Tag: rural
How community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters
Toward the end of 2023, I was newly unemployed and living by myself for the first time.
In between jobs, searching for employment and a means of fulfillment and community, I began to reflect on how my mom got into gardening. In the dead of winter, memories of childhood summers spent pulling weeds, tilling soil and fleeing the occasional garter snake alongside her began to color my mind.
A Change in Power: Higher demand, aging infrastructure, and severe storms challenge Michigan’s grid
We’re using more power, some of the electric grid is a century old, and severe storms caused by climate change are battering the distribution system, all while trying to make the transition to renewable power and clean energy.
Brews News: Craft beer fans well served in London area
Pub Milos, King Edward or Beertown? No matter where you land, craft beer fans in and around London are well served.
Grey-Bruce riding federal candidates confirmed, all-candidates meetings set
A number of candidate meetings are planned
Grey County council votes down Agnes Macphail Day motion
Grey County council has voted down a motion to declare March 24 Agnes Macphail Day, with some of those who voted against the idea citing the “slippery slope” it could create. West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles introduced the motion at a meeting on March 13 in honour of Macphail, who was born near Hopeville in […]