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The Disability Services Resource Center may be best-known for building ramps, but it also offers a popular summer program for people with special needs.

Enrichment programs open this summer through the Disability Services Resource Center

Two Bay area residents explain how Disability Services Resource Center summer enrichment programs helped them grow.

Teens and tweens can choose from a wide range of summer camps without leaving Bay County.
Bay County camps offer the cure for the summertime blues

From paintbrushes to props, and bridles to beakers, summer camps in Bay County keep kids engaged and growing throughout the summer.  

Local high school have seen an uptick in students seeking counseling services since the pandemic began.
Voices of Youth: Addressing mental health concerns in Bay City schools

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affects every aspect of life. Ky Tacey, a Bay City Central High School student, talks to counselors and students about how the school is addressing some of those issues.  

Bill Keipert and his 94-year-old mother, Virginia, provide alterations inside J-B Men's Apparel.
Bay City’s only store dedicated to men’s clothing now offering suits and a wider selection of sizes

J-B Men’s Apparel, which opened in 1976, recently expanded its offerings to meet a new demand in the community.        

Bay City is home to unique, natural amenities. Now, local leaders are using the American Rescue Plan money to build on what we have.
Local leaders ready themselves to put ARPA dollars to work in the Bay County region

Bay Future Inc. is using $2 million in ARPA funds to help Bay County businesses recover from the pandemic and to attract and retain a high-quality workforce.

The United Way of Bay County is more than a fundraising agency. It also sponsors community-wide events, such as the Day of Caring and Wenonah Park Cleanup. (Photo courtesy of the United Way of Bay County)
Federal money is available for agencies providing emergency food and shelter in Bay County

Bay County agencies that help people find emergency food and shelter have until March 1 to apply for federal funding.

In each installment of 'The Gift,' runner Andrew Trombley passes by Bay City landmarks.
A holiday video created to entertain family and friends is getting thousands of views

For five years, a group of long-time friends have produced “The Gift,” a video that tells a different story each year of a man delivering a Christmas present in Bay City. The video gets thousands of views each year.  

Act Two opens with Miller, at left, and Jacobs portraying two waitresses wearing pink uniforms and working at the Tasty Kreme Restaurant. The restaurant motto is 'Eat Here, Get Gas.'
Two men plus 21 rapid-fire costume changes equal much-needed comedic relief in Bay City this month

Bay City actors Kurt Miller and Larry Jacobs will take on 21 big, Texas personalities in the upcoming fundraiser show, “A Tuna Christmas,” at the Bay City Players this holiday season.

Buy Local Buy BC Gift Card Stimulus Program returns for the 2021 holiday season

Bay Future, the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, and Consumers Energy are bringing back a popular gift card stimulus program beginning Dec. 7.

‘Voices of Youth’ series to launch in Route Bay City in collaboration with Bay City Public Schools

Bay City Public Schools and Issue Media Group announce a "Voices of Youth" partnership that invites high school students to write articles for Route Bay City.

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