Morning Briefing

MONDAY, JULY 17, 2023

In today's newsletter, new tech ‘annihilates’ toxic PFAS chemicals, Michigan Amazon workers join national Prime week strike, and Mackinac celebrates new national awards for best island and best resorts.

There were quite a few celebrity appearances in Michigan last weekend

"Step Brothers" star John C. Reilly made a pit stop at a Grand Rapids deli and Bret Michaels met Bret Michaels at Pine Knob at his first-ever "Parti-Gras" concert.

Ed Sheeran delivered two of the most amazing concerts Michiganders have ever witnessed by performing an intimate theater show on Friday and bringing out Eminem as a surprise guest at Ford Field on Saturday.

More big news from last weekend includes the Powerball. There was no winner of $829M jackpot and ticket sales fell short of expectations. These are the luckiest numbers of 2023 (so far).

Curated by Jamie Rewerts

The marina in Beaver Island pictured on Friday, July 14, 2023. See more photos of Beaver Island from above here. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)

Tragedies of Faster Horses examined by Rolling Stone report as 2023 festival kicks off

Looking into it: A Rolling Stone investigative story cited MLive’s investigative reporting that revealed 30 reports of criminal sexual conduct and 91 assaults had been reported at the festival since it began in 2013.

Some numbers: The 2021 MLive investigation found that sex offenses are about 5.5 times more common at Faster Horses than in Michigan, per capita.

Another deep dive: After a decade of growth, Grand Rapids is losing residents. Will it rebound?

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Forever no more: New tech ‘annihilates’ toxic PFAS chemicals

Picture this: At one end of the facility, tanker trucks unload a toxic soup. By the time it leaves the other end, only water, carbon dioxide and salt remain.

The info: At Heritage-Crystal Clean in Wyoming, a new technology is busy taking the forever out of “forever chemicals.” The West Michigan facility is home to the PFAS Annihilator system, a first-to-market treatment process that destroys concentrated PFAS compounds in landfill leachate.

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Michigan Amazon workers join national Prime week strike

Prime day brings pickets: Workers at the Amazon delivery station in Pontiac picketed on Friday, July 14, joining eight other warehouses across the country.

More in public interest: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that its highly anticipated pheasant release program is expanding for the upcoming season.

Speaking of birds: Summer is a great time to see majestic bald eagles in Michigan, here’s where to look.

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Tigers shut out in Seattle, miss out on sweep

The Detroit Tigers missed a chance to sweep in Seattle, falling to the Mariners 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at T-Mobile Field. The Tigers had only six hits -- five singles and a double -- and got a runner into scoring position only twice.

"I have no idea where that came from": Team president Scott Harris heard the buzz that the Detroit Tigers were all certain to take one of three college players atop the 2023 MLB Draft. He was amused by it because he knew it wasn’t true.

In high school sports: The Michigan High School Athletic Association released its annual participation numbers Friday, and wrestling saw the biggest growth during the 2022-23 academic year, including a significant leap in the state’s girls grapplers.

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Mackinac celebrates new national awards for best island, best resorts

Getting recognized : Travel + Leisure is dishing out even more awards to Mackinac Island. It has landed on two favorite-island lists, and three Mackinac Island resorts have been recognized as Midwest favorites.

Also on the island: Here's how to bike the only highway in America where cars are banned.

On the lake:Check out these 10 golf courses to play near Lake Michigan’s lower shores.

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