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Yoga in the park in Dexter.

How Michigan’s place-based initiatives are addressing health equity at a regional level

These initiatives forge private-public collaborations to create systemic improvements in health and wellness across multiple counties.

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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.

Q&A with Denise Berry, CEO of Family and Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan

Denise Berry, the Chief Executive Officer at Family and Children's Services of Mid-Michigan on upcoming events, how the organization helps those in need and her first year on the job.

"I knew that I wanted to be one of those teachers that made a difference in the lives of struggling learners." - Meagan Panzner
“They have my heart”: An interview with three Bay County special education teachers

Three Bay County special education teachers talk to Route about their paths to becoming teachers and their roles in the lives of the children they teach. 

Q&A with Andrea Noonan, Executive Chef of the Great Lakes Loons

We catch up with Andrea Noonan, Executive Chef with the Great Lakes Loons about cooking for the players, what inspires her and her favorite thing to make.

Simple as socks: Soctober donation makes lasting impact

Jaxon Lewis donated 5,683 pairs of socks this holiday season thanks to community help and his drive to give back to others. This is the impact it made and various other ways you can help local charities and those in need.

Q&A with Marcie Post of Midland Parks & Recreation

We talk to Marcie Post, Recreation Manager for Midland Parks & Recreation on upcoming winter events, the Santa Calling program and how you can get involved.

Sanford native Nolan Schooley showcases his talent on Food Network with help from Bay-Arenac ISD

Nolan Schooley, a Sanford native and pastry chef at The H Hotel in Downtown Midland was a recent contestant on the Food Network thanks in part to his training in high school from the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center.

Q&A with Jaewon Lim, owner of Lim’s Taekwondo

We sit down with Jaewon Lim, of Lim's Taekwondo in Center City to talk about martial arts, her decades of teaching and what she enjoys most.

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