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By Clara Lincolnhol   

The Michigan Department of Transportation is developing a plan to potentially construct the state’s fourth passenger rail route. The proposed east-west route would carry passengers across the Lower Peninsula, connecting Holland and Grand Rapids with Detroit.

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A development quashed by city council 4 years ago over height and sewage capacity concerns is back on the table amid a new housing reality.

In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wonder if we should try to replicate that environment elsewhere to save the iconic species. But that could mean doing something untested and controversial.

For two weekends each year, the number of people in the small village of Lucknow expands by thousands thanks to successful charity events run by the local Kinsmen Club. This is an instalment in Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.

A campaign is calling for staff and students to be consulted on major projects.

Transom's Traveling Workshop came to Interlochen Public Radio this week. Ten audio journalists put together profiles of people in northern Michigan.

Many northwest London residents opposed the project, citing the loss of open space from plans to naturalize the former Attawandaron Park.

Bluevale Capital Group began the conversion in November 2024 and will unveil the project Friday with a ribbon-cutting.

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
Michigan's attempt to adopt new home energy efficiency standards is facing more delays because of stiff resistance from homebuilders. The new standards were supposed to go into effect in August but are on hold while a lawsuit filed in June by representatives of the construction industry plays out in court.

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London's only OpenTable Top 100 restaurant will add a café, dessert bar, and upscale dining space to keep up with months-long waitlists.

By Donté Smith 
Butterfly populations are in decline across the continental U.S., dropping by 22% between 2000 and 2020 according to a study in the journal Science. Almost a third of the 342 species studied have seen their numbers fall by more than half.  To help combat that trend, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, launched its Great Lakes Rare Butterfly Program in 2021 to protect the region’s most threatened species.

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There's still time to catch the 'Indigenous Biennial' at Traverse City's Alluvion. The exhibition (mostly) leaves on August 31.