By Victor Skinner ROOSEVELT PARK – Mark Portincasa and Paul Farage are setting the record straight about medical marijuana while helping local residents find a more holistic approach to their health. “We talk about medical marijuana certifications and how to go about getting your medical marijuana card,” said Farage, who launched The Society of Healing […]
Muskegon – The Muskegon Museum of Art will host its fourth annual On Tap beer, food, and art fundraising event on Saturday, April 22, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. ON TAP combines tasting of beer by popular West Michigan’s breweries and food samples by area restaurants among several art galleries into one big multi-sensory tasting […]
By Teresa Taylor Williams Muskegon Tribune Staff Writer As a teenager in 1975, Craig Hindes had a job mopping floors and stocking shelves for extra cash at his neighborhood butcher shop. Over the years he learned the business, and in 1983 he became owner. Scott Meats has served the public from three different locations […]
By Teresa Taylor Williams Muskegon Tribune Staff Writer For years, Army veteran Valerie Butler didn’t go into crowds and she was “hypervigilant” when it came to situations where most would only be generally cautious. She didn’t seek help due to the stigma that often accompanies mental health treatment. Dannette Williams was tormented by untreated depression […]
A new scholarship is available to Grand Valley State University students who choose to fulfill their student teaching requirement in a Detroit GVSU-authorized charter school. The scholarship is being offered through the university’s Charter Schools Office and College of Education. The Detroit Student Teacher Scholarship will be available for up to 20 students this fall, […]
By Patrick J. Buchanan As the culture war is about irreconcilable beliefs about God and man, right and wrong, good and evil, and is at root a religious war, it will be with us so long as men are free to act on their beliefs. Yet, given the divisions among us, deeper and wider than […]
Lansing – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently announced just over $1 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants, which will allow home rehabilitation and repair projects to move forward across the state. “These grants make a lasting difference in communities,” said Earl Poleski, executive director of MSHDA. “When the physical condition of housing […]
Muskegon County- MCC Dining Services employee Yolanda Marble received the 2017 Beverly A. Drake Essential Service Award for Food Service during a special Grand Rapids Economic Club luncheon dedicated to workforce development on Feb. 20 at the J.W. Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Now in their ninth year, the awards are presented annually by […]
It’s one thing to talk about providing compassionate care, and it’s another to actually make it a priority. In 2010, 15 colleagues at the Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus in Shelby began to raise funds to benefit the hospital through the Lakeshore Campus Team Club. The staff wanted to donate to a project that would deem […]
The Muskegon Writers’ Series presents “Mary Karr Live!” featuring an evening with the national award-winning poet, essayist, and memorialist on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Frauenthal Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music, book sales, and a cash bar. Karr will speak at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $20 general admission and $12 […]