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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Community Development
Mt. Pleasant’s Downtown businesses begin to reopen, adapt
Isaac Ritchey
Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Diversity
Pride continues to inspire in new ways across the Great Lakes Bay Region
Courtney Soule
Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Community Development
Volunteers lend a hand for “Be My Neighbor Day” and beyond
Courtney Soule
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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No road diet for Brown Street: Reconstruction to begin mid-June
MJ Galbraith
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Entrepreneurship
All Things Divine celebrates one year of satisfying metaphysical supply market gap in Mt. Pleasant
Quinn Kirby
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Community Development
Surrounding communities jump to fill urgent needs for Midland County flood victims
Courtney Soule
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Saving history: Volunteers work to save Doan History Center and Heritage Park
Courtney Soule
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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COVID-19 Diary: Sarah Adkins, executive director of Isabella Community Soup Kitchen
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Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Chippewa River offers wide variety of fun summer activities
Sophie Bates
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Q&A with CMU’s President Davies about local protests
Gabrielle Haiderer
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Diversity
Protesters peacefully gather across Great Lakes Bay Region
Gabrielle Haiderer, Isaac Ritchey, and Sam Fitzpatrick
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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‘I’m not here to spy on you, surveille you, or police you; I am here to walk with you’
Kara Hackett
Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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25 years after passing, Amy Otteman’s legacy lives in philanthropic work at McLaren Central Michigan
Gabrielle Haiderer
Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Learn about Michigan hops, birdscaping, mindfulness, and more from the comfort of home
MJ Galbraith
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Photo essay shows the history and beauty behind some of Mount Pleasant’s most interesting homes
Quinn Kirby
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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How real estate agents sell Mt. Pleasant
Gabrielle Haiderer
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Community Development
No-contact nonprofits: Isabella County organizations navigate the COVID-19 pandemic
Liz Fredendall
Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Community Development
Mt. Pleasant’s sister city plans in limbo due to COVID-19, but relationship remains strong
Sophie Bates
Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Deep roots connect Miss Michigan and Congressional Chief of Staff to Bay County
Denyse Shannon
Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
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Mt. Pleasant to install repair stations for bicyclists
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
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