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Jan 16, 2025 | 
secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Spohn
The holidays are over, but the gift-giving season lasts all year for local foundations and nonprofits serving Bay County. Local foundations pump millions of dollars into the community each year, helping develop early childhood education programs, sending teens (and adults) to college, building community institutions, and more. Look around town and you’ll see the fingerprints of local foundations on much of what makes this a good place to live.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Spohn
Michigan has the second-most ski resorts of any state in the country, just behind New York. Many of them are located in the U.P. and in northern lower Michigan, where, typically, winter white-out conditions lay the groundwork for successful ski seasons. Mother Nature, however, can be finicky – remember last winter? And although this winter seems more promising, shifting weather patterns because of climate change are a concern for ski resorts across the U.P., Michigan and the country.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Spohn
Many visitors flock to West Michigan during the warmer months as it’s a popular summer tourist destination, but the area also found its way into a Michigan-made movie filmed 19 days throughout the cold winter season. The film, “A Holiday I Do,” follows a single mom trying to save her ex-husband’s Christmas wedding and the family farm. While navigating the holiday season, and changing family dynamics, she falls in love with Sue, the wedding planner.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
rapidgrowthmedia.com | Sarah Spohn
Many visitors flock to West Michigan during the warmer months as it’s a popular summer tourist destination, but the area also found its way into a Michigan-made movie filmed 19 days throughout the cold winter season. The film, “A Holiday I Do,” follows a single mom trying to save her ex-husband’s Christmas wedding and the family farm. While navigating the holiday season, and changing family dynamics, she falls in love with Sue, the wedding planner.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
highgroundnews.com | Sarah Spohn
This is the 10th story in our new series on senior food insecurity. It’s a topic that is especially important in the greater Memphis area, which has the third-highest senior food insecurity rates in the country. Rather than act as competition, two organizations with a similar mission have shown that collaboration always wins.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
flintside.com | Sarah Spohn
FLINT, Michigan — Stepping into a historic theater can be a powerful experience in itself, but seeing actors, dancers, comedians, and musicians on stage or the silver screen can make the experience that much more engaging, transformative, and memorable. This month, the Flint Institute of Music (FIM) has a diverse lineup of concerts, movie singalongs, drag shows, timeless theatre productions, comedians, and actor appearances, guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Spohn
The holiday season has arrived at our doorsteps. Making time to cook comfort food and gathering around the table with your loved ones is a gift. Another great gift is simply giving back to the community. For the 36th year, the McLaren Port Huron Foundation invites the community to step up and help raise money for McLaren Port Huron Hospital with the annual Festival of Trees. This year, the event brings back the elegant Festival of Trees Gala on Friday, Dec.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
eastlansinginfo.news | Sarah Spohn
There’s a notion about cooking being more about following your heart than a recipe. Michigan State University alum, East Lansing resident and local entrepreneur Gina Mudrey followed her heart and it led to opening up a new business with a specialty food market and kitchen for cooking classes. The brick-and-mortar shop is focused on connecting with people, creating meaningful hands-on experiences and sharing delicious food. The Local Epicurean, located at 2843 E.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Spohn
Although Grand Rapids is often named as a top place to live, with good jobs, affordable housing, and a high quality of life — there is still disparity amongst the 49507 zip code. Through collaboration between private and public sectors, nonprofits, community-based organizations, and community development financial institutions (CDFIs), there’s a concerted goal to invest in this specific area.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
eastlansinginfo.news | Sarah Spohn
Dining at new local restaurant Handie might be the first time many East Lansing residents and nearby neighbors have tried authentic Nigerian specialty food, but it’s not the first time Taiwo Adeleye has served the Lansing area tasty dishes. From 2021 until earlier this year, Adeleye owned and ran Tatse & Alobosa Bar in downtown Lansing. Now, he has relocated and rebranded to Handie, a fast-casual Nigerian restaurant located at 515 Grand River Ave. in East Lansing.
