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Butterflies blooming at Dow Gardens

Dow Gardens is featuring its 16th annual Butterflies in Bloom event, which began on February 28 and runs through April 20. The garden’s conservatory is home to over 200 butterfly species from various regions around the world during this event. This event is $5 for adults, free for children under […]

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Madonna’s stink with Bay City: fact or fiction?

Madonna’s 1987 interview with Jane Pauly upset residents in Bay City when she referred to her hometown as a “smelly little town.” The media outrage over Madonna’s comment continued for over 30 years, but historian Gary Johnson is making it his mission to end the rumors once and for all […]

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Stand up comedy comes to the Temple Theatre

The Temple Theatre has become a hot spot for stand up comedians who are touring the East Coast. Saginaw’s Temple Theatre offers a comedy club the first and third Wednesday of every month in the Leopard Lounge. For some lively entertainment and a laugh that will leave your stomach aching, […]

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Delta College Screens The Butler

As part of the 2014 Black History Month Celebration, Delta College screened Lee Daniels’ “The Butler”. The showings were on Feb. 11 at the Ricker Center and Feb. 12 in the Main Campus Lecture Theater. The event was sponsored by the Student Diversity and Inclusions Programs, along with Delta College’s […]

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WhichCraft Taps into Downtown Midland

WhichCraft Taproom, downtown Midland’s newest addition, endeavors to support local businesses. All the spirits they serve are created in Michigan, they say it isn’t mass-production, it’s artistry. The taproom features more than 80 varieties of craft-brewed Michigan beer, 40 of which are on tap. They also offer a wide selection […]

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Quad Theater expands

The Goodrich Saginaw 12 Theater, formerly known as the Quad, has been serving Saginaw’s moviegoers for nearly forty years. This theater has been relocated to a new building and renamed the Goodrich Quality 10 GDX. The new theater is twice the size of the former location. It features a spacious […]

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Movie Review

I have been a Spike Jonze fan for years – “Being John Malkovich” and “Adaptation” are two of my favorite films. Spike Jonze films are filled with off-color humor and insane story lines. They’re the kind of films that viewers either love or hate. I love them. And I loved […]

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Art Gallery Coordinator’s career builds on his passions

Ben Clore, a Delta College Art instructor and art gallery coordinator, gets inspiration from his students and his family history. “I’ve always been interested in art,” Clore said, “In high school I took a lot of art classes, participated in a lot of community activities.” Clore worked in a Washington […]