Love is in the air in downtown Hillsdale. Or it will be soon. Several local businesses have special events and sales leading up to Valentine’s Day this year. Jilly Beans Coffee House is hosting a Valentine’s Tea with the Liberty Princess Company and King’s Kupboard on Sunday, Jan. 11, from 3-5 p.m. Children can...
Category: City News 2017
Sauk revives ‘Escanaba in da Moonlight’
Starting this weekend, Sauk Theater in Jonesville is putting on a production of Jeff Daniels’ “Escanaba in da Moonlight,” which will run through Feb. 18. “The last time we did this show was ten years ago,” Trinity Bird, the executive director of the Sauk, said. “Now, it’s back by popular demand. Deer hunting is...
Fire department signs purchase agreement for new ladder truck
Hillsdale Fire Chief Scott Hephner announced at a Feb. 5 City Council meeting that the city’s fire department has placed a security deposit for a new ladder truck. The new truck will replace the city’s current 1983 Pierce LTI ladder truck, which cannot safely operate its ladder. Because of structural corrosion, the current truck’s...
Michigan gets pudgy with Fat Tuesday pączki
Fat Tuesday in Michigan is just that with pączki. Packed with sugar, butter, and lard, these Polish “packages” are special doughnuts stuffed with cream or fruit. At this time of year, bakeries mostly in the Midwest sell the pastries, a tradition born from the large number of Polish immigrants who came to cities such...
The man behind Pub & Grub
One day out of the entire year, Here’s to You Pub & Grub is closed—for the annual all-staff trip to a Tiger’s game. Owner Kevin Conant graduated from Hillsdale High School and went to college and received a degree in computer science, but said he only used his degree briefly in the practical world...