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Own a home in Bay City: Three homes for under $100K

Looking for a place to call home or create a rental property? Here are three affordable Bay County options. 

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for City Office is scheduled for Thursday, March 14th.
Downtown co-working space ready for the spotlight, readies ribbon cutting and open house

The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, March 14th. 

The Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency is currently soliciting residents, including those of Bay County, to fill out their 2019 Community Needs Assessment survey.
Identify community strengths and weaknesses with new survey

The NEMCSA is asking residents to identify strengths and weaknesses in their community.

The film features 31 local residents reflecting on their own experiences in the Vietnam War era, 21 of whom are Vietnam veterans.
Delta College’s Vietnam doc wins top documentary award in Lansing

Q-TV, the Delta College Public Broadcasting station, has been recognized for its production of Vietnam Voices: Mid-Michigan Remembers the Vietnam War, winning a 2018 Broadcast Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. 

Bay City's Liberty bridge.
City opens up Independence and Liberty bridges to privatization: Inside the bidding process

City Manager Dana Muscott says that multiple companies have called her office as soon as the City Commission approved the RFP process with a vote of 9-0, asking her to put their names on the list as potential candidates.

The cook-off happens this Saturday, February 21st.
Annual chili competition showcases local restaurants

The Downtown Chili Cook-Off is designed to maximize foot traffic and new customers for area restaurants. 

Annual Polar Plunge event raises money for Special Olympics

On Sunday, Feb. 17, dozens of brave souls will be lining up outside Dow Bay Area Family YMCA in the snow for their chance to help raise funds for Special Olympics Michigan.

There are the inflatables and obstacles course, a bounce house, Family Fun Club, movie character meet-and-greet, raffle prizes, and more.
Wintertime fun for the whole family: Fun Fest returns for 2019

The event, which is free and open to the public, features a wide range of activities and entertainment programming for families.

Each team of filmmakers has 72 hours to complete a film from start to finish.
Local filmmakers to celebrate short films at Hell’s Half Mile Film Slam

Filmmaking teams had 72 hours to complete a film from start to finish, and will be vying for both an audience favorite and a juried competition award at The Hell’s Half Mile Winter Film Slam, which takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.

The Future of Comedy brings national-level comedic talent to Bay City every other Friday now through mid-April.
Local comic draws national acts to Bay City with winterlong comedy residency

Comedian and Saginaw-native Mike Ball has brought his The Future of Comedy Show to Striker Sports Bar at Washington Lanes for a winterlong residency.

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