & Guide asked state lawmakers from Downriver communities and the Dearborn area for their opinions about the most significant accomplishments – and work yet to be completed. A three-question survey provided each lawmaker asked:
Deadline nears for Michigan’s $20M settlement over false unemployment fraud
LANSING, MI - A deadline is approaching for Michiganders to file a claim in a $20 million class action settlement with the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It involves a lawsuit that claimed the state wrongly accused workers of unemployment fraud from 2013 to 2015. If you purchase a product or...
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