Jay Bavers’ Russian grandfather first taught the East Jordan glassblower the details of the craft. At Jordan Valley Glassworks, glassblowing remains a family affair, as Bavers and co-owner Glenna Haney rely on assistance from Bavers’ wife, daughter, son and grandson. Jordan Valley has been going for 14 years and, despite a recent dip due to […]
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Each day, Michigan is made a better place to live through the efforts — large and small — of private citizens and public servants. Bridge will feature those inspiring stories.
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A letter from the staff: Thanks
Bridge readers, The year has been a tumultuous one in Michigan public affairs – and at Bridge Magazine. Now 14 months into our effort to provide in-depth, wide-ranging journalism about Michigan issues, we continue to be amazed at – and humbled by – the positive response from you. Through the end of October, bridgemi.com had […]
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A hope for homeless youth in Detroit’s Covenant House
Sam Joseph once spotted a former resident playing basketball in Covenant House Michigan’s gated five-acre campus. It was Prince, who had been a homeless teen when he found shelter, education and life-skills training at Covenant House Michigan, then got a scholarship and moved on to Ferris State University. “Why are you here? Did you get […]
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It's been a year already? Bridge turns 1.
Bridge Magazine is a year old today. Can it just be a year ago that we were “discussing” the best name for a new online news and analysis magazine focused on Michigan’s pressing problems … Beacon, 42 North, Bridge? To celebrate the first of what we are planning to be many years covering Michigan events, […]
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Bridge coverage earns conservation award
Jeff Alexander, a contributor to Bridge Magazine who focuses on conservation, environmental and outdoors issues, is being honored by the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club. Each year, the conservation group honors journalism in three media: online, print and broadcast. “Jeff always does a great job of covering the whole story on the issues he […]
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Don’t fit in school? There’s a different WAY
Jessica Cooper was so turned off by all the drugs and the social drama at her Livingston County high school that she finally dropped out during her junior year. “You had to be popular, or in a specific group,” she explained. “It just made me want to be alone.” Soon after she enrolled in the […]
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Michigan firm has bright idea to make camping a sunny experience
Dustin Denkins has fueled his interest in renewable energy into a successful company that makes portable generators. Except he doesn’t use fuel. In 2010, Denkins created Suburb Solar, Inc., which he operates out of his solar-powered, off-the-grid home in Cooks, a small town near Manistique. “Really, it kind of formed because of a lifelong passion […]
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Are you Bridge's next intern?
Each year, the Center for Michigan selects an outstanding minority student for a paid internship with the Center’s Bridge Magazine. The Center seeks advanced undergraduate and graduate students who need intensive reporting experiences and clips to make the transition to professional journalism. The fellowship is for $8,000. The fellow is expected to work 20 hours […]
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Ethnic media alliance pushes stories of success, provides community leadership
Michigan is home to a variety of ethnic media outlets: the Jewish News, the Latino Press, the Michigan Chronicle among them. Dr. Hayg Oshagan, a professor at Wayne State University, looked at the outlets and had a vision: What would happen if they were brought together? So, in 2005, he met with editors from the […]
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In West Michigan, a promise of its own
Priscilla Silvas wanted to go to college. But like many high school students, she had limited knowledge of the road to get there, and even less idea how to pay for the rocketing cost of tuition. As a senior at Holland High School in 2010, Silvas didn’t apply for a college scholarship — until a […]