In today's newsletter, Michigan GOP plans internal caucuses to pick most presidential primary delegates, Mackinac Island’s school needs more students but there’s nowhere to live and why swimming in a Great Lake will tire you out faster than the ocean. |
What does the weather look like this week? |
Temperatures will stay cool, with highs in the Lower Peninsula hanging around the 60 degree mark on Tuesday. We then see a steady increase into the mid 70s by Friday. Sunday's rain was great, and more is possible between now and Wednesday. You might notice a lack of Facebook forecast lives for a few weeks, our meteorologist is on vacation. But don’t worry, you can read the forecast daily on our website and Michigan Weather Facebook page. |
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Michigan towns with the fastest growing home prices |
Going up: Michigan home values have been on the rise in recent years, with some communities seeing larger increases than others. Here is a database of Michigan’s cities with the fastest growing home values. Overall: As a state, Michigan’s average home value this spring was $223,793, which was up 3.5% from the prior year. About 53% of sales are coming under list price, while about 30% are over asking price, according to Zillow. More in money: Our latest edition of Wallet Watch is out now, giving an economic recap on dollar stores, internet discounts and the mermaid business. (Yeah, you read that right) |
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17 years later, The Kalamazoo Promise has changed lives. But it hasn’t been a cure-all. |
The Kalamazoo Promise, the free college program for Kalamazoo Public Schools students, funded by anonymous donors, was the first of its kind. Starting with the KPS Class of 2006, The Promise has paid about $200 million in college tuition for more than 7,600 students. Here's a look into if the program lived up to its promise. The big impact: While other districts in Kalamazoo County and in Michigan have seen dwindling enrollments in recent years, Kalamazoo’s continues to rise. While there have been shortfalls of The Kalamazoo Promise, it’s been unquestionably successful in one area -- growing the school district. Also going on: Community members and Kalamazoo Public Schools board trustees spoke against the toxic gas coming from two properties in the city, which has measured at hazardous levels in surrounding neighborhoods that have schools. |
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Michigan GOP plans internal caucuses to pick most presidential primary delegates |
Michigan Republicans leaders are seeking to award more than two-thirds of their 2024 delegates, who will vote to select the next Republican nominee for president, through a closed caucus instead of the open primary election Michigan has long held. Speaking of the GOP: Kristina Karamo harshly rebuked the campaign arm of her party in the Michigan House, calling it “horrific” the House Republican Campaign Committee named former Gov. Rick Snyder and donor Bill Parfet, a real estate mogul, to lead the caucus’s fundraising efforts. Also in politics: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a first-of-its-kind statewide commission to tackle issues facing LGBTQ Michiganders. |
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Mackinac Island’s school needs more students but there’s nowhere to live |
There’s a constant shuffle at Mackinac Island Public School and it’s not just students passing through the long corridor, eager for summer vacation. The 16-person staff play musical chairs filling any and all roles needed. It has been a struggle for the school – appealingly small, but also inaccessible by car and without the sprawling neighborhoods of mainland districts – to attract staff and students. For almost 10 years, the enrollment, now at about 72 in preschool through 12th grade, has been on a steady decline. Also on the island: The Mackinac Island Pizza Company recently opened its doors just down the street from Grand Hotel and Patrick Doud's Irish Pub opened for its first summer on Mackinac Island. |
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Why swimming in a Great Lake will tire you out faster than the ocean |
The Great Lakes are more than capable of generating waves over 10 feet high, despite being smaller than our oceans. This lack in size actually increases the danger over the water. This is because the wave period in the Great Lakes (the time between two wave crests) is much shorter than in the ocean. On Lake Michigan: Tours of one of Muskegon’s two Lake Michigan lighthouses will be offered this summer as the city works toward ownership of the historic structures. Going U.P. : Last summer’s inaugural season for Keweenaw Boat Tours was a lot busier than expected. For its second season, they added a larger, second boat and a new tour that includes ancient lava flows, a lighthouse, and a waterfall that rushes over volcanic rock and into Lake Superior. |
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