Located between Maribeth’s and Jilly Beans in downtown Hillsdale, Venue 8 provides an ideal space for showers, business meetings, fundraisers, and other gatherings. Owner of Venue 8 Mindi Meyer said she has owned the building for 35 years. “I’m not in retail anymore,” Meyer said. “I thought it would be a good use of space.”...
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Hillsdale Health and wellness Center gets new location
The Hillsdale Health and Wellness Center moved from its Bacon Street office to the former Center for Family Health – Hillsdale location at the Kroger Plaza this week. The center will maintain the same model of patient care it had before but with more space for patient care and in a more accessible location, said...
Key Opportunities to host volunteer training day
Looking to expand their volunteer base, Key Opportunities will host a volunteer training Tuesday, April 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at their Hillsdale Street center. Key Opportunities is an organization committed to providing programs and employment for those in the local community with developmental disabilities. “The day will give people an overview of Key...
City prepares for spring with cleaning and construction
The City of Hillsdale will begin its spring construction within the next few weeks. The Hillsdale Department of Public Services has already begun some of its general spring cleaning duties, and will begin its new project reconstructing Hallett Street, from Reading Avenue to the west city limits, next month. According to City Foreman Jason Blake,...
Whitmer’s proposed fuel tax would be highest in nation
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed gas tax would catapult Michigan into first place for the highest fuel tax in the country. Whitmer made fixing Michigan roads a priority in her gubernatorial race, but her proposal faces serious opposition from Republicans, who promised to shoot down Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent-per-gallon gas tax. “We’d have the highest gas...