WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023 |
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In today's newsletter, marijuana is big business for small U.P. towns, Jim Harbaugh’s 2023 pay rises to eight figures, and Electric Forest drops its 2024 lineup. |
Students traveling this holiday season can save money on airfare this week with the help of Amazon's latest flash sale. The online retail giant, in partnership with Student Universe, is rolling out 1,000 plane tickets until Thursday at a cost of $25 per flight. To secure the deal, you must have a Amazon Prime Student account and be willing to travel between Dec. 8 and Jan 14., 2024. If tickets sell out, a follow-up offer will be available good for $25 off any flight booked through the Student Universe website. If you're headed to Shanty Creek, the home of Schuss Mountain ski slopes, tubing runs and cross-country trails, be sure to pack your credit cards. The resort switched to cashless payments ahead this winter’s ski and snowsport season. |
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| A hot air balloon can be seen behind the Dream Emporium during the second day of Electric Forest Music Festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan on Friday, June 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com) |
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Weed on the border: What happened when marijuana money came to small U.P. towns |
Growing green: Weed has become a big business along Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin border. There’s a battle for market share and large quantities of commercial marijuana entering neighboring states—especially Wisconsin—where the plant remains illegal. While it’s creating opportunity for business, it’s creating problems, too. In small towns like Menominee, for instance, licensing disputes have led to lawsuits. It’s also become a risky trip for some drivers. While possession in Michigan is legal, cops just across the border in Wisconsin are ticketing customers as soon as they cross the state line with their purchases. No smoking: Michigan could soon see the end of flavored tobacco sales under a package of bills, introduced in the state Senate early last month, which hope to crack down on underage smoking. |
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Detroit on track for fewest homicides in over 50 years, officials say |
Lowest in decades: Detroit's homicide rates are close to hitting its lowest point in more than 50 years. Through Nov. 30, the city recorded 228 homicides, an 18% decrease over the same period in 2022, The Associated Press reports. If the trend holds, Detroit will have the fewest homicides since 1966 when there were 214. Bring them home: Michigan State Police are hosting an "ID the Missing” event in Bay County with hopes of bringing closure to potentially thousands of missing persons cases. In Washtenaw County: A man previously convicted for making anti-Semitic threats against Michigan’s attorney general has been charged with violating his probation after guns were found in his apartment. |
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Contract bonuses push Jim Harbaugh’s 2023 pay to eight figures |
Pay day: For a second straight year, University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh’s pay will exceed eight figures. Harbaugh has accumulated more than $2 million in performance bonuses in 2023, pushing his compensation north of $10 million following Michigan's win over Iowa in the Big Ten championship game. Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow has been nominated for the Water Payton Man of the Year. The award honors NFL players who excel on the field and create a lasting positive impact in their communities. His Rags Remembered Foundation supports children who have lost loved ones. On the court: From four-year starters to standout transfers, the boys basketball talent in Metro Detroit will not fail to entertain us this season. Here are 25 players to watch around Metro Detroit for 2023-24. |
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Electric Forest drops 2024 lineup including Ludacris, Nelly Furtado |
Mark your calendar: Electric Forest has released a partial lineup for next summer’s music festival, which is slated for June 20-23. The eccentric, psychedelic and imaginative festival brings tens of thousands of guests to Double JJ Resort in Rothbury for four days of music and fun. Get ready: It’s going to get loud at Pine Knob Music Theatre next summer as Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit come to town. The band just announced their 2024 “Loserville Tour” with one stop in Michigan on Tuesday, July 23. Also at Pine Knob: Legendary singer/songwriter, Hank Williams Jr. is going on tour in 2024 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the release of his hit album and single, “Family Tradition.” His Michigan concert is slated for Saturday, June 22 at Pine Knob Music Theatre. |
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We're halfway through the week. |
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