The Huron Lightship is one of the Port Huron Museum sites closed due to the pandemic

How Port Huron’s nonprofits are dealing with COVID-19 closures

The COVID-19 pandemic and its related shutdowns not only affect local businesses, but nonprofit organizations like the Port Huron Museums, too. Find out what they're doing to stay relevant — and afloat. 

"The problem is that fresh food is perishable and tends to be more expensive. The way to make it less expensive is to grow your own," Luke Marion says.
Port Huron partners with MIgardener to give away free seed packets with carrots, cucumbers, and more

"The problem is that fresh food is perishable and tends to be more expensive. The way to make it less expensive is to grow your own," MIgardener's Luke Marion says. The Port Huron Sprouts program provides free seed packets to do just that.

Art Studio 1219 is one of the many Blue Water area arts and cultural nonprofits forced to close because of COVID-19
More than $500K in grants made available to Michigan’s arts and cultural nonprofit organizations

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has launched a new program providing more than $500,000 in grants to the state’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations.

An educator leads a Linking Lessons session.
Linking Lessons brings healthy lifestyle basics to Metro Detroit teens

Linking Lessons puts registered dietitians, chefs, and other community health educators in Michigan middle and high schools to teach kids about how to make impactful changes in their diets and physical activity.

Susan Salhaney and Ewa Matuszewski at Judson Family Center in Warren.
Improving Michigan’s health care system requires changing how we think about health

The model of integrated health is creating positive outcomes through a more holistic approach to care, but providers say our society is just beginning a larger, necessary paradigm shift.

Roots rock band Gasoline Gypsies are now livestreaming concerts due to COVID-19.
Forced to stay in, Port Huron area artists and musicians find the future in livestreaming concerts

Blue Water area musicians and artists are finding new opportunities in livestreaming concerts and events as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to stay home.

Hip-hop emcee Miz Korona was worried that her stage name might be triggering for some during the pandemic, but friends and fans encouraged her to make her first album in four years.
Southeast Michigan musicians find both hardship and unexpected inspiration in pandemic

Their tours have been canceled and their incomes disrupted. But local musicians have also found new ways to connect with fans and been inspired to create surprising new projects.

Cass City business moving at the speed of COVID-19

A Cass City business rapidly develops and creates a hospital bed shield to protect healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients.

The Keel's managing editor MJ Galbraith during a trip to Lisbon.
A letter from The Keel’s new managing editor

The Keel's new managing editor is no stranger to the people and places that are moving the Port Huron region forward.

Carol Hall, owner of The Hallway Entertainment, found a way to keep her business alive amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Owner of Hallway Entertainment solves latest puzzle: how to bring experiences directly to the people

Like many businesses, Hallway Entertainment has been temporarily shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s shelter-in-place order. But whereas other businesses can offer carry-out orders and sales via online gift shops, what can a business do when they don’t rely on physical goods but in-house experiences, instead?

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