Pivot Roasters: A Blue Water Area business with global roots Read Article

Pivot Roasters coffee beans tumble in a drum roaster.
Photo: Pivot Roasters coffee beans tumble in a drum roaster. Rachael Odish.

Port Huron’s Discovery City Children’s Museum proves the perfect addition to downtown Read Article

Discovery City Children's Museum in Port Huron.
Photo: Discovery City Children's Museum in Port Huron. Joseph Hayes.

CityFlatsHotel dishes up new catering partner for private events; rebranded cafe Read Article

CityFlatsHotel in downtown Port Huron.
Photo: CityFlatsHotel in downtown Port Huron. Photo courtesy of CityFlatsHotel.

Food truck to restaurant: Destiny Henderson brings Puerto Rican and Mexican flavors to Port Huron Read Article

Taco Tuesday menu at Little Puerto Rican Lady Latin Food.
Photo: Taco Tuesday menu at Little Puerto Rican Lady Latin Food. Harold Powell.

St. Clair County in the limelight with impactful theatre Read Article

Left to Right: Matthew Drinkwater, Jacob Stoliker, and Mirabella Ziegler in The Wizard of OZ at Boardwalk Theatre in March of 2024.
Photo: Left to Right: Matthew Drinkwater, Jacob Stoliker, and Mirabella Ziegler in The Wizard of OZ at Boardwalk Theatre in March of 2024. Ansom Pavlov.

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Feature Story It's a tight-knit group at Casey's Community Development

COVID-19, the Essential Warrior Team, and TikTok: A conversation with Casey's owner Casey Harris

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 21, 2020
In the face of COVID-19, business has been brisk and sometimes overwhelmingly busy at Casey's Pizza and Subs in Port Huron. Their Essential Warrior Team photo series puts a spotlight on their hard-working employees.
Development News "Now, more than ever, it’s important to support our small businesses when we can. These businesses are our neighbors’ livelihoods," says Cynthia Cutright, director of Port Huron’s DDA. Healthy Communities

Downtown scavenger hunt draws visitors to Port Huron city streets and businesses

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 14, 2020
Port Huron’s Downtown Development Authority has developed a Downtown Word Hunt, a sort of scavenger hunt meant to entice people back to the city streets, to remind them that the city is open for business, both now and after the coronavirus-related restrictions lift.
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MEDC launches new grant programs to help small business recovery efforts

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 14, 2020
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has launched two new programs to help small businesses recover from the economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feature Story "Everything’s free and everyone’s invited," says personal trainer Tim Browning, third from left. Healthy Communities

Q&A with personal trainer Tim Browning: "It’s not all about training. It’s about mental health."

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 14, 2020
"Everyone’s invited. If I could train the whole world, I would. I don’t want anybody to be scared. You might be new, but we’re all family," says personal trainer Tim Browning. Tim is offering free fitness classes via the Zoom teleconferencing app.
Development News "My business has qualified for resources I otherwise would not have been able to access without their guidance and commitment to helping me," Mike Miller says. Healthy Communities

Help is on the way: $25,000 in grants made available to minority- and women-owned businesses

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 7, 2020
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has given $25,000 to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County to fund grants for minority- and women-owned businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Development News The Marion family. Healthy Communities

Car Parade being organized to celebrate both Mother's Day and the businesses of downtown Port Huron

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 7, 2020
The Marions have purchased $5,000 in gift cards from ten downtown Port Huron businesses. They’re planning on handing out the gift cards to cars that are decorated and participating in the Mother's Day Car Parade.
Development News "This can bring people a lot of smiles. In the lull of quarantine, it gives people something fun to watch," says Josh Sabo. Economic Development

Port Huron career coach well on his way to trading a paper clip for a hotel, one step at a time

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 7, 2020
The INDUSTRY's Josh Sabo intends to make a series of trades that starts with a paper clip and results in obtaining an old Port Huron motel or apartment building. He’ll then use that building as both student housing and for hands-on work experience.
Feature Story The Bridge to Bay Trail Healthy Communities

Can bike trails play a key role in kick-starting the Blue Water region's economy after COVID-19?

Patrick DunnThursday, May 7, 2020
Here's a look at how communities across Southeast Michigan--from St. Clair County to the Detroit suburbs to the city of Detroit--are planning to expand and connect their trails to draw new visitors, businesses, and residents.
Development News Enter Stage Right is currently rehearsing for its first ever online-only production, a performance of the classic tale The Jungle Book. Arts and Culture

Port Huron theater company to hold one-time-only online performance of 'The Jungle Book'

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 30, 2020
"In times like these, it’s easy to push the arts aside. But theater has been around for thousands of years and has been there through plagues and wars," says Regina Spain, executive director for Enter Stage Right. "This shows that art is something we need, that producers and audiences have a reason to come together."
Development News Enjoy a 'Quarantini' from home Community Development

Enjoy a 'Quarantini' from home while raising money for a local COVID-19 relief fund

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 30, 2020
McLaren Port Huron Foundation, McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation, and the Karmanos Cancer Institute have each come up with their own signature cocktail — for McLaren Port Huron, it’s their take on the martini, the Quarantini. Guests are invited to make a donation to the organization of whichever drink is their favorite.
Feature Story Ted, milk truck driver, from Memphis

Photography project focuses on essential workers of the Blue Water area

Jennifer KnightstepThursday, April 30, 2020
What do a postal carrier, police officer, semi-truck driver, barista, butcher, dairy farmer, and a gunsmith all have in common? For starters, they’re all considered "essential workers" in the time of Covid-19, and they’re all featured alongside other local essentials in a new photography series titled "The Essentials."
Development News Art Studio 1219 is one of the many Blue Water area arts and cultural nonprofits forced to close because of COVID-19 Arts and Culture

More than $500K in grants made available to Michigan's arts and cultural nonprofit organizations

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 23, 2020
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has launched a new program providing more than $500,000 in grants to the state’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
Development News "The problem is that fresh food is perishable and tends to be more expensive. The way to make it less expensive is to grow your own," Luke Marion says. Economic Development

Port Huron partners with MIgardener to give away free seed packets with carrots, cucumbers, and more

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 23, 2020
"The problem is that fresh food is perishable and tends to be more expensive. The way to make it less expensive is to grow your own," MIgardener's Luke Marion says. The Port Huron Sprouts program provides free seed packets to do just that.
Feature Story The Huron Lightship is one of the Port Huron Museum sites closed due to the pandemic Arts and Culture

How Port Huron’s nonprofits are dealing with COVID-19 closures

Kate RoffThursday, April 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related shutdowns not only affect local businesses, but nonprofit organizations like the Port Huron Museums, too. Find out what they're doing to stay relevant — and afloat. 
Feature Story Roots rock band Gasoline Gypsies are now livestreaming concerts due to COVID-19. Arts and Culture

Forced to stay in, Port Huron area artists and musicians find the future in livestreaming concerts

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 9, 2020
Blue Water area musicians and artists are finding new opportunities in livestreaming concerts and events as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to stay home.
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Cass City business moving at the speed of COVID-19

Marjo JarochThursday, April 9, 2020

A Cass City business rapidly develops and creates a hospital bed shield to protect healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients.

Feature Story Hip-hop emcee Miz Korona was worried that her stage name might be triggering for some during the pandemic, but friends and fans encouraged her to make her first album in four years. Arts and Culture

Southeast Michigan musicians find both hardship and unexpected inspiration in pandemic

Doug CoombeThursday, April 9, 2020
Their tours have been canceled and their incomes disrupted. But local musicians have also found new ways to connect with fans and been inspired to create surprising new projects.
Feature Story The Keel's managing editor MJ Galbraith during a trip to Lisbon.

A letter from The Keel's new managing editor

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 2, 2020
The Keel's new managing editor is no stranger to the people and places that are moving the Port Huron region forward.
Development News Lisa Bowman and her team designed a sign to be displayed throughout the city, complete with a #PortHuronStrong hashtag and an inspirational quote. Entrepreneurship

The story behind the #PortHuronStrong signs around town

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 2, 2020
Well-entrenched in the Port Huron business community, Lisa Bowman, owner of Sir Speedy, felt compelled to offer a message of hope as the COVID-19 pandemic altered the city’s commercial landscape.
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Hospital masks are in short supply. Here’s how a Port Huron entrepreneur is helping to fill the gap

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 2, 2020

Tricia Comtois and her team of five volunteers can churn out 80 medical masks in about four hours. To date, they’ve given out more than 2,000 such masks since they first started making them on Friday, March 20.

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