The industries’ real-world significance became evident, for the first time in anyone’s memory, we all went to our local grocery store last month and encountered empty shelves.
Coronavirus Michigan
Posted inUrban Affairs
Efforts across community begin to turn the coronavirus tide for Detroiters
The pandemic hit Detroit harder than most cities, but coordinated efforts have made a difference, and begun to pay off.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
ER visits plummet amid pandemic: 'More people are dying at home'
Hospitals are urging the public not to be afraid of going to the emergency room for a medical emergency as COVID-19 fears caused ER visits to plummet.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge is starting a Michigan book club to counter the quarantine blues
In this time of social distancing, connect with fellow Bridge readers while discussing a Michigan-focused book.
Posted inQuality of Life
13 Michigan books to get you through the stay-at-home order
Bridge suggests a list of Michigan-centered nonfiction and fiction books that will help you lean into or mentally escape from the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Lessons from India help us fight coronavirus in Detroit, Seattle
Physicians and sisters Teena and Anita Chopra draw inspiration from a grandfather they never saw, whose tireless efforts in 1945 helped save vulnerable residents in Punjab, India during a cholera epidemic.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
As coronavirus eases, Michigan hospitals ramp up more lucrative procedures
Michigan hospitals were forced to halt non-emergency surgeries and procedures as COVID-19 surged. The state is now blessing their decision to take patients with less urgent but “time-sensitive” cases.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Mike Shirkey: Heed Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s COVID orders now. We’ll sue later.
Michigan Republicans say they are still planning to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her emergency power, contemplating a large-scale petition drive to limit her authority and preparing to begin oversight hearings on her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Just not this week.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Coronavirus is opportunity for case study on business survival
Our future business leaders will emerge more flexible and adept if they examine what it’s like to ride through a crisis.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Few coronavirus cases, lots of land. Should northern Michigan reopen?
Northern Michigan has more than half of the state’s land mass and 2 percent of its coronavirus cases. As Gov. Whitmer says she’ll take geography into account to reopen the economy, Bridge examines regional differences in cases, hospital capacity, testing and unemployment.