Community Development

The growing STEM Ecosystem in the Great Lakes Bay Region

With the help of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, our community is home to several resources to help local students get involved with STEM education in order to prepare for the workforce of tomorrow.

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Q&A with Rachel Baker from The Arc of Midland

Rachel Baker, development coordinator with The Arc of Midland on the importance of helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and how you can volunteer with the organization.

Route writer Kathy Petersen Roberts
Meet the Route Bay City writers: Kathy Petersen Roberts

A Q&A with Route writer Kathy Petersen Roberts, and the first of a series where we get to know the people behind Route.  

This Saturday, Jan. 26, McLaren Bay Region will be providing free skate rentals and free hot chocolate at the ice rink. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m.
Free skate rentals and hot chocolate planned for Saturday at the ice rink at Nickless pavilion

This Saturday, Jan. 26, McLaren Bay Region will be providing free skate rentals and free hot chocolate at the ice rink. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m.

Residents dream up the next generation use of Grove Park

Grove Park is situated right in Midland's Midtown District. As a public space with a good amount of history, a recent community outreach and planning session was held to determine what the next generation of the park looks like.

New app puts Midland MCM architecture on the map

Mid-Century Modern Midland, a new local initiative by the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio and other partners, puts Midlands finest architecture on the map. Take a tour with this great resource today.

Helen Szabo and Taylor Cobb with Ieuter Insurance Group
Q&A with Helen Szabo and Taylor Cobb from Ieuter Insurance Group

Two new insurance agents at Ieuter Insurance in Downtown Midland talk to us about their respective roles and the key part that insurance plays in any investment or endeavor.

MACF scholarship application deadline set for March 1, volunteers needed for review

Each year the Midland Area Community Foundation gives out hundreds of scholarships to high school seniors, current college students and adults retraining for the workforce. Here is how you can apply and get involved.

Midland’s Cultural Awareness Coalition is all about learning from diversity

With roots back to 1994, the Cultural Awareness Coalition aims to make the greater Midland community one of rich perspectives, diverse backgrounds and vibrant experience based on learning from citizens of different cultures.

Focusing on community impact, United Way of Bay County adopts new fundraising model

The agency says the new focus on goals and outcomes will be more effective in meeting the needs of Bay County. 

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