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Being a Bean Babe
Local PersonalityBy Jen Semanco Sun contributor Each morning around 400 million cups of coffee are consumed in the United States, making it the world’s largest consumer of coffee drinks. While many people still choose to fire up the “Mr. Coffee,” countless others seek out the gourmet coffee drinks offered by their local cafe. In Glen Arbor, […]
Fanfare for the Sleeping Bear at Dune Climb kicks off Manitou Music Festival
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Michigan Land Use Institute’s Smart Growth Coalition targets Leelanau County
Business FeatureBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor It’s a common misconception. Smart growth does not mean no growth. So forget nightmarish images of tree-hugging activists tearing up infrastructure and highways to rid the land of mankind’s tracks. Throw out that loaded word, communist, too. The Michigan Land Use Institute has no intention of gobbling up tracts of […]
No Newbies! Taghon’s Garage has been community’s lifeline for decades
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Ice Cream Scoopers are ripe in the Land of the Sleeping Bear
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Preserving Native American lore — excerpts from “Lies to Live By”
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Disc Golf: A Totally Different Spin on a Familiar Sport
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New doctor, surf boarders making waves in Empire
Business FeatureBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor A couple of new businesses have opened their doors in town — a surf shop and a doctor’s office — and as long as you play it safe, there should be no causal relationship between the two. As a matter of fact, the Glen Arbor Sun wouldn’t even mention them […]
A Boatwatcher’s Guide to the Manitou Passage
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Jo Lynn’s: Hairdo & Cockatoo
Business FeatureBy Helen Westie Sun contributor Barbershops and beauty salons, besides rendering services for which they are intended, have ever been places to gather all the news of a community. But at Jo Lynn’s Hair affair in Empire there is even more interesting and unusual entertainment available. Two parrots and some colorful fish comprise a mini-menagerie, […]