Fitness

For Real Returns, Invest Here

In a classroom, a gym, and a pet salon, three Mount Clemens locals offer guaranteed returns on your investment Article by Marshall Zweig | Photography by Larry Ireland, Michelle Rutkowski, Taylor Jacobs LARRY IRELAND Instructor, HVAC / CTE Larry Ireland’s parents retired from Chrysler. He tried to follow that road. It was not his future. HVAC changed everything.  “It gave me financial security and a purpose,” he says. “There’s nothing like walking into somebody’s house when they’re...

Entertainment

Gatsby Glamour With Purpose

A dazzling 1920s celebration preserving one of Macomb County’s most treasured historic landmarks Article by Kimberly Janowicz | Photography by John Richmond There are fundraisers… and then there are experiences. The Great Gatsby Gala at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is decidedly the latter — an immersive, joy-filled evening that just happens to support one of the most important regional historic preservation efforts. To understand the gala, you have to understand the grounds. In...

Life + Culture

"It's Working"

Mayor Laura Kropp and City Manager Gregg Shipman on why Mount Clemens is having its moment Article by Marshall Zweig | Photography by Heather Masson, Chloe Kukuk, Jason Carbary, Kelly Hughes It's difficult to impress a 15-year-old. But when Mayor Laura Kropp and her youngest child pulled up to Black Cat Coffee on a recent Saturday, even her teenage daughter noticed something had shifted in Mount Clemens. The parking was tight. People were walking downtown, filling the sidewalks, ducking into...

Home + Design

Design for Your Inner Child

Why my home office—and maybe yours—is overdue for color, courage, and a little childhood joy. Article by Kimberly Janowicz For six years now—six!—I’ve been working from home. Like many of us, it started at the kitchen table during the shutdown. Then I graduated to a desk in the foyer, positioned right by the window so I could feel productive and romantic about it. I technically have an office upstairs, but everything about it is… inconvenient. It’s upstairs. The color is a rusty shade I no...