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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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The Daily Michigan: Mick Morris and Ghost Board Posse books and more!

March 1, 2012 – 8:14 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving away a whole slew of items for the younger crowd courtesy of Mick Morris, Myth Solver and the Ghost Board Posse. The Mick Morris Myth Solver Books are exciting adventure books for kids aged 7-12, and the winner will get books #1-5. The Myth Solvers go through daring [...]

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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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Riding out a hard winter in Michigan with snow bikes!

February 28, 2012 – 12:52 pm

The snow bike … by Dr. Farnsworth In Crain’s Detroit Business, Howard Lovy writes that although overall hotel occupancy rates across Michigan were up slightly for December and January, in northern Michigan where the wintertime color of money is white, the winter of 2011-12 has been a big bust. But as Businesses that need snow [...]

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WISSA 2012: World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships in St. Ignace

February 22, 2012 – 8:35 am

The 2012 World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships (WISSA) take place February 20 – 26 in St. Ignace. The Holland Sentinel explains: For the first time in more than 17 years, the World Ice and Snow Sailing Championship (WISSA 2012) is taking place in the U.S. — in Michigan, and athletes from all over the [...]

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The Daily Michigan: Fair Trade Olive Oil from Higher Grounds Trading Co

February 21, 2012 – 4:39 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we have another offering from one of our featured partners, Higher Grounds Trading Co of Traverse City. Higher Grounds was formed to create connections between people who enjoy a fair trade and organic coffee and the amazing people who harvest the green coffee beans. Recently, they added a new product [...]

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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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Michigan Free Fishing Weekend – February 18-19, 2012!

February 17, 2012 – 8:33 am

Ice fishing by spacey spice This weekend (Feb 18 & 19) is a free fishing weekend in Michigan. From Yahoo Sports: Michigan is an ice angler’s dream. You have your choice of well over 11,000 inland lakes, the Great Lakes, and more than 36,000 miles of streams and rivers. The weekend of Feb. 18, 2012, [...]

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