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Blood banks across Michigan are asking for your help!  Every summer, blood donations plummet because school is out and high school students make up a large percentage of the donors in the state.  This year, blood banks are especially in need of O-Negative blood...

If you've been on Google Maps lately you might have overlooked a little detail about Michigan's National Forests that Google got wrong. It's the Manistee National Forest and the Huron National Forest labels, or lack thereof, that jumped out to a Reddit user...

Just in case you may have been living under a rock for the last month, the Grand Rapids Griffins have been battling through the AHL Playoffs and are now up two games to zero over the Syracuse Crunch in the Calder Cup. The Griffins have defeated the Milwaukee Admirals, Chicago Wolves, and San Jose Barracuda on their way to the Calder Cup Finals...

Detroit has changed immensely over the last century.  Factories opened and closed, the population jumped from 500,000 to 1.8 million and then back down to 700,000, and skyscrapers have risen and then left abandoned. It's hard to get a grasp on how much the city has actually changed over the years...

Who doesn't love garage sales?  Who doesn't love helping local charities?  No one, that's who!  This week you can combine both of these excellent activities at the Team Tommy Charity Garage Sale!  This Thursday through Saturday in the Rolling Hills Neighborhood in Hudsonville, you can help raise money to cure pediatric brain cancer and find some great deals in the process...

It's official!  Lansing and Flint are the fashion capitols of the Midwest!  At least that is what a couple of New York investors are saying.  Jon Lewis and John Elmuccio are investing in fashion start ups in Lansing and Flint through a program they are calling 'Project I'...

Love craft beer? Hate wearing uniforms? Looking for a new job? BarFly Ventures might have a new gig for you at one of their four Grand Rapids establishments! HopCat, Stella's Lounge, Grand Rapids Brewing Company, and The Waldron Public House are all hiring...

Starting on June 1st, one of the first major sections of the Restore the Rapids transition begins along the riverfront. The North Monroe Parking Lot will be shutting down forever on Thursday, June 1st to begin its transformation into a green space...

This winter we learned that it is technically illegal to warm up your car in your driveway while you are not in it. At first, everyone thought that even though this was a law, that it would not be enforced. That is until a Detroit resident was ticketed $128 for warming up his car in his driveway...

Stretches of Michigan roads will see a speed limit increase on Monday, May 1st. The speed limit increases will be on select stretches of freeway and non-freeway corridors. About 10 freeways will see an increase in the speed limit of 5 MPH to 75 MPH...

It's time again  to Empty the Shelters in West Michigan!  Each year, tens of thousands of pets are abandoned or released to shelters in Michigan.  These animals are in desperate need of homes and families who will love them.  And now is the perfect time to help...

Every year, Niche.com releases lists of the best neighborhoods, cities, and schools in the country.  The website takes a variety of data and metrics to determine their rankings. "Explore the best places to live in the U.S. based on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, and local amenities...