Photographer Danielle Jorae is the author of a new book about lighthouses in the Lower Peninsula.

Photobook illuminates the beauty of Michigan lighthouses

LIGHTHOUSES BOOK: Portland photographer Danielle Jorae’s new book is about lighthouses of the Lower Peninsula. They include ones at Point Austin, Tawas and Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Huron Lightship in Port Huron. Her new project will look at UP lighthouses. By Clara Lincolnhol. FOR GREENVILLE, WKTV, LEELANAU, TRAVERSE CITY, ALPENA, ALCONA, LANSING CITY PULSE, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, IRON MOUNTAIN, ST. IGNACE, CHEBOYGAN, HOLLAND, OCEANA COUNTY, LUDINGTON, MONROE AND ALL POINTS.

Section of Chestnut Road closed due to construction on Farm Lane bridge

Part of the Spartan Statue intersection will be closed until May 1 due to construction on the Farm Lane bridge. Chestnut Road was closed before the start of the spring semester. While there is no construction being performed on Chestnut, the detour aims to protect pedestrians by reducing overflow traffic from the Farm Lane closure. The detour reroutes vehicles along Kalamazoo Street and Demonstration Hall Road. Michigan State Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (IPF) sent out a campus-wide email announcing the closure on Dec.

Angela Gabridge is the executive director of MiGen, a Ferndale-based nonprofit focused on elderly LGBTQ+ people.

New resource centers for LGBTQ+ seniors ‘guaranteed to be welcoming’ 

LGBTQ+ SENIORS: Two new Metro Detroit senior centers are focused on older LGBTQ+ residents, filling what advocates say is a need for services they may otherwise not get. We hear from a Ferndale-based nonprofit and the UP Area Agency on Aging. By Alex Walters. FOR DETROIT, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, IRON MOUNTAIN, ST. IGNACE, CHEBOYGAN, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.

Anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim incidents on the rise in Michigan

HATE INCIDENTS: The number of reported anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents has skyrocketed since the Hamas-Israeli war began Oct. 7. We talk to the Anti-Defamation League and Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Alleged perpetrators from Farmington Hills and Pickford have been arrested. Meanwhile, the governor has proposed more funding to help the Department of Civil Rights handle its backlog of complaints. We also hear from the State Police and Department of Civil Rights. By Sophia Ceru. FOR DETROIT, SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, ST. IGNACE, LANSING CITY PULSE, AND ALL POINTS.

This statue commemorates the status of Grand Rapids as the first city to fluoridate its drinking water

Some in Michigan hoping to change minds about drinking water and fluoridation 

FLUORIDE: A California court case may throw into doubt the future of widespread fluoridation of public water systems in Michigan – where Grand Rapids became the nation’s first city to use it – and elsewhere. We hear from a pro-fluoride U-M dental professor, fluoridation opponents in Marquette and Lansing and a national anti-fluoridation group. References include Oxford, Cadillac, Gladwin, Iron Mountain, Three Rivers and Saugatuck By Theo Scheer. FOR WKTV, GREENVILLE, DETROIT, PLANET DETROIT, CADILLAC, IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, GLADWIN, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, HOLLAND AND ALL POINTS.

The Dickinson County Road Commission paves a road with a rubber-modified asphalt that uses recycled tires.

Thousands of tires hitting the roads may end up in them

TIRES: Michigan may have a sustainable answer, at least in part, to fixing its roads: asphalt made from recycled rubber tires. A partnership among state regulators, Michigan Tech and county road commissions is looking to reduce the piles of used tires. State grants support such efforts. We hear from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, a Muskegon official and a Michigan Tech expert. By Anna Barnes. FOR IRON MOUNTAIN, BAY MILLS, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE, LUDINGTON AND ALL POINTS.

The Smart Lake Erie Watershed Initiative’s buoys are retrieved in the winter and redeployed in the spring to prevent damage to the sensors.

Smart buoys help brace Great Lakes for environmental challenges

SMART BUOYS: Lake Erie is the first Great Lake getting connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys, which provides invaluable data to researchers and anglers. Plans are to extend the technology to other Great Lakes. Michigan TechUniversity and Lake Superior State are part of the collaboration. By Daniel Schoenherr. FOR MONROE, SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, ST. IGNACE, ALPENA, ALCONA, CHEBOYGAN, TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, LEELANAU, OCEANA COUNTY, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, PLANET DETROIT, IRON MOUNTAIN AND ALL POINTS.

Chad Techner is the director of Metro Food Rescue

Food banks face crunch as demand rises

FOOD INSECURITY: Food banks across the state are facing increased demand at a time of inflation and are looking for additional ways to serve hungry people in need. We hear from three Metro Detroit programs. References to Livingston and Monroe counties. By Anish Topiwala. FOR MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU, DETROIT, MONROE, FOWLERVILLE, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.