Barton City
Barton City, MI · Municipal
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City of Alpena announces construction updates for the week of 7/6
ALPENA, Mich. - Starting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, reconstruction will begin on Taylor Street between Long Lake Avenue and Spratt Street. The section of Taylor Street will be closed for the duration of the project. People living in the area will have limited access to their driveways. Many will need to park on side streets. Signs and barricades will be present to remind motorists of the construction. You're asked to plan ahead with alternated routes. The project is expected to take 8 weeks, as long as the weather cooperates and no other issues cause delays. Also starting on Tuesday, the alley behind John Boys Restaurant between 9th and 10th Avenue will be closed to allow for cleanup of the buildings involved in the fire earlier this year. Work is expected to last a week. There will be barricades up to prevent the public from driving through. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
climatecosmos.com
7 lakefront towns retirees over 70 are quietly moving to in 2026
Most people assume lakefront retirement means burning through savings on a Hamptons-style waterfront estate. The truth is stranger than that assumption – the towns quietly pulling in retirees over 70 right now cost a fraction of what you’d expect, and almost nobody has heard of them. While everyone...
Up North Voice
M-55 projects scheduled in Tawas City, West Branch
NORTHEAST MICHIGAN – Multiple road projects on M-55 are scheduled to begin in July, with work planned in Tawas City and West Branch. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), it plans to extend the center left-turn lane on M-55 from Wilber Road to the Tawas River in Tawas City. The project will also repave the road in that area.
WBKB 11
Alpena fireworks display still on target to entertain the community
ALPENA, Mich. - Kicking off the 4th of July holiday weekend in Alpena, plans are still in place to put on a spectacular fireworks display. Despite rain throughout the week, the planning committee has been putting in the hours to keep the tradition going. Earlier in the week, the Alpena Chamber was a few thousand dollars short of its fundraising goal. On Wednesday, they hosted a drive-thru fundraiser outside the Chamber office. They stood out in the pouring rain to collect donations and it worked. By the end of the day on Wednesday, they hit their fundraising goal. Looking ahead to the big show on Friday night, eyes are focused on the forecast. There's a chance of storms during the day, but hopes are to still send off the rockets around 9:30 p.m. near the end of the Blair St. Pier. You can get your latest forecast information here. If Mother Nature does not cooperate, the backup date for the display is on July 5. Parking maps and other information are available here . COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Connecticut Public
Beyond the Shore podcast uncovers the hidden world of the Great Lakes
You're most likely to find NPR's Don Gonyea on the road, in some battleground state looking for voters to sit with him at the local lunch spot, the VFW or union hall, at a campaign rally, or at their kitchen tables to tell him what's on their minds. Through countless such conversations over the course of the year, he gets a ground-level view of American elections. Gonyea is NPR's National Political Correspondent, a position he has held since 2010. His reports can be heard on all NPR News programs and at NPR.org. To hear his sound-rich stories is akin to riding in the passenger seat of his rental car, traveling through Iowa or South Carolina or Michigan or wherever, right along with him.
WNEM
Work scheduled on portions of M-55
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Two projects are scheduled to start in July on two different portions of M-55. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is extending the center left-turn lane on M-55 from Wilber Road to the Tawas River in Tawas City. The project will also repave the road in that area.