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The Western Michigan University Theatre’s current production of William Shakespeare’s “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream ” features an inspiring actor with

Smart lake gardening: Planning your nearshore garden Extending your lakefront garden into the water opens an exciting new opportunity to enhance your property’s beauty and function. “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden. Photo by Rebecca Finneran, MSU Extension. Extending your lakefront garden into the water opens an exciting new opportunity to enhance your property’s beauty and function. Elegant bulrush...

2020 was a good year for Michigan billionaires – the richest gained $45 billion Updated 2:30 PM; Today 2:24 PM Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert makes remarks during the arena renaming event where Quicken Loans Arena was officially changed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, April 9, 2019, in Cleveland. John Kuntz, cleveland.comcleveland.com Facebook Share On Aug. 5, 2020, Dan Gilbert was worth an estimated $7.5 billion. On Aug. 20, he was worth $45 billion. Forbes releas...

Look back at Gibson Guitar’s rich Kalamazoo history as Hard Rock plans new hotel Updated Mar 04, 2021; KALAMAZOO, MI— A homegrown guitar legacy dating back to the turn of the 20th century will be entering a new chapter in the coming years. This week, Hard Rock Hotels announced plans for a new hotel at the 225 Parsons St., Kalamazoo, location — the longtime home of Gibson and, later, Heritage Guitars. Plans for the newest addition to Hard Rock’s REVERB brand, call for business casual co...

Tapping maple trees and hunting for skunk cabbages on Staten Island | Pamela’s Food Service Diary Updated Jan 17, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dining indoors is still illegal in New York City. So if staying on Staten Island to patronize a restaurant, we’re looking at dining in an igloo for up to four guests or in a heated, two-sided tent. At this point in winter with the bare trees and frozen earth, I turn to nature and wonder, “What would the Lenape do right now in Janua...

There is something magical about hearing the first spring peepers waking up after a long and cold winter. The endless chorus throughout spring and summer is an indication of Michigan’s 13 species of frogs and toads as they wake up from hibernation. Swarming ponds, lakes, streams and wetlands, these precious amphibians are looking for a place to mate and live. Frogs and toads are also great companions for your yard and garden. They eat pests like beetles, cutworms and slugs and are an importan...