Traverse City Edition - September 2022 Welcome to our September 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Ann Arbor Edition - September 2022 Welcome to our September 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More » Detroit / Wayne Edition - September 2022 Welcome to our September 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More » Traverse City Edition - September 2022 Welcome to our September 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More » Artisans Band Together for Survival The Sunday Artisan Market has been operating in Ann Arbor for 31 years, where local artists and crafters sell their creations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More » Coping with Women’s Trauma Mother Bear Sanctuary will offer Step into Confidence, Power and Reclaim Your Truth (for women) from 6 to 9 p.m. September 21 and affordable, Trauma-Informed Women’s Empowerment Read More » Learn About Sustainability at Earthfest The University of Michigan (UM) Office of Campus Sustainability (OCS) Earthfest, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., September 22, on the campus Diag, celebrates sustainability initiatives across UM Read More » Plant-Based Eating Challenge Nonprofit VegMichigan and the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations have created a 30-day pledge, the A2ZERO Plant-Based Challenge, Read More » Yoga Provides Addiction Alternative Home of New Vision and the Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project (WRAP) are providing Yoga in Recovery classes facilitated by a certified instructor. Read More » Become a Certified Yoga Teacher aUM (a play on the Sanskrit word aum and the University of Michigan) Yoga is enrolling students in their 200-hour fall yoga teacher training program with Jessie Lipkowitz, ERYT-500, Read More » Mycelium Mysteries 2022 Midwest Women’s Herbal presents the sixth annual Mycelium Mysteries Conference celebrating flora, fauna and funga, from September 23 through 25, at Camp Helen Brachman. Read More » KUDOS - Live Zero Waste Live Zero Waste has been awarded a Sustaining Ann Arbor Together grant as part of the city’s A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan for scaling up the Ann Arbor Reduce, Reuse Read More » Laser Therapy for Pain Relief Healing Hands Physical Therapy, the office of Amira Tal-Henig PT, DPT, CST, is a physical therapy clinic serving Ann Arbor and the surrounding area since 2001. Read More » On Arrival Streamlines Travel Plans Basketball pro Jordan Morgan and former Miss Michigan KT Maviglia-Morgan are filling a need for personalized travel planning at an affordable price with On Arrival award-winning personalized Read More » Wisdom Flourishes at Westgate Schuler Books (formerly Nicola’s Books) has relocated to the Old Siam restaurant space next door at 2513 Jackson Avenue, in Ann Arbor's Westgate Shopping Center. Read More » Get the Right Size Lingerie at Sunny J's Sunny J’s, a shop selling bras, lingerie and swimwear in downtown Plymouth, has relocated to a larger space at 521 Ann Arbor Road, in Plymouth Township, Read More » Prepare Kids for a Successful Return to School Certified Life Coach for Kids Sharon Kay Baran, owner of Empowering Kids 4 Life offers, one-to-one coaching sessions, workshops and small groups, both in person and via Zoom. Read More » Stocking a Natural Medicine Cabinet Holistic practitioner Elizabeth Pemberton, at Island Holistic Wellness, wants to know, “What’s in your natural medicine cabinet?” She says, “We are a hometown wellness center offering reiki Read More » Training for Mental and Physical Flexibility at Trap Yoga and Massage The Trap Yoga and Massage Studio, established in 2016, has a New Client Special—a two-week trial of unlimited classes for $49 (a $200 saving). Read More » Free Yoga in the Garden The Greening of Detroit and Citizen Yoga Detroit are presenting a Monday Yoga series at Lafayette Green Gardens. BYO yoga mat. Read More » Transformative Full-Body Workouts at Pure Barre Detroit Pure Barre Detroit is offering a Fall Fit Challenge unlimited membership; 30 classes in 60 days, from September 6 to November 4. Pure Barre is a full-body workout that transforms participants Read More » Fifth Annual Bees in the D at The Whitney The fifth annual Bees in the D Honey Bee Dinner will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., September 13, at The Whitney, with a three-course dinner hosted by Peninsula Cellars Winery, Read More » Organic Tours at Featherstone Garden On a tour of Featherstone Garden, company outings, school groups and community organizations can learn about organic gardening basics, companion planting, natural pest control Read More » Fall Fun in Palmer Park The People for Palmer Park Harvest Festival will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., October 8, in Palmer Park, with dance, music, storytelling, art-making, pumpkin picking and harvest-related foods. Read More » Kung Fu for Kids Enrolling Now Detroit Kung Fu, near Corktown, is enrolling for their Fall Kids Program. The training teaches self-defense, focus, discipline, confidence and relaxation. Kids classes are taught by Sifu Yvette Read More » New Life for Six Mile Strip Detroit Pizza Bar has opened newly renovated building at 7316 West McNichols, in Detroit, funded in part by Invest Detroit through the Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) Read More » Everything is Fresh at Mudgie's Mudgie's Deli & Wine Bar is a nationally recognized sandwich shop with a full bar, craft beer and retail wine sales. They accommodate catering, carryout, online ordering, Doordash Read More » Noninvasive Relief for Meniere’s Disease Symptoms Each year, hundreds of patients come to The Burcon Chiropractic Research Institute. in Grand Rapids, from across the United States and the world to receive specialized chiropractic care Read More » Trigenics Offers Innovative Pain Relief Chris Moran, DC, specializes in the treatment of frozen shoulder cases and chronic knee pain. He provides the Trigenics Myoneural Procedure, a neurologically based, non-invasive, outpatient Read More » Light Therapy Enhances Facial Treatments Be. Beauty’s most popular facial has gotten an upgrade. They are partnering with LightStim to help give clients the best skin ever. Studies have shown that low-level light therapy Read More » Teens in the Wilderness The Human Nature School is conducting Nature Connection programs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 21 and 22, October 16 and 17, and November 20 and 21, for ages 12 to 18. Read More » From Golf Links to Environmental Link The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is reclaiming the former 1982 Mitchell Creek Golf Course, in East Bay Township, as a nature preserve, home to ducks, snakes, bears and eagles. Read More » Learn to Grieve Better The Traverse Area District Library will host Community Conversations: Supporting Someone Who Is Grieving, from 6 to 8 p.m., September 29; a dialogue on how difficult it can be to support Read More » Soup’s On at the Green House Café The Green House Café downtown, open since 2000, makes seven homemade soups every day, with vegetarian options. Owners Wally and Joy Green say, “We have our famous French onion soup daily. Read More » Celebrate National Alpaca Farm Day 2022 The 27-acre Cotton Creek Farms alpaca ranch began with the simple idea of having a few alpacas, sheep and chickens—a hobby farm to keep Jason busy after retirement. Read More » KUDOS - Up North Wellness and Massage Up North Wellness and Massage is celebrating their fifth anniversary of providing a unique and intuitive massage experience for pain relief and mobility. Read More » KUDOS - Moomers Moomers Homemade Ice Cream has been named as one of the 40 best creameries in the country by media website Thrillist. Opened in 1998 by John Plummer, Read More » Compost Service Changes Hands In its 11th year of operation, Traverse City compost collection and delivery service Carter’s Compost has a new owner, Megan Alexander. They haul food scraps from the kitchen to local Read More » An Organic Cannabis Dispensary Like No Other Winewood Organics is the only microbusiness in southeastern Michigan that makes 100 percent of its own products in-house and one of few locally owned, independent, Read More » Top 6 Things to Consider When Choosing the Ultimate Career For someone thinking about starting a business, it’s important to know what kind of business will be right for each of us. There are many different types of businesses that can make money Read More » Making an Innovative Treatment Approach Accessible at Home The many health benefits provided by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can be experienced at home. Natural Balance Hyperbarics, an affiliate of Natural Balance Wellness Medical Center Read More » Living Life in Full Color At this time of year, nature saves its best for last. The trees are dressed in unapologetic glory, inviting us to live more boldly and to express the passions we may have held in before Read More » Aging Gracefully: How a Yoga Practice Keeps Us Young Whether getting down on a mat or practicing modified poses with the use of a chair, yoga helps us to stay nimble, manage stress, reduce symptoms of depression and tame high blood pressure. Read More » Air-Drying Fresh Herbs Dry out your own fresh picked herbs with this easy DIY home method. Read More » Australian Office Building to Feature Solar Facade A rooftop solar array and solar panels on the sides will adorn an eight-story high-rise planned for West Melbourne, Australia, to provide the office building with most of its power. Read More » Back to School with the Planet in Mind This back-to-school season, families have an opportunity to make sustainable decisions as they prepare their children for a successful educational experience. Read More » Burying Human Waste in the Wilderness Deemed Unsustainable When pathogens in buried poop from campers and hikers leach into the soil, they can spread into waterways or become integrated into an ecosystem. Read More » Carbon Labels Cut Environmental Impact of Dining Researchers studied the design of restaurant menus and how adding carbon labels indicating the greenhouse gas emissions per dish affected the choices people might make when dining out. Read More » Childhood Adventures and Team Sports Boost Well-Being Research shows that playing adventurously outdoors and participating in team sports can help lower children's mental health risks. Read More » Common California Bumble Bees Go Missing The Western bumble bee, once easily spotted in California, could not be found in a recent survey led by the University of California-Riverside. Read More » Conscious Consumerism: The Rise of Sharing and Reselling Local shared enterprises and secondhand shops are saving people money and reducing the impact of excess consumerism on the environment. Read More » Fermented Dairy Helps Sidestep Depression Research finds that consumption of fermented dairy products like kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream and buttermilk may help to reduce the risk of depression. Read More » Food Dehydration Made Easy: Best Ways to Preserve the Harvest Preserving fruit, veggies, meat, fish, herbs and nuts is easy with these best tips for getting started using a food dehydrator. Read More » Growing Younger: Longevity Strategies that Help Reverse the Aging Process The anti-aging benefits of science-supported phytonutrients, cell-rejuvenating foods, safe, non-surgical, stem cell procedures and functional medicine strategies to boost longevity. Read More » Heading Off Headaches: Natural Strategies Help Halt the Pain Most headaches can be treated holistically, and lifestyle modifications can be key to lasting relief. Read More » Healthier Pets: Top Supplements for Dogs and Cats Supplements can add to a dog’s or cat’s health and longevity. Here’s an overview of the top basic supplements every dog or cat should have. Read More » Hurricane-Resilient Wind Turbines Modeled After Palm Trees Atlantic hurricanes pose risks to renewable energy wind turbines, and researchers are developing more resilient models inspired by palm trees. Read More » Learning to Grieve: How to Help Children Navigate Through Loss While there is no right way to grieve, adults can provide kids experiencing loss gentle guideposts and lessons of empathy and acceptance as they process complicated emotions. Read More » Lissa Rankin on the Mysteries of Healing Mind-body physician and bestselling author Lissa Rankin provides a discerning guide to healing in her latest book, Sacred Medicine: A Doctor’s Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing. Read More » Living Life in Full Color Too often, we are barely aware of our lives stuck in grayscale, but if we look deep inside, we long to be the brave red rose in a black-and-white world. Read More » Mango Leather Use a food dehydrator to make this tasty mango leather, perfect for healthy snacking on-the-go. Read More » Nettle Root Improves Prostate Symptoms Researchers have found that nettle root significantly improves urinary frequency, urinary urgency and night urination, symptoms associated with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Read More » Peace Day Addresses Global Racism The 2022 theme of the United Nations-sanctioned International Day of Peace, or World Peace Day, is “End racism. Build peace.” Read More » Revised Supplement Formula Slows Macular Degeneration A revised version of a common nutrient formula for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was found to reduce late symptoms an additional 20 percent compared to the original formula. Read More » Seattle Providing Electric Vehicle Chargers on Utility Poles Seattle City Light is installing electric vehicle chargers on utility poles as part of a transition to zero-emission electric transportation options. Read More » Tips for Getting Started with Yoga It's never too late to get started practicing yoga. Here are tips for how to choose an appropriate yoga class for beginners. Read More » Vitamin E Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy A study reports that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses in cancer patients by stimulating the activity of dendritic cells in tumors. Read More » Warnings for Secondhand Shoppers: Safety and Quality Control Tips Tips to consider when purchasing children's items, clothing, furniture or electronics secondhand. Read More » Setting Intentions with Affirmation Stones Christina Herbin, a licensed professional counselor and owner of Harmony Counseling Center, says, “What we think about and say to ourselves can change how we feel and what we do. Read More » Old-Fashioned Farm Dinner at Green Things The Green Things Farm Collective grew out of the desire of a few farmers to share the privilege and responsibility of tending to land and feeding a community. 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