Midland County

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. 

Poster courtesy of the Cool City Car Show and Cruz
Welcome in the summer with the Midland Street Wine Walk

The Midland Street Wine Walk, established in 2014, steps off this year on June 20. Organizers expect to sell about 700 tickets for the annual event.

Construction should be finished in about five months.
Home for the terminally ill undergoes expansion in Auburn, doubling capacity

The Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill, which was founded in 2008, has begun building an addition that will double its capacity from three en suite-style rooms to six.  

Students and teachers work together to come up with the best plan for gathering information about concerns at the Auburn high school.
Western High School educating about diversity

In April 2018, a clash between two Western High School students exploded into public protests with racial overtones. The protests attracted state and national media. One year later, students and teachers are working together to turn the incident into a lesson.

Q & A with Chloe Updegraff, Census Hub Coordinator for the Great Lakes Bay Region

The 2020 Census has big implications for state and local funding. We talk to the Great Lakes Bay Region Census Hub Coordinator Chloe Updegraff on the importance of the process.

Bay City: Three historic homes for sale and all below $100K
Q&A: Patrick Malley and Scott LaFever of Meridian Early College High School’s P.A.S.S. Program

Meridian Early College High School is piloting a new program to get kids back on track and into the workforce. We talk to Principal Patrick Malley and teacher Scott LaFever on how it is making an impact.

O’s Pub and Grill in Auburn expands to entice beer lovers

Soon, beer lovers will be able to enjoy a frosty pint surrounded by fragrant blooms on tall hops plants growing around a patio outside O’s Pub & Grill in Auburn.  

Q&A with Hidden Harvest President and CEO Samantha McKenzie

Hidden Harvest allocates food and food waste to many organizations in the Great Lakes Bay. We talk to President and CEO Samantha McKenzie on how you can get involved, balancing work and life while running a non-profit and her favorite thing to do for fun.

The purchased building at 1009 N Madison Avenue in Bay City.
Bay Veterans Foundation creating a center for veteran-centered activity, education

The Bay Veterans Foundation is creating a space for veterans to congregate, learn about the skilled trades, do hands-on makers activities, or receive education on veterans' benefits.

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