Healthy cooking with herbs and spices
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library On Thursday, April 24, at 6pm, Manchester District Library will host Deborah Bliss from Smiling Jim’s Organic Seasonings for a class on healthy cooking with spices and herbs in the City Room. All ages are welcome. Participants can sample grilled pork chops with mustard sauce and onion pancakes […]
Spring Fling with the Manchester Farmers Market at the Library
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library will host Manchester Farmers Market for a preview of the upcoming season, including free samples of sourdough bread, bath products, and more on Thursday, April 17, from 4 to 6pm in the Teen Spot (mezzanine level). Recommended for 16+, but all ages welcome. Dana, […]
MDL hosts homeschool game day
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Join Alex and Anna from SRSLY Manchester and local homeschooling families at the Manchester District Library at 3pm on Wednesday, April 23, for a fun afternoon of games in the Village Room (lower level). All are welcome. Stop by the library or visit the event calendar for information about this […]
Guest editorial: What does Earth Day mean to you?
Editor’s note: Guest editorials are by local leaders or experts with specific knowledge of a topic and may contain opinions. Views expressed in any editorial are always exclusively those of the author. by Sybil Kolon Earth Day is supposed to be a day of awareness and action for the Earth. It is the one day […]
Public notice: City of Manchester
City of Manchester Notice to Taxpayers Pursuant to Section 14.4 (c) of the Manchester Code of Ordinances: Notice is hereby given any unpaid charges for utility services to any such premises, which, on the thirty-first (31st) day of March have remained unpaid for a period of six (6) months or more, shall be reported to […]
Trump praises Whitmer, vows to ramp up Asian Carp fight to ‘save Lake Michigan’
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earned high praise from President Donald Trump on Wednesday as her one-time critic expressed a willingness to advance several bipartisan priorities for Michigan. Whitmer and House Speaker Matt Hall, a Richland Township Republican, joined the president at an Oval Office event hours after the Democratic governor struck […]
70 international students face deportation in Michigan. Trump won’t say why
by Kelly House & Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) The Trump administration has so far revoked the legal status of more than 70 international students and recent graduates at Michigan’s universities as part of an unannounced and unexplained national push to force deportations. That includes 22 students at the University of Michigan, 12 at Wayne State […]
Yes, Canada geese are annoying. But should they be gassed to death in Michigan?
by Laura Herberg (Bridge Michigan) Some people are upset after Michgian’s Natural Resources Commission made it easier this year to gas geese to death. Since 2022, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has allowed property owners or parks staff to apply for permits for Canada geese to be killed using carbon dioxide if the birds were involved […]
Manchester hosts first of the County’s Monthly Veterans Coffee Hours
by Sara Swanson Manchester hosted the first of Washtenaw County Department of Veterans Affairs’s (DVA) Monthly Veterans Coffee Hour on Thursday April 3. Manchester Mill on the Water, which provided the venue, and Millie’s Coffeehouse were sponsors. The coffee hours will rotate throughout rural and underserved areas of Washtenaw County in order to strengthen connections […]
Plymouth Church Children’s Ministry makes generous donations to Manchester’s Community Resource Center
submitted by Carol Wotring, Community Resource Center The Children’s Ministry of Plymouth First United Methodist Church recently demonstrated remarkable generosity through dual donations to the Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC). The ministry organized a successful food drive that resulted in a substantial donation of 506.3 pounds of food to the CRC’s food pantry. The children […]
