Third Thursdays, pedestrian alley & place making in Manchester
Last Wednesday night, the Downtown Development Authority hosted a presentation by Gil White, Placemaking Consultant for the Michigan Realtors Association. White explained placemaking and gave examples of placemaking projects in Michigan communities of different sizes from villages as small as Manchester to cities like Marquette, Jackson, and Lansing. Examples included benches and Adirondack chairs to […]
Futures of Alumni Field, Nellie Ackerson building and Community Center discussed at roundtable
Last Tuesday evening a non-profit roundtable discussion was held by the Community Resource Center on the topic of the potential creation of a community center. In addition to representatives from many local organizations, newly-hired Manchester Community Schools superintendent Nick Steinmetz attended, along with school board member Tom Mann, who gave an update on the status of […]
Meet Gary Puhl, Riverside Intermediate School’s new principal!
Multiple building configuration changes have happened recently in the Manchester Community School District. This school year the Manchester Middle School building sat empty for a year as 5th & 6th graders were incorporated into Klager elementary. Seventh and eighth graders were incorporated into the High School building, which was renamed the Manchester Middle and High School. Changes […]
Sweet Soles fitness program returning to Manchester
The free fitness program, Sweet Soles, is coming back to Manchester this summer! Sweet Soles offers eight weeks of running and walking opportunities, with up to three planned run/walks each week from Chi Bro Park starting June 2nd. A couch to 5K program, fitness tips, healthy foods ideas, free Sweet Soles Race in Manchester, free Sweet Soles T-shirt, […]
Dodworth Duo performing at Blacksmith Shop concert
This Saturday, May 26 at 7:30pm Dodworth Duo will present American Favorites at the last Riverfolk Blacksmith Shop concert of the season. The concert takes place in Manchester’s historic Blacksmith shop located at 324 E. Main Street and will feature a pie to sample donated by the local bakers of Why Not Pie? Tickets cost $15 and […]
Community Resource Center prepares for move to Riverside Intermediate School
The Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) serves individuals and families in need throughout our community by offering effective programs that improve their lives, promotes volunteerism, and enhances the welfare of the Manchester community in general. For many years it has operated out of the Manchester Community School District’s Nellie Ackerson Building but as that building shuts […]
Manchester Co-op Preschool moving to Main Street
The Manchester Co-op Preschool announced recently that it has found a new location as the Ackerson building which has been its home for years is closing. For the first time in their long history, they will be moving into their own free-standing structure, a building at 327 West Main Street mostly recently operated as Sweet […]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to the river cleaning crew
May 20th, 2018 The River Raisin Canoe Committee would like to thank the crew that cleans up the river each year. This year was especially challenging with the high water. They had 36 man-hours into cutting out the log jams. The workers are: Ryan Novess, Marty Kaidan, Jim Mann, Vic Mann, Ron McLennan, Kody Naylor, Ryan Green, and […]
Public Notice: Village Planning Commission hearing on parcel rezoning
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING June 13, 2018, 7:00 P.M. Notice is hereby given that the Manchester Village Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Manchester Village Hall, 912 City, Manchester, MI 48158. The purpose of the public hearing is to […]
