Vision of Life: A Community Center Built off Vera Simpson’s Faith
In 1999, Vera Simpson, founder of Vision of Life Community Center, decided to put her faith into action. As an active community member of Albion […]
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Tick Tock, Tick Tock. Marshall Has the House That Inspired ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’
Written in 1973, The House With a Clock in its Walls, a John Bellairs mystery novel, has finally hit the big screen. Featuring Jack Black […]
Albion Big Read Empowers Youth With Community Ties to Malcolm X
The fourth consecutive Albion Big Read, a program set out to empower and bring together a diverse adolescent community through a common reading, is in […]
Pressing Cider and Nostalgia at Sweet Seasons Orchard
I notice the scent first. Sliding sneakily up my nose, it infests my olfactory system. Breathing in deeply, I am drawn to its source, in […]
An All-Star Homecoming: Combating Gun Violence with Youth Football
In 2012, Albion High School pulled the plug on its football program, ending the city’s beloved Friday night tradition. Fast forward six years, and the […]
Potential New City Manager Brings Diverse Qualifications
In a 7-3 decision, the Albion City Council voted to hire LaToya R. Rufus as Albion’s new city manager at its Sept. 24 meeting. At […]
Open House, High Hopes
Additional reporting by Morgan Garmo Albion’s downtown was bustling as community members toured soon-to-be open businesses and residences at the Open House event, hosted by […]
Teragraphics, LLC Relocates Store to Downtown Albion
This last Saturday, a group of Albion and Parma locals and the Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce braved the chilly April morning outside Superior Street’s […]
Scott Kipp: Albion’s Interim City Manager
This article was updated at 1:24 p.m. for factual corrections. Albion’s Scott Kipp, a resident since 2000, is no stranger to responsibility. Kipp has been […]
Tapping Trees and Making Maple Syrup
The Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center put on an event so people could learn how to tap trees and make maple syrup. Thanks to David […]
Albion Malleable Brewing Goes Whole Hog
Pigs are rear-wheel drive creatures. If you were to watch one scamper through its enclosure — in and out of their pigloos; ‘round and ‘round […]
Sheryl Mitchell Discusses Resignation
Albion City Manager Sheryl Mitchell announced her letter of resignation via Facebook, effective March 31. The next day, Albion City Council held a meeting to […]