Native plant sales are popping up around Michigan. Find one near you
by Laura Herberg (Bridge Magazine) It’s the time of year in Michigan when spring blossoms are blooming, the daffodils and tulips are out, and native plant sales are popping up! Native species — plants from the area that have evolved with the local ecosystem — have a lot of benefits. They can provide a place […]
Attention MSU fans: Huge Sparty for sale. One catch: Must have 30-foot wall
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) What’s the market like for a well-crafted metal Spartan warrior in profile? The Michigan State University Surplus Store will find out on May 9 after 15-day auctions for three Big Screen versions, taken right off of outdated football stadium scoreboards. “Very large scoreboards,” store operations manager Chris Hewitt emphasized to Bridge Michigan. Students, graduates […]
Water main break in downtown area causes flooding, but no damages
submitted by Michael Sessions, City Manager A water main broke around 6:30am Thursday morning on West Main Street between Washington Street and Clinton Street. Despite the break, we were able to complete the repair while the system remained under constant pressure. To relieve excess water from the system, two fire hydrants were opened, which resulted […]
Jo Kladzyk ‘Evolves‘ her artistic success, opens new gallery on Main Street
by Marsha Chartrand Jo Kladzyk has been part of Manchester since 1985, when she and her husband, Tom, briefly moved to the area before relocating to Texas and then California. In 1988, they returned here and, she says, they’ve “been rooted ever since.” “In 2004, we purchased a vacation home in Grand Marais, Michigan, where […]
Manchester holds second, much smaller rally over the weekend
by Marsha Chartrand They came — with flags, with signs, with walkers. Though it was a much smaller turnout on Saturday than the Hands-off Protest also held at the 4-corners stop in Manchester on April 5, those who participated believe it was worth their time. One participant noted, “It’s time to step forward, make our […]
DOGE cuts hit Michigan youth programs, reading initiative
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) It didn’t take long for President Donald Trump’s sweeping federal funding cuts to impact the Raven Hill Discovery Center in northern Michigan, where founder Cheri Leach uses outdoors and hands-on activities to teach kids and their families the connections between science, art and history. The 157-acre indoor-outdoor center in East Jordan, […]
Gretchen Whitmer: I shouldn’t have hid my face in White House visit
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday told reporters she regrets hiding her face during a visit to the Oval Office last week, a moment captured in a viral photograph. Whitmer was in Washington D.C., last week to give a speech about manufacturing and meet with President Donald Trump. Her office […]
Citizenship, voter ID proposal gets OK for petition drive
by Hayley Harding (Votebeat for Bridge Michigan) Backers of an effort to require new Michigan voters to produce proof of their U.S. citizenship have the go-ahead to begin their petition drive to get the question on the ballot next November as a proposed constitutional amendment.The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers on Friday unanimously approved a […]
Two Manchester Civil War participants earned the Medal of Honor
by Marsha Chartrand Two years ago in the Mirror, https://wp.me/p3ZFr0-iQR, we told the story of Manchester’s own living hero Chuck Steele and his 70+ years of commitment to his country and community. But he recently learned that he’s just one among several Manchester men who have been honored in a variety of different ways for […]
Updated golf cart ordinance adopted
by Marsha Chartrand The Manchester City Council met on April 7, and one of the items on the agenda was the revised Golf Cart ordinance. In January, Council had placed a 90-day moratorium on the vehicles, for the winter months and to review the ordinance in light of issues that had come up during its […]
