East Side

Inside the shop, you'll find home decor, photographs, handmade items, and more.

Every day is a craft fair at 512 Unique in Downtown Bay City

Sherry MacDonald created 512 Unique to give crafters and artists a bricks-and-mortar outlet for their goods. 

Give Local Bay 2025 raised more than $200,000 for 62 local funds supporting nonprofits.
Bay County agencies seeking opinions on how we’re handling diversity, equity, and inclusion

The Bay Area Community Foundation — and 20 community partners — wants your opinion on the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion in Bay County.

The Believe Inspire Beauty Clothing Boutique is a family operation, with family serving as models and employees.
Women’s boutique grows from an online store to an Uptown business focused on empowerment and charity

Believe Inspire Beauty Clothing Boutique is a unique shop in Uptown Bay City with a big mission to empower women and fund local charities.  

Child-care expenses often are out of reach for families earning less than $76,000 in Bay County.
United Way of Bay County kicks off 2021-22 campaign with a revealing event

Magen Samyn and Matthew Felan are chairing the United Way of Bay County 2021-22 campaign with a goal of raising $750,000. The campaign kicked off Sept. 20.

About 20 people are active in the Questers group in Bay County.
A passion for history leads to a local group’s quest to preserve Bay County’s heritage

The Wenona chapter of the national Questers group studies history, raises money to preserve local sites, and is about to bring a statewide convention to Bay City.  

Bay County Growth Alliance: 50 years of catalyzing change

Since 1972, the Bay County Growth Alliance has been quietly investing money in local businesses, creating jobs and economic growth.

Laura Lou Call, who owns Ditch Flowers Crafty Boutique and goes by Laura Lou, says the shop welcomes people of all backgrounds.
Ditch Flowers Crafty Boutique offers resources for alternative spirituality and healing

Ditch Flowers Crafty Boutique hopes to become a center for spiritual healing for people throughout the region.  

The scooters landed in Bay City early in July.
Bird e-scooters land in Bay City and make a big splash

The electric scooters you see zipping around Bay City aren’t just for the kids. People are using them to commute to and from work.  

Local entrepreneurs Jenifer Acosta and Dave Dittenber partnered to turn a long-empty building on the Saginaw River into a beer garden and food truck park.
Food trucks, beer garden, and riverfront dining all are part of the business plan for Drift

A long-empty riverfront building in Downtown Bay City is getting a new life. Drift is hosting food trucks now, but indoor renovations are well under way.

The bandshell in Wenonah Park before renovations. (Photo courtesy of the Rowley family.)
It takes a village to fill Bay City with live music throughout the year

The sounds of Bay City entertainment, which reigns over the river at the World Friendship Shell in the summer and finds its way to the State Theatre stage during the cold months, are a finely-detailed work in progress.  

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