Haunted forest returns to Mid’s Harrison campus with a ‘Manic Maze’ set to debut in Mt. Pleasant

Each year, the nearly 20 miles of trails on the Harrison campus are transformed into a haunted forest - Deadwood Grove. This year, however, marks an expansion of the event.

CMU to build commercial food prep training center

Construction of the Allen Foundation Culinary Nutrition Center at Central Michigan University is scheduled to begin at the end of the spring semester next year and expected to open in the fall semester of 2020.

The Dow Bay Area Family Y invites you to help pick the next recreation facility for the region

The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA is gathering public input about what amateur sports and recreation facilities the region needs. The survey is live through Oct. 14.

Great Lakes Bay musical magic: The making of Mamma Mia!

A behind the scenes look into what it took to pull off the three-theatre production of Mamma Mia!

Talk of the town: 91-year-old metal sculptor has built her career on defying stereotypes

Mount Pleasant resident Rose Wunderbaum Traines has created over 630 sculptures in her career as a metal sculptor; and, at 91 years old, she is still creating them. Her career has been built on defying stereotypes, starting when she was 12 years old working with a welding cutting torch in the family scrapyard.

Local arts group to host presentation and film screening from anti-bigotry activist

Art Reach of Mid Michigan will welcome writer and social advocate Greg R. Baird to town on Thursday, Oct. 10 for a free, public event. Baird, known nationally for his LGBTQ and anti-bullying speeches, will be presenting Disarming Hate and Bigotry: Building an Accepting & Inclusive Community. Baird will lead a multimedia lecture and interactive discussion about hate and bigotry in the community, schools, work, and the internet.

Students from the Fourth District encouraged to join Congressional App Challenge

Congressman John Moolenaar, representing Michigan’s 4th District, is encouraging all students to put their imaginations and coding skills to use in the 2019 Congressional App Challenge.

Alison Arnold gives a presentation on trauma-informed care to CMU's Association for the Education of Young Children.
Here’s how educators are learning to empathetically foster resilience in children affected by trauma

Traumatic events are sadly common in childhood, but the practice of trauma-informed education is helping to better understand and support the children who experience them.

The Great Lakes Bay Region wants you to come home in October

Through an annual Coming Home event and an ambassador program on social media, Discover Great Lakes Bay attracts young professionals to this region.

Young entrepreneurs: Mt. Pleasant chiropractor uses personal experience to motivate life’s work

Dr. Landon Revord found his true passion for chiropractic work after he and his wife struggled with infertility and found help through chiropractic care. Now, he's using that passion to help the Mt. Pleasant community.

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