With the applications for recreational marijuana retailers in, City Planner Jacob Kain talks about the next steps in the selection process and when the community can expect an announcement on who those retailers will be.
Mt. Pleasant 2050 Master Plan open houses are scheduled in March and April to give the public a chance to review the plan before it becomes official. Among other topics of interest, the master plan emphasizes parks and public places, a stronger downtown, and a more walkable, economically vibrant Mission Street.
In honor of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, as well as Women's History Month, Ruth Helwig, president of the Zonta Club of Mt. Pleasant, talks about the key milestones for women over the last 100 years, the work of the local Zonta club, and what advancements she hopes the next 100 years will bring for women.
Last week, a donation from Mount Pleasant’s Community Church lifted the burden of medical debt from the shoulders of 1,476 individuals from 54 counties across Michigan, wiping out nearly $2 million in medical debts total.
Central Michigan University's Interprofessional Education and Practice Center is giving students real-world experience and the opportunity to work side-by-side with students from other disciplines at The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions to treat and diagnose patients. The center officially opened at the beginning of the spring 2020 semester and is the crown jewel of CMU’s newest building — the addition to the Health Professions Building.
A central Michigan tradition, the Rust Shaker Mountain Bike race and the Sweat Shaker race return to Mid Michigan College and its Harrison Campus trail system for the eleventh year in a row. Each event will raise funds for Mid’s recreational facilities.
The City of Mt. Pleasant, in partnership with Lake Trust Credit Union, has introduced a new rental subsidy program to help support new and growing businesses downtown. Up to two businesses per year will be accepted for the new Make It Mt. Pleasant program, which is designed to support new retail, dining, arts, and entertainment businesses downtown.
In 1933, in the small town of Mt. Pleasant the bar business was booming. Prohibition had just ended, and in its wake a myriad of pubs and bars were popping up all over town. Discover the stories behind some of those bars that are still around today, as well as some that have popped up along the way!
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, or Dow GLBI, is once again hosting #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region, the second annual charitable golf event that pairs local non-profits with professional golfers from the LPGA. Area non-profits are encouraged to enter to participate!
The 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment is nearly immediately followed by the 100th anniversary of the formation of the League of Women Voters. They’re celebrating with a nationwide call to action, Women Power the Vote, on Friday, Feb. 14.
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