Despite chlorine shortages, people are diving into pool ownership
Owners of a local pool business says people are investing in building and renovating backyard pools
Essexville
Small business grants help Bay City entrepreneurs build a better community
Small business owner says she's grateful for programs such as the Bay County Small Business Grant Program. The programs helped her boutique weather the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Music in her blood: Long-time music teacher shares her natural talents with generations of students
Beloved music teacher Eileen Harrigan shares her insight on the importance of music and the arts, as well as some of the impressive, and comical, stories from childhood that helped shape her musically.
Sign painter brings lost art of hand painting and lettering back to Essexville
Justin Stilson is breathing new life into the lost art of creating the hand-lettered signs and custom pinstriping for classic cars.
Spring is the season of sunshine, flowers, and grant applications
If your agency runs a program to help people in Bay or Arenac counties, the United Way of Bay County and Bay Area Community Foundation want to hear about it.
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.
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.
Location, atmosphere, and a good cup of coffee draw customers to Essexville
Veteran business owners open the Excited Goat Coffee Co. in a strip mall near M-25
MLK Day of Service Project grows to help everyone from toddlers to seniors in Bay and Arenac
A coalition of agencies, educators, senior citizens, and service clubs came together in January to pull off a service project for more than 200 families.
