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And they’re off: Bridge begins five-day EV road trip around Lake Michigan
Meet the Bridge journalists who are amid a five-day road trip in a rented Chevy Bolt. They hope to make it 1,000 miles around Lake Michigan. They have snacks. But ‘honestly the fact that it's even feasible is surprising to me,’ one says. The snacks are packed, cell...
Michigan Matters: Business leaders weigh in on politics and the economy
(CBS DETROIT) - With a red-hot election season on and 2024 past the halfway point, the focus is on business as high-profile leaders from Metro Detroit and Lansing gather to talk about politics, education and the road ahead during a wide-ranging episode of CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.Wafa Dinaro, Executive Director of the New Economy Initiative; Crystal L. Gunn, Chairwoman of the Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce; and Martin Manna, president of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, discuss the state of business amid an evolving economy more tied to technology than ever and their efforts to support start-ups and mature...
'Check out' countless resources and books at CADL's Dansville Branch
DANSVILLE, Mich. (WILX) - The CADL Dansville Branch goes beyond the bookshelf. Despite their smaller library, they offer books and DVDs for all ages. They also have digital resources available! They also have mobile hotspots that you can rent if you don’t have internet at home as well as a printer!
Viewpoint: Designing schools wit hout libraries restricts students’ autonomy, freedom
In May 2022, Lansing voters overwhelmingly passed a $129.7 million bond measure to build three new elementary schools. Lansing Schools elementary students and families, however, were shocked to learn that their new schools were designed without libraries and librarians. Eliminating these resources impedes student access to educational materials and violates the Library Bill of Rights.
Planned music venue on Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti receives EGLE clean-up grant
A proposed artist and musical venue in Ypsilanti is closer to reality thanks to a brownfield grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The proposed venue on the site of the old Materials Unlimited antiques store has been awarded an over-$477,000 EGLE grant. It will be used to pay for lead, asbestos, mold, and hazardous materials surveys, as well as interior and exterior demolition and abatement.
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
Thunderstorms and Seasonal Temps Expected This Week in Southeastern Michigan
Detroit, MI – Southeastern Michigan will experience seasonable temperatures in the low to mid-80s this week, with pop-up showers and thunderstorms expected today and tomorrow. More significant showers and thunderstorms are anticipated on Wednesday as a cold front moves through the region. According to the US National Weather Service...
WCCD’s Washtenaw Field Day to be held in Bridgewater Twp
Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email. submitted by John Scaramucci, Outreach Coordinator for the Farmer Programs, WCCD. On September 13, 2024, from 8am to 1pm, the Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) will host a field day that will be focused on reducing nutrient loss from field tiles and the use of cover crops to improve soil health, suppress weeds, and assist with nutrient cycling, and will also feature a drone demonstration. The field day will be at H & H Harvest in Bridgewater Township (9880 Austin Rd, Saline), which is operated by Brandon Henes.
Training combating hate crime should be focus of Ann Arbor police, City Council says
ANN ARBOR, MI – The Ann Arbor City Council has asked the local police department and other city leaders to focus on training to combat hate crime in the city. In a unanimous vote, Ann Arbor City Council approved a resolution July 15 directing the city’s administrator and attorney’s office to tweak their training regarding how hate and bias crimes are responded to in the city.
Ann Arbor puts $1M behind hiring ‘safe streets’ consultant
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is planning more incremental improvements to make city streets safer, including adding more flexible posts to separate bike lanes from cars. To that end, the city is putting over $1 million into hiring Sam Schwartz Consulting to help implement a $3.8 million federal Safe Streets for All grant.
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