If you don’t stare at it, total eclipse could prove to be good for you

A total solar eclipse produces a sense of awe that brings together those who see it. 

Cooke Castle is rich in history

Sandusky native Jay Cooke's summer home on Gibraltar Island is part of Ohio Sea Grant's Stone Lab. In the years after the Cooke family sold the island to Ohio State, Cooke Castle has served different purposes, including as a men’s dormitory for Stone Lab students and housing a telescope on the roof. 

Hello again: Greetings Tour muralists return to Sandusky

The Greetings Tour will return to Sandusky to paint a new Greetings from Sandusky mural, this time at the Jackson Street Pier.

Chubby’s expands to third location in Sandusky Plaza

Local couple owns third Chubby's location, Chubby's Mercantile, in Sandusky Plaza.

Josh Williams
Addressing the Gap: The need for increased mental health support for LGBTQ Michiganders

With all the positive work being done, the fact remains that 51% of LGBTQ Youth in Michigan are afraid to talk about their mental health with someone else. 

Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church.
Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.

Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit
خارطة طريق “التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع” تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج “التعليم ما قبل الاب

في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.

Tiffany Sumlin (left) and her mother, Tricie Cullens, are Meals on Wheels volunteers. The dedication is real: Tiffany got off work at 6 a.m. and came to volunteer after her shift, and her mom had a heart transplant just four months ago.
PHOTOS: Why a morning spent with Meals on Wheels volunteers was ‘the most exhilarating thing’ ever

"It was the most exhilarating thing that I have ever witnessed," Reginald Johnson writes after visiting a Meals on Wheels event at MIFA HQ. "You'd think that people are racing to MIFA picking up gold bars. But for them, the cargo in their cars is more precious than silver and gold, for they are on a mission to serve some of the most vulnerable and isolated seniors in our city. You can see it in their eyes and you can hear it in their voices; you can see it in the urgency of their walk."

Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student.
Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

The Blue Envelope program trains all school employees how to respond to a student expressing thoughts of suicide, and assigns interventions based on the student's risk level.

Luxury on the lake: Waterwood Resort looks to bring various upscale living experiences to Vermilion

Waterwood Resort's townhouses will be move-in ready in spring 2025, with condominium occupancy slated for late spring or summer 2025.

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