Kate Repola is the new execuitve director of Main Street Vermilion.

A fresh face, new roles for Main Street Vermilion

Main Street Vermilion welcomes new faces to key roles. 

Dr. Janice Rice works with a patient. (Photo/Lake Erie Aesthetics & Wellness)
Lake Erie Aesthetics & Wellness brings beauty and wellness to Perkins Township
Local woman takes her love of snacking and turns it into a creative passion

Boards by Tori is an event and catering company that can create, deliver, or set up elaborate meat, cheese, dessert and even breakfast tables, boxes, and boards of any size.

The front room of an adult foster home in Allegan.
Smaller does mean better for residents in adult foster care homes

OnPoint and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health share how adult foster care homes empower Michiganders with disabilities while enriching our communities.

A new grant will help create a community land trust and develop a Contractors University in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood.
Community land trust and Contractors University planned in Orange Mound

“Gaps in wealth between people of color and white people persist and it will take coordinated, direct action by leaders in cities to turn back the on-going legacy of systemic racism," says Joe Scantlebury, President and CEO of Living Cities.

Margot Weiner having fun at Sibshop.
Through joyful play of Sibshops, youngsters find new ways to relate to siblings with disabilities

Sibshops give kids who have siblings living with disabilities the opportunity to connect, share their experiences, ask questions, and offer advice.

Shonte' Terhune-Smith is a doula health educator, lactation consultant, and birth doula practicing in Genesee County.
Michigan’s new Medicaid coverage for birth doulas brings benefits and new challenges

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has been bolstering support for Michigan doulas through its Doula Initiative.

Diners will be able to enjoy a view of the bay and Cedar Point.
Dining with a view: Al Fresco Waterfront Dining on the Bay to open in May

" I just think this will be great for Downtown Sandusky; it’s so gorgeous," Vito says. "I grew up in the town and it’s grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years.”

Harbourtown Trading Co. brings new life to old items

Fran Korhel took her love of revitalizing fashion from years past and has turned them into the trends of now.

Great Lakes Islands Alliance aims to advocate for residents across the islands

Members of the Great Lakes Islands Alliance join forces to solve problems facing those who call the islands their homes.

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