Alphonso Amos is aware that if he stops or falters, others may go without, says community correspondent Harold Powell.

A man on a mission: Port Huron’s Alphonso Amos fights for those left behind

Alphonso Amos works tirelessly with multiple organizations and nonprofits; and not just in our community, but others as well. Driven by passion and the desire to serve, Amos is aware that if he stops or falters, others may go without.

“Circumstances brought me here, but something about the city drew me in,” says Tyler Moldovan.
A Guide to Port Huron with Tyler Moldovan

“Circumstances brought me here, but something about the city drew me in,” says Tyler Moldovan. He is an example of the fresh new perspectives that the younger generation is bringing to the city, says The Keel’s Mikaela Westrick.

Order a matcha drink from Kate’s Downtown to get a 10 percent discount at Main Street Ensemble
Café and vintage clothing shop partner on drink specials and discounts in downtown Port Huron

“I think with our downtown, specifically, we are all such a good team. The other coffee shops, the other sandwich shops — we all work together. We want each other to succeed, we want everyone to support us all,” Kate Voss says. “It’s really nice. We’re pretty much all friends, we’re all in this together.”

Ashley and Michael Macpherson with their children Mj and Addison
Young family moves to St. Clair, opens blow dry and beauty bar: ‘I just love the community here’

Like many a Michigander with connections to Canada, Ashley Macpherson has made the trip so many times that she’s grown a great affinity for the Blue Water Area. So much so, in fact, that Ashley and her young family recently packed up and moved from metro Detroit to St. Clair, purchasing a home and putting their roots down in November 2019.

The new and improved nurses’ station at the Miriam F. Acheson Family Birth Place at McLaren Port Huron
McLaren’s Family Birth Place unit starts a new year with new equipment and updated facilities

Despite the hardships that COVID-19 wrought in 2020, the year was a relatively good one for the Family Birth Place, its patients and its staff. And the work that was done in 2020 promises to make 2021 and the years following even better.

Skaters enjoy an outdoor ice skating rink, located on S. Riverside Avenue between Cass Street and Clinton Avenue in St. Clair, Michigan.
8 ways to enjoy the winter weather in St. Clair County

With ice fishing, hiking, sledding, and more, St. Clair County offers plenty of opportunities for wintertime fun in the Blue Water Area.

Carolyn Wilson administers the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Eric Kane at Beaumont Service Center in Southfield on Dec. 15, 2020.
Michigan health care professionals work to assuage skepticism as they roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Health care professionals across Michigan are doing their best to respond to Michiganders' concerns and deliver the vaccine to as many residents as possible.

Downtown businesses are busy decorating 45 snowmen to be put on display for Winter Wonderland
Ice sculptures and horse-drawn carriages set to visit downtown Port Huron

“COVID-19 has us focusing on more frequent but smaller events rather than fewer bigger ones,” says Cynthia Cutright, director of the Port Huron DDA.

The Port Huron Museum’s Carnegie Center
A mission of awareness: The story behind the permanent Black History exhibit at the Carnegie Center

The project seeks to highlight the stories of resilience and success experienced by the Black community in Port Huron, through a variety of views and perspectives.

“Finding the time and space can be challenging, but 10-out-of-10 would recommend starting a business from home,” says Missy Campau.
Inside the launch of The Good Good Kitty, a Port Huron-based line of feline furniture

The Good Good Kitty is among a growing list of businesses started or launched from home over the course of this COVID-19 pandemic.

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