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Development News Restoration efforts at the historic Cheboygan Front Range Lighthouse have been bolstered through a grant program from the Historical Society of Michigan. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Rural Michigan's history organizations represent well in annual grant contest for museums and more

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 9, 2025
Development News “This dog park will provide Cheboygan County a new space for creating community engagement,” says Dan Gilmartin, CEO and Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal League. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Group hopes to activate underused space at Cheboygan County Fairgrounds with dog park

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 9, 2025
Feature Story Corewell Health has been among the supporters of the Lakeshore Trail. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Donations boost plans for Southwest Michigan's Lakeshore Trail

Rosemary Parker Thursday, January 9, 2025
Development News Conceptual rendering of the community garden at Nelson Park. Metromode - Metro DetroitCommunity Development

Application window opens for planting beds at new community garden in Sterling Heights

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 9, 2025
Feature Story Etienne Charles. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiArts and Culture

Jazz trumpeter brings multimedia performance on climate change to Ann Arbor

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, January 8, 2025
Feature Story Housing stress is likely adding to the mental health toll many in Ottawa County are feeling, according to the 2024 Healthy Ottawa Plan. The LakeshoreHealthy Communities

Housing joins list of health concerns in Ottawa County

Andrea GoodellSaturday, January 4, 2025
Feature Story Sacred Earth: Carbon Usage Southwest MichiganSustainability

Treading lightly: The ethics and how-tos of reducing our carbon footprints

Caroline BissonetteThursday, December 26, 2024
Longform Children play during a campout at Eliza Howell Park. Metromode - Metro DetroitCommunity Development

Park equity initiatives have big impacts for Metro Detroiters, from students to elders

Patrick DunnThursday, December 19, 2024
Feature Story Artique Southwest MichiganEntrepreneurship

Sustainable Sanctuary: Health and beauty refillery to open in former Bedford Twp. church

Jane ParikhThursday, December 19, 2024
Feature Story Devon Wilson points out some of the young plants growing in one of the hoop houses at Sunlight Gardens. Southwest MichiganEntrepreneurship

Farmacy: Urban farm in Battle Creek reaching over the counter for farm-to-table dining

Jane ParikhThursday, December 19, 2024
Development News "We have loved being a part of the downtown and we are so grateful to be a small part of the overall concept that is being developed in our community," says Kim Hemker, Executive Director of BCCADSV. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

A small town café with a big mission wins grant that helps them 'grow and create partnerships'

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 19, 2024
Development News Michigan's only venomous snake: The eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Conservation projects at Camp Grayling to focus on this endangered Michigan rattlesnake

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 19, 2024
Feature Story librarysign Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Beyond books: Rural libraries expand services to meet community needs

Rosemary Parker | RIX StaffThursday, December 19, 2024
In The News Voices of Youth Southwest MichiganSustainability

Voices of Youth: How safe is the Kalamazoo River?

Sophia BaldwinThursday, December 19, 2024
Feature Story “It’s a working hot glass studio, so it’s kind of its own living, breathing animal that needs tending to – constantly," says Robyn Ochs, co-owner of Rusty Bug Studio in Hazel Park. Metromode - Metro DetroitArts and Culture

Keeping the furnaces on and the kitties warm at this Hazel Park glassblowing studio

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 19, 2024
Longform YCMS Principal Charles Davis. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiCommunity Development

What gives you hope for Washtenaw County in 2025?

Concentrate staffWednesday, December 18, 2024
Innovation News A chef demo at the 2024 Ann Arbor Local Food Festival. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiSustainability

Ann Arbor plans cookbook to advance carbon neutrality goals

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 18, 2024
Feature Story Sheri Faust, Executive Director of Friends of the St. Clair River. The Keel - Port HuronSustainability

Health of the St. Clair River: Conversation with Sheri Faust

Leslie CieplechowiczThursday, December 12, 2024
Feature Story Shannon and Todd Postill are the new owners of Family Tradition Tree Farm located in Kimball, Michigan. The Keel - Port HuronEntrepreneurship

Tree Farm in Kimball springs back to life with new owners

Liz FredendallThursday, December 12, 2024
Feature Story hypecompetition Rural Innovation ExchangeEntrepreneurship

New pitch competition fuels dreams for young entrepreneurs in Southwest Michigan

Thursday, December 12, 2024
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