MJ Galbraith

1 week ago | secondwavemedia.com | MJ Galbraith

What’s happening: In the City of Marshall, a vacant lot nestled around the backstop of a Marshall Athletic Field baseball diamond could soon become a community asset of its own. But first the City of Marshall will need to hit a late-inning homerun of a different sort as an important deadline nears and the Marshall Athletic Field Expansion Project enters its final days of a weeks-long crowdfunding campaign.

1 week ago | modeldmedia.com | MJ Galbraith

When you’re a musician, sometimes you play a show and the people come to you and sometimes you play a show when you bring the music to the people. While the former category might include the well-trodden floors of a community’s bars, cafes, coffee shops, and concert halls, it’s the latter where you’re likely to happen across something truly unexpected and out of the ordinary. Many a musician is used to playing for people at night, and often indoors.

2 weeks ago | secondwavemedia.com | MJ Galbraith

When you’re a musician, sometimes you play a show and the people come to you and sometimes you play a show when you bring the music to the people. While the former category might include the well-trodden floors of a community’s bars, cafes, coffee shops, and concert halls, it’s the latter where you’re likely to happen across something truly unexpected and out of the ordinary. Many a musician is used to playing for people at night, and often indoors.

2 weeks ago | secondwavemedia.com | MJ Galbraith

What’s happening: More than $1 million in grants have been awarded to 42 organizations located throughout southeastern Michigan, benefiting groups falling into the categories of regional caregiving; design and access to public spaces; youth sports; and the Grosse Pointe communities. The grants come by way of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds endowment, which was established by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and is managed by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.

2 weeks ago | secondwavemedia.com | MJ Galbraith

What’s happening: Plans for this year’s Juneteenth holiday have expanded in Sterling Heights where new collaborations with city partners are resulting in a daylong celebration of the holiday, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. The city’s African American Coalition hosts their 4th annual event on Thursday, June 19, with free activities planned throughout the day at the Sterling Heights Public Library and Dodge Park.