St. Joe’s Rebrands
In April, St. Joe’s parent, Trinity Health Michigan, announced that it would consolidate branding...
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Chelsea
Serendipity Books Swaps, Chelsea Burger Opens, Vogel’s and Foster’s Closes, & More
Serendipity Books swapped storefronts with Copper Crate Mercantile & Unique Rentals and moved from W. Middle to E. Middle St. at the beginning of this year. The move not only gives Serendipity owner Michelle Tuplin the large...
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Jason Povlich’s Master Plan Unfolds
“It’s been beautiful and painful,” Jason Povlich says. In October 2020, Povlich and his wife,...
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My Chelsea Neighborhood
“It is a surprise even to folks who live in Chelsea,” Jennifer Kundak emails of the forty-five or...
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Trains Made the Town
On July 4, 1841—the day the first train arrived in Dexter—crowds began gathering early in the...
Read MoreWatery Washtenaw
“When I drive around, all I see is what used to be here,” says Washtenaw County water resources commissioner Evan Pratt. What used to be here were swamps. The landscape was so wet that during the first wave of...
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Farmland Funds
Nine Southeast Michigan land conservancies won the funds through the Lake Erie Conservation...
Read MoreBack to School, Back to Work
The halls of a community college are filled with a sense of urgency. Whether it’s rushing to make it to class before getting marked late or hurrying out the door just in time for work, the atmosphere is filled with hard...
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Closing the Broadband Gap
“Eeeeven the speed test is slo-o-ow!” laughs Barb Fuller, her audio delayed and video...
Read MoreTriple A Farm Stops
Manchester’s food horizons are looking a bit brighter. An indoor farmers market, conceived as a response to the closing of the village’s only grocery store in early 2019, is up and running in a shoebox storefront. By...
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Flipping the Aprill Farm
Extraordinary timing, great good luck, creative financing, and two fortuitous phone calls combined...
Read MoreJust Imagine Closes
After a decade downtown, Bill Harris will close Just Imagine–his book, toy, and musical instrument store on Chelsea’s W. Middle St.–at the end of March and retire. “My wife and I have plans to finally do...
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A Walk by the Mill Pond
Under threatening skies, dozens of wandering geese in Saline’s Mill Pond Park erupted into...
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Back to the 1840s
“Gordon Hall is a house we all love. Many, many generous donors are helping to restore it...
Read MoreComing to Chelsea
Jason Povlich–owner of Chelsea’s Jet’s Pizza and music venue the Rumpus Room–says he plans to open the Grateful Crow restaurant in the Clocktower Complex this spring. The restaurant, in the space Chelsea...
Read MoreAll That Glitters
We don’t need the Farmer’s Almanac to tell us that we live in one of the top ten cloudiest states. Good news though! Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so maybe an early spring? In the meantime, what...
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The Pineapple House Goes Virtual
For more than two decades, the Pineapple House has been the northeast anchor for Saline’s...
Read MoreThe Conns Step Back
Main Street’s Mule Skinner Boot Shop closed at the end of 2019 after nearly a quarter-century in downtown Chelsea. Owner Bill Conn started out in 1969 selling handcrafted leather belts and barrettes at the Ann Arbor...
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Tax Dollars at Work
County officials feared their eight-year, 1-mill tax, meant to support police and mental health...
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Robin Hills Farm Reopens
Robin Hills Farm, a 129-acre “eco-destination and recreation farm” along M-52 just...
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