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From Cuba to State Street

The Frudakis family has owned the little shop at 146 State St. since winter of last year. Before the renovations, it was just a little convenience store. Now, with two small red tables, scones, pies, and other baked goods, it has become a lovely small-town market. The couple has remodeled and repaired the market over...

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Campus house burgled

Early morning on Friday, a home invasion and theft happened at a campus-owned house at 100 Park St. apartment 108 The thief stole two laptops, an American flag, a Parks and Recreation poster, and a blanket, all together valued at more than $1,000. Police have now apprehended a suspect, but have yet to release a...

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In Focus: I do not regret my childhood pop-culture illiteracy

“I don’t know that Billy Joel album.” “I haven’t seen Toy Story…nope, none of them.” “No, of course I know the general idea of quidditch. I’ve seen a parody of Harry Potter.” I have sheepishly admitted all of these things at some point, along with the fact that I am pop-culturally illiterate. Recently, a friend...

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Pens and pearls

Driving along U.S. 12, going into Allen, Michigan, a little green sign reads, “Antique Capital.” Here, I began my adventure to search for antiques. Antiquing becomes increasingly fascinating, even with everyday things, when the seeker realizes that each little thing — a strand of glass pearls, a fountain pen, or a pair of bifocals —...

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New GOAL program aims to boost post-secondary education

By 2015, the Hillsdale Community Foundation aims to have an application rate of 60 percent of students applying to any form of post-secondary education. Hillsdale Community Career Access Planning works with area schools to help students in the application process and in applying for the FAFSA. HCCAP is now on campus as a GOAL program,...