Your neighbor is a developer: Small-scale investments in the Great Lakes Bay Region

Communities benefit from development of all types and sizes, especially with the right tools. Here are a few things in the works to advance the Great Lakes Bay Region. 

Q&A with The H Hotel’s Executive Chef Theo Bawar

Theo Bawar, Executive Chef at The H Hotel, on his favorite ingredients to use, his go-to leftover at home and developing the menu at ONe Eighteen. 

Players such as Ashley Brown and Tiffany Muylle are ready to help newcomers discover the sport.
Women skating into a hockey league of their own

Women are discovering the physical and social benefits of ice hockey every Wednesday at the Bay County Civic Arena

Neena Hogle offers Strategy Week participants a primer on networking during her "Fearless Networking” presentation.
City Office provides more than workspace in Downtown Bay City

From book clubs to strategy sessions, City Office employs events as it aims to build businesses in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Members and non-members are invited.

Local non-profits can golf with the pros — and win money for it

The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is once again hosting #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region, the second annual charitable golf event that pairs local non-profits with professional golfers from the LPGA. Area non-profits are encouraged to enter to participate!

R2AAA elder-abuse victims specialist program manager Angela Shepherd, R2AAA assistant director Kara Lorenz-Goings, and R2AAA executive director Julie Wetherby.
Safe Haven programs offer rare respite for Michiganders experiencing elder abuse

Michigan elders experiencing abuse often have comparatively few community resources to turn to for help. But the Safe Haven model offers them safe, temporary housing to escape and get back on their feet.

You can try everything from chocolate chili to jalapeño chili during the Downtown Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 29.
Warm up this winter with the Downtown Chili Cook-Off in Bay City

Downtown Bay City is planning its fourth annual chili cook-off to warm up a February weekend.  

Full STEAM ahead: Canstruction kicks off in Midland, bridging science, art and community

Students from six area schools are bridging STEAM principles while also giving back as part of Canstruction Midland.

A film chronicling one year on tour with Jim and Sam won honors during the 2019 Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival in Bay City.
Award-winning musical duo to perform in Downtown Bay City on Feb. 24

Jim and Sam, the musical duo behind an award-winning documentary film, are slated to perform in Bay City later this month.   

Festival of award-winning short films coming to the Bay City State Theatre

Chilly February nights are perfect for enjoying an indoor film festival. A Hell's Half Mile film series, It's Not Too Cold For Shorts, brings short movies – between 4 and 15 minutes long – to the State Theater in Bay City on Fri., Feb. 21. 

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