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Bridge’s Top 9 totally unscientific great places to go that you might not have heard of

Bridge’s Top 9 totally unscientific great places to go that you might not have heard of

Michigan has about 15,000 places on its official tourism website. Chances are, you’ve heard a lot about Mackinac Island and Sleeping Bear Dunes, but the Cheeseburger in Caseville Festival, not so much. As the summer tourism [...]

Michigan summer

Michigan summer

Enjoy a tour through Michigan summer courtesy of our Michigan Photo flickr group. From festivals and events to classic destinations like The Henry Ford, The Detroit Zoo and Sleeping Bear Dunes, our state truly offers something [...]

Stockton, Vallejo warn Detroit: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Stockton, Vallejo warn Detroit: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

STOCKTON, Calif. – Here in Stockton, the standard postcards show a palm-lined City Center, without revealing that under those palm trees, the homeless sometimes outnumber the homed. They present a charming city-funded marina, without the context [...]

In Vallejo, residents rally to protect themselves

In Vallejo, residents rally to protect themselves

VALLEJO, Calif. – The break-ins and the squatters in her middle-class neighborhood were bad enough. But when prostitutes began offering – and performing – services in front of Ann Smith’s home, she’d had enough. “We were [...]

Sewer overflows declining, but heavy rains still push sewage into streams

Sewer overflows declining, but heavy rains still push sewage into streams

Billions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage are still fouling the state’s rivers, lakes and streams, despite years of work by state and local officials and voter approval in 2002 of $1 billion in [...]

Thousands of failed septic tanks threaten Michigan’s waters

Thousands of failed septic tanks threaten Michigan’s waters

Public health sanitarian Regina Young wasn’t sure what her staff would encounter when the Barry-Eaton District Health Department clamped down on failed septic systems in 2007. They quickly discovered more problems than anyone anticipated in those [...]