Editorial: Get Out and Enjoy The Music, Culture and History of Manchester
submitted by Jim Horton, Riverfolk Music & Arts Boardmember Our culture has become a blaze of medias grasping for our attention. We have so many forces pulling us, and blasting in our ears that it is no wonder there is so much craziness going on. I am finding a Thursday night in Manchester brings my […]
Public notice: Bridgewater, Manchester, Dexter, Lima & Lyndon Townships
WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONTINUING THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WASHTENAW COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM PROJECT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT #2 TO THE OWNERS OF ANY LANDS WITHIN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board […]
Public notice: City of Chelsea
WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONTINUING THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WASHTENAW COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM PROJECT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT #1 TO THE OWNERS OF ANY LANDS WITHIN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Bridgewater Township Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Hall (10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, MI 48158) for the purpose of receiving comments on the following proposed […]
Used car prices are through the sunroof. Here’s why
By Sophia Kalakailo (Bridge Magazine) Cheap used cars are hard to come by these days. The average price of a used car has jumped dramatically in Michigan and across the country due to numerous factors, including the pandemic, driving high demand and low supply. How high are prices? Some used cars are now more expensive than […]
Michigan tourism sector fumes at new delay in opening border to Canadians
By Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) As the clock ticks down on the summer travel season, Michigan tourist venues will have to wait at least another month before they see visitors from Canada who are vital to their bottom line. Angering lawmakers from New York to Michigan, the U.S. ban on nonessential travel from Canada will […]
Full-time virtual schools expand in Michigan in wake of COVID
Koby Levin, Chalkbeat, Tracie Mauriello (for Bridge Magazine) Most students are expected back in classrooms this fall, but the number of students learning via computer will likely remain well above pre-pandemic levels. There will be at least 18 new, full-time virtual school options available to Michigan students this coming school year, most operated by traditional school […]
Joe Walsh named MiSTEM Region 2 STEM Integration Educator of the Year
If you read the Mirror regularly, you are probably familiar with Joseph Walsh, Manchester Jr./Sr. High School’s and Riverside’s Technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Teacher. In May we highlighted the eco-friendly business B.A.A.M. that grew out of his 8th grade STEM class and in June we covered the his new venture Caife […]
Prairie wildflower walk in the Leonard Preserve
Explore the native prairie remnants, both tallgrass and shortgrass, and the rich wildflower diversity that they hold in the Leonard Preserve with Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation’s naturalist Shawn Severance this Saturday, July 24 from 10 am to noon. The Leonard Preserve is located just outside of Manchester Village limits at 375 N Union St. […]
Washtenaw County Rescue Plan town hall this Thursday in Freedom Township
Last week Washtenaw County announced that they are gathering resident input on how to use the $71 million the county will receive through the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery program. The Board of Commissioners has released a list of potential projects as part of the upcoming Washtenaw County Rescue Plan. They […]
