Quality of Life

Michigan is a great place to live. Bridge will report that fact often — and on potential threats to the assets that make it so.

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Up or down? Which way are Great Lakes water levels headed?

Up or down? Which way are Great Lakes water levels headed?

October 21, 2013 | Jeff Alexander

Michigan’s bike cities shift gears and commuting cultures

Michigan’s bike cities shift gears and commuting cultures

October 2, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Bridge Magazine poll: Detroit’s hopeful about future, Duggan in driver’s seat

Bridge Magazine poll: Detroit’s hopeful about future, Duggan in driver’s seat

September 26, 2013 | Amy Lane

As the middle class morphs, so does the idea of marriage

As the middle class morphs, so does the idea of marriage

September 16, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Middle class shifts challenge traditional service clubs

Middle class shifts challenge traditional service clubs

September 16, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Iraqi immigrants flow into Michigan, but state lags in attracting new residents

Iraqi immigrants flow into Michigan, but state lags in attracting new residents

August 26, 2013 | Kurt Metzger

Far from bankrupt: Michigan art museums thrive despite economic woes

Far from bankrupt: Michigan art museums thrive despite economic woes

August 21, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Why go? A peek inside some of the state’s best art museums

Why go? A peek inside some of the state’s best art museums

August 21, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Homeless in Detroit: Deep in the trenches of poverty

Homeless in Detroit: Deep in the trenches of poverty

August 19, 2013 | Taylor Trammell

Cutting a new trail for the Pure Michigan economy

Cutting a new trail for the Pure Michigan economy

August 13, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Michigan Piracy Postcard: How scrappers stole a church congregation’s dream

Michigan Piracy Postcard: How scrappers stole a church congregation’s dream

August 7, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Black males in Michigan die at an alarming rate

Black males in Michigan die at an alarming rate

August 7, 2013 | Kurt Metzger

Michigan policymakers work on climate change – even as some avoid the term

Michigan policymakers work on climate change – even as some avoid the term

July 30, 2013 | John Lindstrom

VIDEO Q & A: Visions of Michigan's warmer future

VIDEO Q & A: Visions of Michigan's warmer future

July 30, 2013 | Bridge Staff

Michigan environmentalists aren’t hiding on climate change after 2012 ballot defeat

Michigan environmentalists aren’t hiding on climate change after 2012 ballot defeat

July 30, 2013 | John Lindstrom

When your parents tell you the weather wasn't like this when they were kids, they're right

When your parents tell you the weather wasn't like this when they were kids, they're right

July 29, 2013 | Bridge Staff

Climate Change Report: As Michigan warms, cotton instead of cherry and grape crops? Bass instead of trout? Big rains and less snow?

Climate Change Report: As Michigan warms, cotton instead of cherry and grape crops? Bass instead of trout? Big rains and less snow?

July 28, 2013 | Ted Roelofs

Climate Calamities: 10 recent Michigan mishaps

Climate Calamities: 10 recent Michigan mishaps

July 28, 2013 | Ted Roelofs

Metal pirates strip too much of what’s left from Michigan cities, lawmakers grope for answers

Metal pirates strip too much of what’s left from Michigan cities, lawmakers grope for answers

July 24, 2013 | Nancy Derringer

Canadian firm plans fracking campaign that could require 4 billion gallons of Michigan water

Canadian firm plans fracking campaign that could require 4 billion gallons of Michigan water

June 25, 2013 | Jeff Alexander

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