There’s so much happening during these next two weeks, there’s really no excuse for sitting at home. June offers plenty of reasons to get outside and enjoy a Pure Michigan summer.
Along the Lakeshore, you can enjoy America’s favorite pastime with the Muskegon Clippers. The summer collegiate team has returned for another exciting season of baseball at historic Marsh Field in Muskegon.
Downtown is "feeling the zeel" again with the return of Music on Main. Spurred by the easing of COVID restrictions last year, the popular event is returning with music, games, and food in the city's social district.
When newly appointed county administrator John Shay isn't making decisions for Ottawa County, he's spending Saturday afternoons making rulings on a football field.
Byron Stripling has made a musical career of showcasing the legacy of influential Black musicians from master trumpeter Louis Armstrong to blues singer Billie Holiday. He’s returning to Holland Symphony Orchestra to perform for Pops at the Pier on Thursday, June 16.
Over half a million Michiganders stand to lose their coverage again whenever the federal government revokes the public health emergency declared in January 2020.
Lashae Simmons II, who has a passion for assisting black and brown people with financial literacy, is organizing the second annual Black Business Expo on June 18 at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in Muskegon.
I Am Academy helps Black students see themselves in the leaders of today and helps shape their tomorrows. The new nonprofit formed by two educators is also again heading up this year's Juneteenth celebration.
Students interning for the summer at area manufacturers are getting a taste of West Michigan life. Businesses hope they make the move permanent after graduation and keep talent in the area. Lakeshore Advantage is helping one manufacturer to make the case.
Eighth-grader Ava Devanney shares what’s like being in a Spanish Immersion program, and why she’s glad her parents put her on that track to be bilingual as a child.
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