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Story Beat: Diversity in garden and community (opens the original)
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Drive through American suburbia and one landscaped yard differs little from another. Neatly clipped lawn, the same flowers and plants, all kept under control with an onslaught of poisons. Camille Dungy’s yard at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado, is nothing like that. She calls it rewilding her garden. Her book is Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden (Simon & Schuster, 2023). “I think a lot about the communities that I feel I am a part of and I’m connected with,” says Dungy. “And how freq
Story Beat: What the found wood reveals (opens the original)
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After 37 years as an industrial designer in the Detroit area, Curt Bailey retired and began a new career as an artist and furniture designer. Working in his studio on Lake Michigan in Fennville, Bailey uses found wood, from beach driftwood to discarded pallets to road detritus, and builds unique furniture pieces and other wooden items. His studio will open to viewers during the Blue Coast Artists tour in October. “Industrial design is an art major when you get a bachelor’s of fine arts,” Bailey
Story Beat: Art on the coast (opens the original)
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What makes handmade artistry so special? How exactly are those pots and sculptures and furniture pieces made? Dawn Soltysiak, a potter at Khnemu Studio in Fennville and an organizer for the 2026 Blue Coast Artists tour, says there is something about the artist’s touch that factory-made simply can’t duplicate. Artists from South Haven to Saugatuck are opening their studios to the public on October 3rd and 4th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to show you what they do and how they do it. “It’s the 37th yea
Story Beat: Revisiting the road to freedom (opens the original)
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The 2026 Heritage Gathering is an annual conference for individuals, organizations and communities interested in our state’s Underground Railroad heritage. Sandra Clark, the director of the Michigan History Center, talks about the variety of opportunities for learning and networking through keynote speakers, workshops and presentations for all who are interested in the history of the Underground Railroad in Battle Creek, Michigan. “This is something we do every year with a group called the Michi
Story Beat: Keeping it clean (opens the original)
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Note: There is a correction to the audio interview, see below. It’s a clean business but not without its risks. Autumn Cieslak teaches soapmaking at AACORN Farms, where she is also property manager, and at Tillers International. She specializes in simple, natural recipes made from only six farm-sourced ingredients: rendered tallow, coconut oil, olive oil, fresh goat milk, lye, and pure essential oils. It’s handling the lye that can get tricky. “AACORN is the nonprofit I work for,” Cieslak says.
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