Eminem, Twitter CEO pledge $1 million to Detroit   Eminem says he has "a few areas in Detroit" that he wants to take care of. So yesterday, speaking on Young Money Radio, he announced that he'd be giving $250,000 to help Detroiters who are struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hearing Eminem's pledge, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey called into the show and pledged $750,000 more for Detroit. The Marshall Mathers Foundation has been extremely active since the virus hit Detroit. MORE ►Rihanna, Big Sean among group donating $3.2 million to coronavirus relief efforts in Flint, Detroit

  

Birdwatching all the rage in Michigan right now     Going outdoors has been one of the keys to sanity and happiness since this whole thing began. And now that it's May, an annual niche activity is becoming all the rage in Michigan. May is peak time for spring bird migration and Michigan's location along a major "flyway" puts us in position to see as many as 100 species of new birds. Warblers, people! Raptors! More! That's unbelievable. So before you go out with your amateur eyes, use THIS guide we put together for how to birdwatch the right way. MORE  ►First endangered piping plover couple of season makes nest at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Fsta You can find locally grown, heirloom vegetable seeds online hat  In the past two months, Ben Cohen -- owner of Cohen's Small House Farm in Sanford, Michigan -- has sold more seeds online than he has in the past three years. As a response to pandemic-induced food anxieties (and perhaps because of a pandemic-induced shift in perspectives), there has been a HUGE increase in demand for seeds and other vegetable garden supplies. If you've had trouble finding them online, or if you're looking to support Michigan companies primarily, we have six Michigan companies listed here that sell locally grown, heirloom vegetable seeds online. MORE ►MSU offering online classes in veggie gardening for beginners

  

West Michigan family farms finding new ways to sell produce     Restaurants in Michigan have been closed for a while and may not return to their previous dine-in form for some time. Those closings eliminated direct sales of produce for many Michigan farms. Now those farms are finding new ways to get vegetables right to you. They admit there's been a learning curve, but many family farms are figuring out ways to make buying produce online easier. MORE ►Michigan farms go digital