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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022 |
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In today's newsletter, our state's favorite fast-food restaurant, Michigan football moving on from the tunnel incident and how you can check the number of absentee ballots turned in so far in your Michigan town. |
Happy belayed birthday to the Mackinac Bridge |
Did you know our beloved gateway to the Upper Peninsula celebrated its 65th birthday on Tuesday? The Michigan Department of Transportation made a special Facebook post for the occasion. It may be the 5th longest suspension bridge in the world, it's but #1 in our hearts. Here's some history on how the bridge came to be.
Over 200 million vehicles have crossed the bridge, here's to the next milestone: 300 million!
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Is that... Jerry Seinfeld? Yes! The comedy and sitcom megastar gave Levi’s Food and Spirits in Saginaw Township a try before his stand-up performance at The Dow Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 29. Read about his visit here where his waitress confirmed she did not serve Seinfeld soup. If you know, you know. |
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Why Michigan could start seeing more rainbows |
Silver lining: A new study by researchers at University of Hawaii at Manoa claims that climate change will produce more rainbows in places with northern latitudes like Michigan. If the trend continues, Michigan's rainbow days could increase by 5 to 10 days in the western part of the state and 10 to 20 days in the eastern part of the state. Why does climate change matter? Researchers found that areas of the world that are warming will see less snow and more rain, according to the study. As a result, mountainous regions or places farther north on the globe are more likely to see an increase in rainbows. Speaking of rain: It's been a dry growing season across Mid-Michigan, an anomaly for the area. Flint was the driest of the major observation sites with only 14.62 inches of rain this growing season, 5.62 inches drier than average. Some places Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Kalamazoo and Lansing all ran short on rain this growing season too. |
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| Here’s Michigan’s favorite fast-food restaurant – and its least favorite |
Can you guess? A recent study by SavingSpot used Google Maps ratings to determine the favorite and least favorite fast-food restaurants in every state and major U.S. city. Let's start with the least favorite: WingStop.
Drumroll, please: Michigan’s favorite fast-food restaurant is Chick-fil-A. The study breaks things down further by finding the favorite and bottom rated fast-food chains in five cuisine categories so definitely check it out.
More in public interest: Michigan won 5 big electric vehicle projects this year – at a $2B taxpayer cost. |
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| See the number of absentee ballots turned in so far in your Michigan town |
Election update: More than 1.1 million people have already turned in their ballot, according to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office. Voters have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to return their absentee ballot if they want it counted. See the number of absentee ballots turned in so far in your Michigan town.
Another map: Michigan is called a swing state for good reason. It hasn’t elected two governors in a row from the same party since 1968. Here's the key cities and counties that helped Whitmer swing Michigan blue in 2018. The latest in campaigns:Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was in East Lansing Tuesday to support U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing. Though they have stark ideological differences, the evening centered on a single shared priority: "preserving American democracy." |
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Michigan is moving on from the MSU tunnel incident. |
Onto the next game: Despite everything still being fresh, the Wolverines are trying to move forward. After all, they have a game Saturday at Rutgers -- an opponent the Wolverines have beaten seven straight times.
Michigan tight end Luke Schoonmaker said: “Basically going into this next week we’re going to play disciplined, and not let the anger or whatever we may be feeling transition into this week."
In high school sports: A look at the current top 50 Michigan high school football rankings. Here's the 2022 high school football playoff brackets with second-round times and dates. Lastly, a chance to vote for Athlete of the Week in the Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Metro Detroit, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Jackson areas. |
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| Michigan is now home to one of the biggest Van Gogh collections in the world. |
Art aficionados, rejoice: After six painstaking years in the making, one of the biggest collections of Van Gogh original works in the world can now be seen in Michigan. The "Van Gogh in America" exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts features 74 original pieces of art created by the Dutch painter.
History in the making: This isn't the first time the Detroit Institute of Art has made headlines for housing Van Gogh's work. In 1922, DIA purchased Van Gogh’s “Self-Portrait,” becoming the first U.S. museum to acquire one of his paintings.
How can I see it? The Van Gogh originals are on display at the DIA through Jan. 22, 2023 at the “Van Gogh in America” exhibition. Tickets to the exhibition are $7 - $29 and can be purchased here for weekdays and here for weekends. Residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties receive a discount. Adult and youth audio tours are included with admission along with a printed exhibition guide. |
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Thank you for joining us on today's Morning Briefing.
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Have a great day!
— Jamie Rewerts |
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