Agriculture
Food distribution by nonprofits in metro Detroit increases as the need increases
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Food banks and schools in Metro Detroit serve as hubs for free meals as well as homework packets for local K-12 students during the COVID-19 crisis.
Article
Detroit medical professionals with pre-existing conditions share new norms
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Angela McCullum, a laboratory assistant in the microbiology lab at Detroit Receiving Hospital said over the phone her Lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks normal tissue led to a kidney transplant.
Article
Oakland and Wayne residents predict when COVID-19 will end + tips to stay busy
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Kelly Keys, a 19-year-old Western Michigan student, said everything will be back to normal by May because people are finally realizing the impact of COVID-19 and staying home.
Greater Lansing Community News
Meridian Township residents prep for annual Blue Cross Winter Warm up 5K run/walk
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Blue Cross Warm-Up Members practicing outside Meridian Mall. Credit: Lexie Soro
Meridian team coach Louis Hopkins [pictured on the left] gives the team updates before the Tuesday morning practice began. Credit: Lexie Soro
Check out the beginning of a Blue Cross Winter Warm Up 5k preparation practice at Meridian Mall: (Credit: Lexie Soro)
Information about Blue Cross Winter Warm Up 2020
What is it? Dozens of Meridian Township residents have officially kept their New Year’s resolutions as they prepare for the Blue Cross Winter Warm Up 5K walk/run on March 21.
The Blue Cross Winter Warm Up practice team meets twice a week inside Meridian Mall and nine other local locations across mid-Michigan. Members can choose to do the hour-long practice walking or running around the perimeter inside the mall or go outside. While at practice, partiipants receive walking and nutrition tips.
News
Meridian Mall employees are upbeat despite store closures
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Multiple stores in January have been shut down at the Meridian Mall that include: Express, Hallmark, Old Navy and others according to current mall employees but despite this, many still remain optimistic.
Construction & Development
New businesses will clean up environmental problems left behind by old businesses
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More car dealerships, a marketplace and a Drive-In movie theater is coming soon to Meridian Township.