West Bay City

Since the beginning, Bay City Bridge Partners has pledged to be an active member of the community.

The company buying two Bay City bridges wants to connect with the community

Bay City Bridge Partners promises to hire local workers and expects bridges improvements will promote economic development in the community.

Inside Crazy Quarters Arcade, decades-old pinball classics sit next to games created just a few years ago. (Photo Credit: Adam Salgat)
Five cool places to take your kids this winter in Bay County

Museums, donuts, and indoor pools keep kids (and adults) entertained on chilly winter days.

Bay Future announced it has raised $1.3 million toward its $2.5 million goal for a campaign to bring jobs to Bay County.
Bay Future sets ambitious five-year goal for economic growth across Bay County

Bay Future announced plans to raise money for a five-year plan to bring new jobs to Bay County. The plan draws on support from the public and private sector.  

Real estate agent Ali Smith is heavily involved in multiple efforts to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.
Q&A with Bay City community activist Ali Smith

Ali Smith, a Bay County real estate agent, donates much of his time to a wide range of community organizations including the American Cancer Society and a program to help youth in foster care.

Bay County Growth Alliance to offer grants to encourage economic development

The Bay County Growth Alliance celebrates its 40th birthday by creating a grant fund to help attract entrepreneurs and visitors.  

Simmons Jewelers closed years ago, but while it was open, employees and customers reported close encounters with the ghost of a former employee.
Bay City’s ghosts originate from home and afar

Spend a moonlit October night seeking ghosts and the paranormal in Bay City. Scary legends await you on guided tours.

Teen sailors are needed for a summer program aboard the Appledore.
Mother Nature inspires business district

Business owners and others in the Salzburg Avenue area on the city’s west side hope to make their neighborhood a destination without building new restaurants and opening trendy bars. Instead, they want to take advantage of the great outdoors.

Dunham’s Sports has re-opened in Bangor Township at the Bay City Town Center. The new store is twice the size of their previous location in the mall.
Dunham’s doubles down on Bay City with twice-as-big store, celebrates grand opening this weekend

Dunham’s Sports has re-opened in Bangor Township at the Bay City Town Center. The new store, located in the former Younkers store, is listed at 44,678 square feet – twice the size of their previous location in the mall.  

Bay Future announced it has raised $1.3 million toward its $2.5 million goal for a campaign to bring jobs to Bay County.
State grant helps to make 192-acre Monitor Township industrial tech park shovel ready

Bay Future, Inc. has been awarded a $100,000 Michigan Site Readiness grant to enhance a 192-acre site on Fisher Road in Monitor Township,

Restoration work on the Frank N. Anderson Nature Trail removed tree branches that had pushed bumps into the paved pathway.
Railtrail system stretches into new parts of Bay County

Bay County’s Riverwalk Trail System consists of a nearly 20-mile network of pedestrian walkways that extends from the Bay City State Park and Tobico Marsh Nature Preserve through the city and to Zilwaukee in Saginaw County. 

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