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Two of Michigan's biggest brewers have announced the return of several beers as the fall season begins. Two of Michigan's biggest brewers have announced the return of several beers as the fall season begins. Pure Michigan Autumn IPA is from a continuing partnership between Pure Michigan and Short's Brewing. Pure Michigan Autumn IPA. Bell's Sideyard Ale returns October 8th.
Yes, you hear the promise of lower property taxes and you roll your eyes. But when the amount of money promised to the Kalamazoo's Foundation For Excellence is $400 Million Dollars, then maybe it's not so pie in the sky as we might believe. Here's the nuts and bolts of this immediate impact: "FFE’s endowment funds will balance the City of Kalamazoo’s budget, maintain the 2017 property tax decrease for all home and business owners, and advance community projects in line with the goals of the City’s strategic vision, Imagine Kalamazoo 2025. FFE funds projects that address generational pov...
Passion of An Air Zoo Restoration Project: Critical WWII Aircraft Published: July 23, 2021 Volunteer work goes on at the AirZoo in Portage. restoring a SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, a historically significant aircraft in World War II. (Photo provided by the AirZoo.) There's something very special about a restoration project. Sometimes it's a historic home; sometimes it's a classic car. But for this group, many with military and service backgrounds, the passion is for aircraft. While the Air Zoo in Portage is a wonderful place to share memories and to allow, say the next generation, to get up clo...
The Portage Creek dam in Milham Park was, yes was, in place for almost a hundred years. Like the saying goes, "oh, the stories it could tell". And here's the strange part. You read some of the stories about the demolition and you come away with more questions than answers. The city officials say that they talked to historians and others and nobody know why it was built in the first place. But, they determined several years back that it was in bad shape and should be removed. Then, maybe it's a fair question to ask, if you can spend close to a half million dollars to get rid of it, why n...
© 2021 BizWest Media LLC BOULDER — Lily’s Sweets LLC, a Boulder maker of low-sugar confections, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by The Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY). “Hershey is focused on developing a [better-for-you or BFY] confection portfolio that offers a variety of choices to meet the evolving needs of our consumers,” Hershey’s United States president Chuck Raup said in a prepared statement. “Lily’s is a great strategic complement to our existing offerings in this growing segment of the confection category.” Lily’s makes Stevia-sweetened chocolate bars, peanut ...