Art 101: Local galleries invite novices to come in and explore
More and more art is surfacing in Washtenaw County with new sightings taking place in Chelsea, Dexter and Ypsilanti.
Chelsea
Smart Food, Local Food
Summer break used to mean children returning to the fields to help their families with planting and harvesting. It's ironic, then, as the new school year begins, that almost none of our locally produced food will end up on local lunch trays. Except in Chelsea, that is, where the Farm To Schools Program is building a healithier student body ...and local economy.
Chelsea makes moves for new city hall, police station
Chelsea is trying to buy part of the building its City Hall shares with the Chelsea State Bank while putting some land aside for a new proposed $2.25 million police department.
Bearclaw coffee renovates and expands in Chelsea
Bearclaw Coffee is growing throughout southeast Michigan, and that means more growth at its home in Chelsea.
Video Chelsea Toy Museum & Teddy Bear Company
No lions or tigers... but lots of bears. Oh, my. Michigan is where the teddy bear was invented and Chelsea's Teddy Company and Toy Museum pays homage to the ultimate bedtime companion.
Schools, farmers benefit from push to ‘buy local’
Kids in Washtenaw County are starting to eat a little healthier as local school districts begin buying more of their food from local farmers.
New toy museum opens in Chelsea Teddy Bear Co.
Everybody loves a teddy bear and loads of them will be on display in Chelsea later this month. The Chelsea Teddy Bear Co. just opened a new toy museum featuring lot of rare teddy bears and it will go for a Guiness World Record for larget teddy bear mosiac at the end of July.
Washtenaw County looking at wind power as energy option
The Great Lakes make Michigan a perfect state for wind power production and Washtenaw County is taking interest in it.
Chelsea to Ann Arbor bus line up and running
Gas prices are up all over. So, if you live in Chelsea and work in Ann Arbor, or vice versa, you'll be happy to know the Chelsea-Ann Arbor bus line is up and running.
Robotics team builds confidence, engineering skills
Robotics teams are flourishing across Michigan and the Chelsea High School team is no exception as it prepares for regional and national competitions.
