Carlos and Lina Alvarez are achieving their dream after opening Zilantros Tacos, a food truck, on Cinco de Mayo in 2022. After moving to Michigan from Mexico in 2010, Carlos Alvarez said his family was determined to open a food truck. It took four years before they opened. “We were surprised the very first time...
Though Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads her Republican opponent Tudor Dixon, the race is far from decided. Whitmer led her Republican opponent Tudor Dixon by 11%, in a poll of likely voters last month. But Whitmer may have to win over a number of Michiganders to remain in the governor’s mansion, as more than half...
Calling all shoe lovers to Hillsdale’s newest store on Howell Street: Michigan Kiqs. Brian Louwers and his wife, Karri, opened the Michigan Kiqs shoe store in May 2022. After Louwers’ resale of shoes on eBay expanded, he needed a larger space to handle inventory. According to Louwers, curiosity from the community and a lack of...
Tudor Dixon worked in the steel industry. Now she hopes to forge a stronger Michigan as governor. “Running and growing a Michigan-based steel company as a woman – that was tough,” Dixon said to MLive. “When the times get tough, the tough get going.” A Trafalgar poll of likely voters showed Whitmer had a 4%...
The city of Hillsdale is planning a social district, in which the city could loosen rules to allow patrons of bars and pubs to consume alcohol outside. City Manager David Mackie said officials will discuss specific details about the district, where it would be, and what it would accomplish. “We are still in the beginning...