Matt Bentley hands his candidate paperwork to City Clerk Katy Price Monday night. Courtesy | Isaac Kirshner Matt Bentley, a Hillsdale native, will face the acting mayor Matt Bentley announced he will run for mayor of Hillsdale in the August special election, and he’s “singularly focused” on stopping plans to create bike lanes and other...
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State rep pushes to name Feb. 14 Frederick Douglass Day
State Rep. Jennifer Wortz, who represents Hillsdale, with the Douglass statue on campus. Courtesy | Jonathan Meckel Michigan’s Feb. 14 celebrations may soon extend beyond Valentine’s Day, as the state House of Representatives passed a resolution from Rep. Jennifer Wortz, a Republican who represents Hillsdale, to recognize it as Frederick Douglass Day. “Douglass is one...
Dawn Theater seeking new outside management
CL Real Estate Development is looking to terminate its lease of the Dawn Theater management. Courtesy | Facebook CL Real Estate is relinquishing control, and the Dawn’s nonprofit will accept bids The Dawn Theater is searching for new management, following a request by CL Real Estate Development to back out of its current management agreement....
Council hikes airport hangar fees
Hillsdale Municipal Airport T-Hangars house 5 T-Hangars per building. Jillian Parks | Collegian Tenants at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport will pay 50% more to rent hangars starting this summer. The Hillsdale City Council approved the increase in a 6-2 vote at a Feb. 3 meeting as Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino seeks to move the airport...
St. Joe’s expands menu, starts sourdough service
Jonah Swartz pulls a pizza from the oven. Sarah Katherine Sisk | Collegian The pizza shop now offers counter-service lunch and subscriptions for fresh bread Local pizza restaurant St. Joe’s Café has expanded its menu and hours, as well as introduced a sourdough bread subscription service after a successful first couple of months, according to...




