Sept. 11 is a day of remembrance across the country. Here in Michigan, first responders, college kids and Boy Scouts are among those who will mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with special ceremonies. In Grand Rapids, Mike Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford, will speak during the day-long West Michigan Community Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute. In Kalamazoo County, a 9/11 Commemorative Service is planned at a church in Portage. A public Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at Eastern Michigan University's 9/11 memorial and runners in the Saginaw area will complete a Heroes 5K at Saginaw Valley State University to benefit the Travis Manion Foundation. MORE
Did you know that 52 percent of the jobs in Michigan last year were located in just four counties? And the vast majority of recent job growth has occurred in Michigan's two largest urban areas. Meanwhile, there are 19 Michigan counties where there were fewer jobs in 2018 than in 2009. We take a look at job numbers in all of Michigan's 83 counties and how those numbers have changed over the years. MORE ►How has Michigan fared in Trump's economy?
One of Michigan's iconic landmarks is changing hands. Grand Hotel, the well-known Mackinac Island monument, will no longer belong to the Mussers, the family that has owned it for decades. They announced on Tuesday that an international investment group will soon take over. The announcement comes just a month after the Musser family publicly denied rumors that the hotel was for sale. MORE ►What does Grand Hotel's sale mean to Mackinac Island and Michigan?
Hard seltzers are the new, hot thing in the alcohol aisle, as evidenced by recent nationwide shortages of White Claw. If you would prefer to keep your bubbly, low-calorie adult beverages local, there are now Michigan-made options popping up all over the state. We tried out Michigan-made hard seltzers and now we are sharing all the info. MORE ►Best spiked seltzers? We tasted them all to find out
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