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If we build housing, economic development will come
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Ben Tierney
Three national fishing tournaments already are making plans to come to the Saginaw Bay in 2024
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Ashley Brown
From patient to prosthetic artist: Nicholas Harrier found his calling
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Photo: For more than a decade, Nicholas Harrier has been shaping art out of prosthetic devices.
Sarah Sexton
The Breaking Bread Village starts a conversation in Bay City
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Ashley Brown
A chance encounter helped a couple find their way home to one of Bay City's historic districts
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Ashley Brown
‘Red’s Shadow,’ filmed in the Great Lakes Bay Region in 2022, is now streaming on Amazon Prime
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Photo: Photo courtesy of Good Harbor Blue
Auburn artist is creating thought-provoking, slightly unnerving paintings that evoke strong emotiion
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Sarah Sexton
Give Local Bay – which has raised over $1 million since 2015 – is set for May 7
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Photo: The Trombley Centre House is one of more than 50 nonprofits in Bay and Arenac counties that will benefit from Give Local Bay on May 7. (Photo courtesy of the Bay County Historical Society)
Pickleball serves up fun and fitness for people of all ages and abilities
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Ashley Brown
Half of U.S. families struggle to pay for diapers; Bay-Arenac Diaper Bank can help
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Arts and Culture
Your guide to Bay County's 2024 summer festival schedule
Kathy Roberts
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Summer festivals bring music, food, and fun to communities throughout Bay County, Here, we highlight some of your options for summer entertainment.
Feature Story
Mental health webinar, a fundraiser, and a Town Hall event all are on the Bay City calendar
Kathy Roberts
Thursday, May 9, 2024
In the next few weeks, you're invited to a virtual mental health workshop; a Town Hall on LGBTQ+ civil rights; a free movie for dads and male caregivers; and a special fundraising performance to help a local family
Feature Story
Kids and Education
Four Bay-Arenac Career Center students qualified for an international competition held in April
Olivia Maurer
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Olivia Maurer, a Voices of Youth correspondent for Route Bay City, writes about four Bay-Arenac Career Center students who recently traveled to California to be part of an international competition
Feature Story
Healthy Communities
Stop the Bleed teaches bystanders how to save lives
Robin Devereaux
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Stop the Bleed kits and training give bystanders the tools to respond after someone suffers a traumatic, life-threatening injury
Feature Story
Healthy Communities
Half of U.S. families struggle to pay for diapers; Bay-Arenac Diaper Bank can help
Kathy Roberts
Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Bay-Arenac Diaper Bank relies on donations, grants, and volunteers to provide thousands of diapers to families in two counties
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Kids and Education
Early Education Community of Practice brings unified message to state focus on early childhood care
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
The Community of Practice has expanded to 30+ Michigan organizations focused on early childhood. Members have access to a variety of resources and experts and are able to provide solutions and mobilize quickly.
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Equity
Simple accommodations can eliminate barriers to health care
Joseph Goral
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Because equal and quality access to care is so important, making sure medical practices improve access and accommodations for people with autism is a crucial goal of the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM).
Feature Story
Kids and Education
Bay-Arenac ISD gives adults students an edge in redefining success
Robin Devereaux
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Bay-Arenac ISD offers programs for adults who want to earn a GED, high school diploma, or take advantage of technical job training classes
Feature Story
Economic Development
A new Delta College Public Media documentary focuses on the cannabis industry in the region
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Award-winning documentarian takes a look at the cannabis industry in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Bay City Family Fun Fair on Sat., April 27 promotes summer activities
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Spring 2024 Family Fun Fair highlights summer activities available through a range of local organizations
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Healthy Communities
Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?
Estelle Slootmaker
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Guardianship is designed to protect those who can't care for themselves, but it doesn't always work that way. Advocates are pursuing a variety of solutions to improve the system.
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Healthy Communities
Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities
Estelle Slootmaker
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program improves quality of care and quality of life for people living in nursing homes, homes for the aged, and adult foster care homes.
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Photographer and self-professed ‘boat nerd’ describes life aboard a Great Lakes freighter
Denyse Shannon
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Roger LeLievre, publisher of the annual “Know Your Ships” an annual guide to freighters that sail the Great Lakes, is the guest speaker at the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society on Sat., April 20. Admission is free and open to the public.
Feature Story
Kids and Education
SAT test is stressful for students
Elyse Hompstead
Thursday, April 18, 2024
SAT testing is always stressful. When it was offered less than a week after Spring Break, the stress was amped up for students.
Feature Story
Economic Development
Bay Future celebrates businesses that invested $350 million in Bay County in 2023
Kathy Roberts
Thursday, April 18, 2024
During the Bay Future Annual Meeting, the economic development agency highlighted the businesses investing in Bay County
Development News
Entrepreneurship
A Spencer Gellise Salon reveals its updated look
Friday, April 12, 2024
A Spencer Gellise Salon stylists moved out of the Third Street location for months while construction crews updated the look and made room for additional styling stations and shampoo bowls
Development News
Kids and Education
John Glenn High School team is one of 20 to qualify for the Nickless Innovation Award competition
Friday, April 12, 2024
John Glenn High School team to compete for scholarships during the 11th annual Nickless Innovation Award competition on Sat., April 20
Longform
Second Wave - Michigan
Healthy Communities
Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden
Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, April 11, 2024
In Michigan, several efforts are underway to help cancer patients prepare for, manage, and alleviate the financial struggles associated with treatment.
Feature Story
Healthy Communities
Pickleball serves up fun and fitness for people of all ages and abilities
Kathy Roberts
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The number of people playing pickleball is growing across the nation and in Bay County. Indoor and outdoor courts are available throughout the community.
Feature Story
Healthy Communities
Sturgeon are making a comeback in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Denyse Shannon
Thursday, April 11, 2024
For nearly a decade, conservation organizations have been working to restore the sturgeon population in the Great Lakes
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