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Restaurant workers
 
A 'slow crawl back to normalcy' ahead for Michigan bars and restaurants
 
The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed Michigan's hospitality industry. Take-out and delivery are the only options for restaurants right now, and bars have been completely closed since March. What is the path that leads these establishments back to business as usual? It very well may include masks and other safety precautions that are new for these businesses. Of course, the precautions are only an issue for the businesses that will reopen. Industry lobbyists expect more than 20 restaurants in Michigan will permanently close each day this month.  MORE
Michigan surpasses 1.3M unemployment claims since start of pandemic
Gov. Whitmer looks to cut unemployment red tape with new order

 
NEWS
 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  
5 things to know about Gov. Whitmer's extended stay-at-home order
 
Yesterday, Gov. Whitmer announced an extension of the state's stay-at-home order. Previously set to expire May 15, it now runs through May 28. The updated order does loosen restrictions on some industries, including the manufacturing industry, now allowed to reopen on Monday, May 11. Here's a look at some additional changes to the order that impact Michiganders. MORE
Michigan's construction, real estate industries reopen
Michigan's daily coronavirus death toll climbs to 93, highest in 5 days
 
 
 
LIFE
 
Piece of shipwreck  
Piece of 1872 shipwreck emerges near Sleeping Bear Dunes
 
The Great Lakes are home to many shipwrecks. Sometimes a piece of a wreck winds up on the shore. That's the case for part of the Jennie & Annie schooner, a 1872 wreck that is linked to a pirate legend. Heavy wave action and shifting sands brought it to float on the shoreline along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We dug up the tumultuous history of this 137-foot wooden ship. MORE
First endangered piping plover couple of season makes nest at Sleeping Bear Dunes
 

 
 
SPORTS
 
Juwan Howard Fsta
Making sense of all the Michigan basketball transfers
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In one month, the Michigan men's basketball program lost three players who transferred to other colleges. It might seem like a lot of movement in a short period of time, but it's actually standard procedure for college hoops. It's especially expected when a new coach shows up, which is the case for Michigan. None of the three players who transferred were recruited by coach Juwan Howard. MORE
Cole Bajema to transfer from Michigan basketball program
 

 
VIDEO
 
Barber  
Michigan barber reopens despite governor's orders
 
For 60 years, Karl Manke has cut hair in Owosso. Like other barbers, the 77-year-old shut down his business in accordance with coronavirus-related executive orders issued in March by Gov. Whitmer. But on Monday, Manke reopened his business, saying he could not afford to keep the doors shut any longer. When he did open, customers came out to get a trim, but police showed up too with a ticket for the business ownerMORE
Owosso barber says shop will stay open 'until Jesus walks in or until they arrest me'
 

 
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