The art of Edward Lee, whose work can be found at The Bar at CityFlats at this spring’s Port Huron Art Hop.

Art Hop returns to downtown Port Huron with more than 40 artists featured

The street festival so nice that they do it twice, the Port Huron Art Hop occurs each spring and fall and marries local artists with downtown Port Huron businesses.

Dee Meux, a certified nursing assistant at Samaritas, wears Glass smart glasses.
Smart glasses help family caregivers connect to professional help for loved ones aging at home

Caring for an older relative despite having no formal caregiving training can be stressful, but a new pilot project in the Grand Rapids area is using smart glasses to help.

First in Michigan, Challenger Learning Center launches at SC4

Last weekend, the Challenger Learning Center at SC4 opened its doors to the public. The first in Michigan and located right here in Port Huron, the immersive space-focused educational center joins the ranks as one of only 40 Challenger Learning Centers across the world.

Clifton and Lindsey Jackson, owners of Port Huron Nutrition
Port Huron Nutrition: New downtown business offering a healthy lifestyle alternative

Port Huron Nutrition is one of the newest additions to downtown Port Huron offering health-focused products to the local community. 

Letter from the Editor: Mike Galbraith steps down, introduces Liz Fredendall as managing editor

Mike "MJ" Galbraith announces that he is stepping down from his role as Managing Editor of The Keel to work on other opportunities and introduces long-time contributor, Liz Fredendall as the new editor. 

Students at North Elementary School in Birch Run participate in an InPACT physical activity break.
New program helps Michigan kids maximize physical activity in the classroom

A program called InPACT offers schools strategies that deliver 20 minutes of daily physical activity in the classroom.

Harnessing creativity and taking risks, the AANM uplifts the Arab American story for all

"There’s so much competing for people's attention so we strive to prove that a museum like ours needs to exist. It’s sometimes an uphill battle," says AANM director Diana Abouali. "That's my job, to continue to gain people's support as we tell this multi-layered story of the Arab American experience and the history of our community.

WAVE Project brings showers and essentials, including love and kindness, to metro Detroiters in need

"In caring for people, it can be a challenge when others, justifiably, want to know your measurable outcomes," says Todd Gordon, volunteer executive director of WAVE Project. "But, when somebody asks me how we're helping people not be homeless, I say, we're not. That's not why we exist. We exist to love people first."

Special report: COVID-19’s silver linings for mental health care in Michigan

More robust mental health care delivery and reduced stigma are among the silver linings emerging from the COVID cloud.

The MI New Favorite Snack contest comes to Port Huron this September.
Q&A: Jon Holden wants to turn Port Huron into the “Snack Startup Capital of the World”

“We want to turn Port Huron into the ‘Snack Startup Capital of the World,’ where emerging companies say, ‘That’s where I want to be.’ And where we draw buyers from the grocery and convenience stores from all over and right here to Port Huron,” says Jon Holden, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for All Star Services.

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