Category Archives: Television & Internet Video

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

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, [...]

Clouds over the solar industry

Stan Ovshinsky by OnInnovation In ECD files for Chapter 11 protection, the Freep reports that: The shakeout in the solar power industry claimed another victim Tuesday as Auburn Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to sell its assets, including its main subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic. (links are our [...]

The $15 million impact of ArtPrize … and ArtPrize 2012

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 – [...]

The Daily Michigan: 3 Digital Downloads from Earthwork Music

Today on The Daily Michigan we introduce another one of our featured partners who have committed to help us out with extra giveaways throughout the year, our good friends at Earthwork Music. They have a new Digital Download feature in their online store that allows you to download full CDs at a reduced rate and we’ve [...]

The Heart of Detroit: Cheryl Valentine

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 [...]

Have you been to Winter Driving School?

“The single biggest thing I can tell anybody is to slow down.” ~Instructor Mark Osborne I-96 Westbound Closed by p912s (Scot) Wintertime driving can be challenging, and even deadly. It makes a lot  of sense for Michiganders to spend a some time and thought on staying safe behind the wheel in wintertime. The Keweenaw Research Center [...]

The Daily Michigan: 2 Tickets to the 2012 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival

Today on The Daily Michigan we have a pair of tickets to the 2012 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival held on June 30th at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. The festival is now in its fourth year and will feature 25+ wineries along with a selection of some of northern Michigan’s finest artists & [...]

Get ready for the UP 200 Sled Dog Races!

The annual U.P. 200 sled dog race along with two other races, the Midnight Run and the Jackpine 30 take place February 16-20, 2012. These three UP sled dog races draw 15,000 fans to the Upper Peninsula and provide a variety of challenges for mushers. The UP 200 is a qualifying race for the Iditarod [...]

The Daily Michigan: Private Tea Cupping from Light of Day Organics

Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving away a private tea cupping for up to 6 people, to include matcha ceremonial green tea at Light of Day Organics. Founder Angela Macke has a background in Holistic health, as an RN, educator and horticulturalist and based on her own positive experiences in utilizing gentle, natural rhythms to restore [...]

Google Search Stories: Ypsilanti’s SolarYpsi Project

YouTube and Google have a feature called “Search Stories” about people who are using Google’s search to find new ways of doing things. One of the people they profile is Dave Strenski of Ypsilanti, who you can learn more about in the video below. Dave and some like-minded individuals created SolarYpsi in 2005 with the [...]