Central Michigan

Ponyride Ponyride is a creative incubator that provides socially minded startups and artists with an affordable space. The 30,000-square-foot warehouse was purchased for only $100,000, this and community support has allowed for space to be rented at as low as $0.20-$0.25 per square foot. The low entry barriers means creative can focus on their talents not the bills. In return, each tenant shares their craft with the local community for 63 hours per month. The intent is to promote collaboration, build

Along with challenges and battles, Michigan has made it a long ways in a very diverse range of areas. History is what brings us to where we are today. Throughout time, I believe that every leader, politician, and good citizen strived to crate a better place to live. If this is true than the strides that Michigan has made to become the best it can be are due to the love and devotion that michiganders have to their sate and their country. Just because people try to do good and do their best to

water from other countries. The State of Michigan; however, is not as concerned about the shortage due to having over 11,000 lakes including the Great Lakes. Due to the vast amount of water sources, Nestle has built a bottled water plant in Mecosta County, Michigan. The new plant has cost Nestle over 100 million dollars and has caused much controversy with locals. Nestle had built a 12 mile pipeline from the plant to a local spring. Many organizations in Michigan saw this as a huge threat to water conservation

Before I was a junior at Michigan State University with only one prior internship at working as a legislative intern to working in the heart of Detroit underneath the some of the most influential people in the state of Michigan and a job that I solely there to help Michigan flourish back to what it used to be in the early 50’s. My internship entailed a lot of out three students two of which from

Detroit, the motor city, known by many for cars and to others for being the murder capital of the world. This has caused many people to stop visiting and exclude Detroit from being a place of interest. I have lived here all my life, and yes it has had its rough times but lately Detroit has been improving drastically. The causes of the city to improve were to make people already living here feel safer. Moreover, to change our illustration as one of the most dangerous cities. In addition to this we

Abstract This paper explores the economic restructuring and revitalization of Detroit Michigan post World War II until today. The purpose of this research paper is to show the history of Detroit’s auto and manufacturing industry, in what ways it has changed in recent years, and how it has helped define the economy of Detroit and damaged it. This paper suggests that the deindustrialization of plants and industries and the depopulation of whites to the Suburbs have triggered the economic downfall of

The Impact of Immigration Policies on Communities and the Future of West Michigan “I’m 50% Dutch, 25% German, 15% Polish and a 10% mixture of others I can’t remember.” Does this sound familiar at all? These types of phrases were one of the first things to befuddle my perception of my new found West Michigan friends when our family first moved up to Grand Rapids from a small town in Texas in 2008. It perpetually amazed me as to how so many people had so many different “percents” and a few even impressed

Superintendent Comments Monroe High School began testing today with our 9th and 10th grade students participating in the PSAT, and our juniors will be taking the SAT, WorkKeys and M-STEP. The 12th grade students are not testing and did not go to school today, but Mrs. Kreps and her team developed a number of innovative activities for them to prepare for college and careers. Kindergarten registration will take place April 25-27 at Riverside Early Learning Center. Twenty-two Monroe Public Schools

Begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, this 350-mile-long transportation route was the engineering marvel of its day. It enabled Michigan farmers to ship their products to Eastern cities and brought thousands of new settlers into the Michigan Territory. What was it called? A) The National Road B) Erie Canal C) Chicago Military Road D) Sault Ste. Marie Canal 3.In 1837, the Michigan State Legislature passed a Public Improvement Act, which authorized the governor to sell $5 million in bonds to fund the construction

The movie Black Robe serves as a perfect example of the "middle ground" that existed between the Algonquian Indians and the French colonists. Throughout the movie, there are numerous depictions of the cohabitation between the two groups. Using the movie, Black Robe, the following question will be answered through examples presented in the movie; how does the film portray the "middle ground" between the Algonquian Indians and the French colonists? The movie itself was confusing at first in the beginning