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Downtown Mount Clemens’ economy ‘bubbling up’ next to the Clinton River
Posted October 27, 2016
On New Year’s Eve 2015, WJR Radio asked Michelle Weiss to share her feelings on what 2016 had in store for Mount Clemens.
“I said it was going to be a great year … I felt it in my bones,” said Weiss, marketing and events coordinator for the Mount Clemens Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
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A Seed Now Firmly Rooted
Posted August 26, 2016
Since its inception in 2013, The Little Mustard Seed Café and Shoppe has been serving farm-to-table meals. The menu at the café is varied, but with one goal: to provide customers with the freshest, most delicious, organic and gluten-free meals and beverages – and, perhaps, for an unexpected reason.
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Martin Manna – The Chaldean Chamber and Foundation
Posted August 16, 2016
Chaldeans have a history dating all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia, and are indigenous to Iraq, Syria, and parts of Iran and Turkey. Iraq has the largest population of Chaldeans followed by Syria.
Chaldeans are Eastern Rite Catholics who have their own patriarch in Baghdad with the Pope being the highest authority. Chaldeans speak Aramaic, which is the oldest continuous language in the world and the language spoken by Jesus Christ.
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Andy Appleby-General Sports
Posted August 16, 2016
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Living, Thriving, and Telling the Story
Posted July 12, 2016
Advancing Macomb conducted numerous interviews in earlier part of 2016. From these interviews, the board of directors identified five ground-level projects as integral to the vision of creating an enriching environment to live, learn, recreate, innovate and conduct business. These are projects that we are adopting to serve as starting points for the larger strategic plan and asset inventory. The final five projects represent all three focus areas – community investment, economic development and natural resource protection.
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Macomb County Asset Inventory
Posted July 12, 2016
Encompassing the entire eastern border of the county, Lake St. Clair is a popular recreational lake. It is accessible in select places throughout the county, rich in wildlife and a primary connection point in the Detroit / Windsor region along the Great Lakes system.
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Walcott Mill Metropark Madness!
Posted July 1, 2016
Wolcott Mill was officially born in 1847. A Ray Township miller named Arad Freeman constructed a grain and feed mill on the banks of the north branch of the Clinton River in northern Macomb County. In 1989, the mill re-opened as part of the 2,625-acre Wolcott Mill Metropark. The park consists of four independent sites that provide unforgettable experiences in a peaceful, rustic setting.
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Community: The YMCA
Posted May 16, 2016
The Y is one of southeast Michigan’s longest serving nonprofit agencies, providing programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Most of our capital assets are located in communities throughout Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties, including the Macomb Family YMCA in downtown Mount Clemens.
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WaterTowns: Placemaking in Macomb County
Posted May 16, 2016
WaterTowns is the Clinton River Watershed Council’s community-based placemaking initiative designed to help towns and cities in the watershed leverage the assets of the Clinton River, its tributaries and Lake St. Clair for water-oriented community development. The key initiatives of the program are developing and promoting the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair paddling trails, community planning and civic engagement. Through the WaterTowns program, CRWC works to engage communities through art, history, ecology, recreation and education by hosting paddling events, stewardship opportunities and educational forums.
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Nautical Coast Clean Up
Posted May 5, 2016
The Annual Nautical Coast Cleanup is a go on Sunday May 22nd. Led by the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee along with the Jefferson Yacht Club, this is the largest “done in a day” event in the Midwest.
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