Category: Features

MTheater – June 2022

In the Heights In The Heights, winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations, tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s...

The Great Migration

2022 Update. The Biggest Week in American Birding is May 6-15, 2022.  Prior registration is strongly suggested and for some events, necessary.  Proof of vaccination is required. In mid April, songbirds migrating north...

Mother’s Day Gifts

Many of us do double duty on Mother’s Day - we are both mothers and children.  We both give and receive on Mother’s Day— gifts from our children and gifts for our...

Grandkids Eat Free!

These local restaurants offer discounted or free meals for kids!

Get Your Native Plants

It is that time of year- time to order your native plants!  Native plants are beautiful, low maintenance, grow well in our environment and are good for bugs, birds and the circle of...

Taking Control of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a degenerative brain disorder that leads to movement restrictions and other symptoms in patients. PD most frequently affects people over age 60, but also people of all ages,...

Beyond the Bunny – April’s religious holidays

When we think of spring holidays, the Easter Bunny comes to mind. But other religious celebrations take place in the spring. In the United States, in April 2022,  four of these celebrations—...

Michigan Hidden Treasures

  My New Year’s resolution is to see more of what Michigan has to offer outside of Ann Arbor. This month, I chose Jackson, MI, located 35 minutes from Ann Arbor, straight shot...

Mobile Mammography Van: New Mercy program aims to make detection easier

Breast cancer affects hundreds of women every year. It is said that 127 women each year out of 100,000 become diagnosed.  Recently, Mercy Health created a mobile mammography van for women over forty...

$1,500 Grand Prize for Outdoor Adventurists’ Writing Contest

Recreation.gov launched its second annual “Share Your Story” adventure writing contest, inviting visitors of America’s federal public lands to submit stories detailing their experiences (that occurred between January 1, 2020 - April...

What To Do If A Holiday Visit With An Aging Parent Sparked Concerns

By: Chris Orestis CSA, president of Retirement Genius www.retirementgenius.com Adult children who spent time over the holidays with their aging parents may in some cases have returned home haunted by agonizing questions. Are their parents experiencing...

Black History Month

Black History Month-- both locally in the Toledo area and throughout the nation-- is a chance to not only look at our past but to learn more about the contributions of Black...





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