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Patrons can borrow tools, cookware, and more through Kalamazoo’s new ‘Library of Things’ www.mlive.com The Kalamazoo Public Library is building a new collection of useful items, which will be available for check-out, through its “Library of Things”.   Pink tropical shorebird appears... read more →

Former Michigan gymnast Sam Mikulak punches ticket to third Olympics www.mlive.com Mikulak earned a spot on USA’s four-person team for the Tokyo Games after placing fourth in the all-around competition at the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday in St. Louis.   Video... read more →

Michigan’s largest splash pad has 4 water slides, 55 gallon dump bucket www.mlive.com There’s more than enough watery fun to go around at Michigan’s largest splash pad. Newly constructed, it’s now open after a $4 million renovation to this West Bloomfield park. ... read more →

Midway opening in heart of Downtown Detroit with huge outdoor roller rink, basketball courts, art, DJs www.mlive.com Get ready to lace up your rollerblades or skates and roll around a huge rink right in the heart of Downtown Detroit. It’s part of a midway full of fun set to open... read more →

Mentoring two generations of Loy Norrix soccer players ‘one of the best moments’ for state champ coach www.mlive.com After three decades of coaching soccer at the high school and college level, Scott Forrester is no stranger to Senior Night festivities, but his misty eyes and cracking voice after Wednesday’s ceremony... read more →

Michigan’s Best Vacation Spot: See the first 77 nominations www.mlive.com We have some very close races and a few surprises in our search for Michigan’s Best Vacation Spot, which is underway with voting in eight regional polls across the state.   MLive is... read more →

Michigan’s Best Vacation Spot: See the first 77 nominations www.mlive.com Downtown Holland, Michigan, is always blooming with tulips in early May. It's a favorite destination for Michiganders and international travel with its Dutch heritage.   New rustic backcountry cabin at Porcupine Mountains... read more →

Beer lovers to ‘geek out’ over Great Lakes-inspired series www.mlive.com The Laurentian series from Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a project where they brew spontaneous beers with breweries representing all five Great Lakes. They all brew the same recipe and use 100 percent Michigan malts and hops. ... read more →

Michigan firefighter adopts kittens he saved from house fire, ‘It’s a miracle they survived’ www.mlive.com He said he couldn’t bear to see the little furballs separated so he rescued them a second time. This Michigan firefighter just adopted his new fur babies after saving them from a house fire. [minti_button... read more →

Flint photojournalist’s series on frontline workers featured in UK documentary www.flintside.com Last year, when Flint native Jenifer Veloso was working as a nurse in a COVID-19 ICU unit in Ann Arbor, she turned to her passion -- telling stories through photos.  ... read more →