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Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan snowstorms

March 5, 2012 – 9:59 am

Fit Strip snow storm panorama by tifranta The majority of our snow comes from lake effect. We don’t usually see that heavy cement-mixer type of snow.” ~ Gaylord-based National Weather Service meteorologist John Boris March came in like a lion this year. A 2011 Detroit Lion to be precise. Back in the day we would mark [...]

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Grand Rapids Laughfest benefits Gilda’s Club

March 3, 2012 – 10:20 am

Ahead of Schedule by TerryJohnston Laughfest, the annual festival of comedy, performance, film, and a variety of seriously funny stuff in Grand Rapids, takes place March 8-18. It features some of the top names in comedy including Martin Short, Kevin Nealon, Whoopi Goldberg, Bo Burnham, Sinbad, Mike Epps, Rodney Carrington, Jim Gaffigan and Kathleen Madigan along [...]

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March Michigan Event Calendar

March 1, 2012 – 9:00 am

Our monthly calendar contains a selection of what’s cool to do in Michigan. If you have an event to share, please POST IT IN THE COMMENTS. We read them all and might add yours, but if you email us, we simply can’t add the event! If your event is ticketed and you would like to [...]

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Online placemaking discussion via Twitter on February 29th!

February 28, 2012 – 1:56 pm

Join Let’s Save Michigan  TODAY (February 29th) for a live discussion–via Twitter–with four of the nation’s leading experts on placemaking. Let’s Save Michigan advocates for policies and practices that support, revitalize, and promote Michigan’s cities and they’ve assembled an all-star team to talk about how small, inexpensive, and creative investments in public spaces can have a big impact [...]

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Migrant workers and Michigan agriculture

February 25, 2012 – 12:24 pm

“Care for and harvesting of crops is a critical, labor-intensive aspect of our agriculture. Without adequate labor, asparagus, apples, or grapes might go unharvested; corn isn’t de-tasseled, and crops are left to rot in the field. The work is difficult and uncomfortable, the hours are long, the weather is a factor, and the jobs are [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Main Street, St. Ignace

February 23, 2012 – 10:13 am

By Mary Zimmeth, Archives of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage and see more stories from Seeking Michigan at Absolute Michigan. [...]

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Fat Tuesday is Paczki Day in Michigan

February 21, 2012 – 6:10 am

A couple of years ago, comedian and commentator Mo Rocca traveled to Hamtramck for CBS Sunday Morning to get this report on Pazcki Day, but as we know, sugary treats never go out of style! Hamtramck’s Paczcki Day page (now offline but available through archive.org) had all kinds of lore and legend on these traditional Polish [...]

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Primary-palooza: Michigan relevant in Republican race

February 20, 2012 – 11:47 am

In 2012 Michigan enjoyed a chance to shine on the national stage as Republican candidates and their proxies criss-crossed the state in a desperate fight for votes and probably more importantly in this volatile race, momentum. Santorum asks RNC to investigate Michigan delegate allocation – The Michigan Republican Party’s credentials committee’s 4-2 decision Wednesday gave [...]

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The $15 million impact of ArtPrize … and ArtPrize 2012

February 15, 2012 – 11:34 am

nebula: a growing installation by yodraws ArtPrize is the radically open competition in Grand Rapids that any artist in the world who can find space can vote in, anyone in Grand Rapids who wants to create a venue, and open to a vote from anyone who attends. ArtPrize 2012 will take place Sept. 19 – [...]

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The Heart of Detroit: Cheryl Valentine

February 14, 2012 – 7:56 am

I like to see the metamorphosis of the students. When they come in knowing a little and leave knowing a lot, that’s why I do it. ~Detroit School of Arts teacher Cheryl Valentine The Heart of Detroit is a weekly feature by Mitch Albom that airs on Local 4 News (Detroit) at 5 p.m. and [...]

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