Caffeine and community: Coffee Chaos on celebrating 15 years of business

After 15 years serving the community, Kim and Denise Krantz, owners of Coffee Chaos have quite a few memories and blessings to count.

Hannah’s Flowers, a new floral business, is blooming in Midland

Hannah Tiffin, owner of new Midland flower shop on why dreaming of floral design as a young girl has helped her master her craft and eye for painting, art and design.

Auburn City Park becoming the heart of the community

Auburn leaders are consciously developing a local park into a gathering place for the community and its neighbors.

Interview room designed to reduce survivor stress

The Bay Area Women's Center added a Survivor Interview Room to its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.

Locals avoided downtown, including Washington Avenue, when the lumbermen arrived in the spring.
Tour Hell’s Half Mile with the Historical Society

Join local historian and journalist Sam Fitzpatrick on July 27 for the “Hell’s Half Mile” walking tour sponsored by the Bay County Historical Society.  

John and Autumn Filburn strive to provide food unlike anything else served in the area.
Q&A with 5-2-oh Asian Fusion food truck

How this husband and wife duo and food industry veterans took their passion for feeding others mobile with the 5-2-oh food truck. 

Vendors, raffles, a hot dog lunch, and a walk 'n' wag-a-thon were all part of Paw Palooza.
Civic Clubs build community and personal health

Civic organizations help build good health for communities and their own members.

Ashley is one of the photographers behind the scenes at Route Bay City.
Meet Route Bay City: Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown owns a photo studio and works as a photographer for Route Bay City. When she steps out from behind the camera, you'll find her playing hockey, mountain biking, food, and adventuring to new places.

Around every corner: Public art making a scene in Midland

Public art continues to take Midland by storm and this year, the city has some inspirational and timely pieces.

This lovingly cared for Victorian mansion carries a hefty asking price, but a quick glance at the listing and its photos reveal why.
Over/Under: Historic homes for sale above and below $100K in Bay City

From homes priced in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to just tens of thousands, Bay City has a diverse array of housing options.

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