May 8, 2014 Flashing back to this week in 1982, John Mellencamp who was still going by the name John Cougar was hitting the album music charts with "American Fool". The success of the collection which for nine weeks was at #1 and selling over five million copies
The reconstruction of M-24 is in it's third full week and it seems that most drivers are either adapting to the roadwork, or searching out alternate routes. How much has that hurt businesses who face M-24 and deal with it directly? How will it affect their future?
May 7, 2014 Art on Nepessing St. is here and now is your chance to be a part of it and experience the excitement. Join The Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer, and The Lapeer Downtown Business Association in a Celebration of the Arts in Downtown Lapeer this Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th for the Art on Nepessing St. Art Festival.
The big-box retailers like Walmart, Target, Costco and Meijer have made it impossible for Kmart to compete in the Lapeer marketplace, so they will be closing the Kmart store in Lapeer, and others in the region. Doors are expected to close by the end of July.
The 'Star Wars: Episode 7' casting hasn't even been completed, with roles both major and supporting still left to be announced, so it seems a bit premature to already have the new 'Star Wars' title, but has it leaked online in advance of an official announcement?
Want to keep up to date on what is happening now and look at the future progress for the construction work on M-24? Here's the answer:
The "3 @ 3 Theme" played every afternoon on US1031, adds a little incentive this week by offering a $25 gift certificate to "Cranberries Cafe" to the first person each day to identify the "theme" under the "Comment" on our Facebook page. Here's how you win:
Motorists and business owners are feeling the frustration as the M-24 construction process finishes it's second week. The nearly two-mile construction zone has been turned into one lane each way, with strictly enforced no left turn signs all along the route. Only turns at intersections are allowable and that is a flashpoint with some drivers who are just trying to stop and get gas.
Now that we (finally) know which stars we can expect to see in J.J. Abrams' 'Star Wars: Episode 7,' you'd think the fervor over the film's casting choices would have worn off just a tiny bit. You would be wrong. Turns out, 'Star Wars' madness is just getting started, but that doesn't mean that every piece of information about the film is totally hidden.
This isn't the type of slick glovework you expect to see on the diamond.
May 1, 2014 It’s time for the local one of kind entertainment event of year. The 66th annual “Kiwanis Kapers” variety show, performed by the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer, shows tonight (5/1) at 7 pm and Friday and Saturday (5/2, 5/3) at 8 pm. All three productions take place at the Lapeer East High School auditorium.
Lapeer residents and businesses have to make a decision, or rather the city commission has to decide, where the water supply is going to come from for these residents and businesses. That decision will need to be made by mid-May according to City Manager Dale Kerbyson.