Through mobile farm stands, education programs, and creating a "food sovereign city," organizations in communities across Michigan are helping to close the gap when it comes to what we eat.
Since Sandra Samons saw her first transgender patient in 1984, she's devoted her practice primarily to serving hundreds of transgender clients and helped to launch U-M's Comprehensive Gender Services Program.
Downtown Milan had been struggling for years even before the Great Recession. But a new monthly event series featuring music, food, pop-up shops, and children's activities has helped revive interest in the downtown.
Vinyl isn't just "back" anymore. It's become a consistent bright spot for the tumultuous music industry, particularly local businesses like Ann Arbor's four long-running independent record stores.
The 40-year-old center's new co-owners, tech startup founder Moses Lee and his wife Julie Lee, are aiming to create "the Zingerman's of English learning" for Ann Arbor's international workforce.
The show fills up four ballrooms at Weber's Inn four times a year, drawing over 60 vendors and collectors from across the Midwest.
Interest in Chinese education for kids is at an all-time high, and schools and entrepreneurs are working overtime to develop enough teachers and educational materials to keep up.
Opened in March 2014, the 12,000-square-foot, $8 million center features locally sourced build materials, as well as energy-saving lighting, heating and cooling, water, and snow-removal systems.
Although the distillery has only been in business for a little over a year, its craft beer-inspired approach to spirits is drawing major accolades.
The firm's Pittsfield Township office planned to add more than 100 new employees by 2019. But thanks to multiple factors including anticipated Trump administration policy, the company is poised to exceed that goal.
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