What’s happening: The halls of Fancher and Mary McGuire Elementary schools recently received new book vending machines thanks to a partnership with local retailer Sleepy Dog Books. The new book bending machines are part of a continued effort to support literacy in the schools and across the Mt. Pleasant community. Why it’s important: Jenny and Riley Justis

Travel by train has the unique designation of being both a novelty of the past, as well as an innovation of the future. Images of steam locomotives merge with those of high-speed, shiny bullet trains. Whether it’s the nostalgia of times gone by that entices people or the efficiency of the travel method, people across

Creation Coffee is opening a new location at 914 E. Pickard Rd. in Mt. Pleasant. Danielle Patrick Creation Coffee's first brick-and-mortar coffee shop is located at 5023 Eastman Ave. in Midland, Michigan. Danielle Patrick Creation Coffee began as a wholesale and subscription coffee company before opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Midland in 2020. Now, the business

Central Michigan University Admissions staff members Skyler Conran (left), Bridget LaPoint, and Patricia Young (right), show off their game day buttons in the Bovee University Center at CMU. Riley Connell Celebration Cinema staff members Jacob Helm (left), Bella Melendez, and Brody Gibas (right), sport their game day pins at work. Riley Connell Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum

After its launch in 2018 as a food cart catering to downtown Mt. Pleasant, Ignite Donuts is expanding and next month it will be opening its first brick-and-mortar café. Located at 2208 S. Mission St., the Ignite Donuts café will offer donuts, milkshakes, grilled cheese, and specialty coffees roasted by Live Oak Coffee Roasters in Midland.

Isabella County is ready to welcome you home. “We’re a small community with the kind of big-city amenities so many people are searching for these days,” says Chris Rowley, Executive Director of the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We’re known for our friendly faces, abundant places, and comfortable paces.” Home to Central Michigan University

A new and permanent activity is coming to a park in Rosebush this summer. A StoryWalk will be installed in Isabella Township Park to provide local families with an interactive, outdoor reading experience. Created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, a StoryWalk is an interactive story aimed at

Opening this summer in Mt. Pleasant, local resident Lindsey Msibi is launching a new boutique to offer residents modern boho looks both in store and online. “We’re channeling a very light and bright, airy feel,” says Msibi, owner of Cozy + Fresh Apparel & Home Decor Boutique. “We’re carrying a lot of boutique style clothing as

Charlene Northon and her husband Kevin have owned and operated Central Escapes in Mt. Pleasant for just over three years now, but it wasn’t long before then that inspiration for the business struck as a result of family memories. Charlene Northon defines an escape room as a “physical adventure game in which 2-8 players solve a