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.
Dexter
Work crews to pour concrete for first half of Dexter Mill Creek Bridge
Dexter's Mill Creek Bridge is chugging along on its structural overhaul as work crews prepare to pour and open the first half within two weeks.
Dexter-based CareEvolution doubles employee base, adding five new positions
Getting doctors the right information about patients at the right time seems like a no-brainer. Easier said than done. Which is why Dexter-based CareEvolution is growing quickly, more than doubling its employee base.
Dexter residential home first in state to win platinum LEED certification
Ann Arbor may be known as the greenest city in the state, but Dexter beat it to the punch when it comes to LEED certification. One Dexter-area company scored the first platinum LEED certification in the state for a house.
Video Hello Again: Recellular
It's not often that Dexter can claim it's home to the world's largest... well, anything. And yet, homegrown ReCellular is just that: the largest electronics sustainability company on the planet, recycling and refurbishing 500, 000 cell phones a month!
Dexter Village Hall search begins anew, six sites under consideration
And then there were six. Six choices for the new village hall in Dexter. The Village Council recently narrowed the list from 10 to six and could pick a new home for the village operations this year.
Dexter residents consider “cityhood”
The question of city hood is being asked a lot in Dexter these days as the village's leaders mull the idea of becoming a full-fledged city.
Dexter moves to establish arts, culture and heritage committee
Art and money aren't two words people normally associate (hence starving artist) but it's the main reason why Dexter is pushing for more public art by creating an arts, culture and heritage committee.
Say goodbye to Mill Creek dam in downtown Dexter
Almost 170 years is a pretty good run. That's how old the Mill Creek dam in downtown Dexter as construction crews remove it as part of a project to improve the bridge over and the creek that run through it.
Dexter begins planning for park along Mill Creek
Dexter's leaders are looking to turn lemons into lemonade, or more specifically turning an muddy old water way into a pristine park along Mill Creek in downtown.
