For those who want to improve their sewing skills like others do their golf scores, a new sewing guild is forming in the area. » Full Story

About a year and a half ago, Vic Brierley of Ossineke pulled an unusual looking item of refuse from a section of the Devil’s River that snakes behind his house. » Full Story

By ASHLEY TEFFER

News Staff Writer

Marilyn Bachelor’s fondest memories are of painting in her grandfather’s row boat with her little watercolor tin trying to capture the beaut » Full Story

Outfitted with relics and antique tools from an earlier era in Alpena’s history, the Avenue of Shops inside the Besser Museum will be open for business Sunday. » Full Story

For the last several years, Barb Beem of Alpena has been a prime volunteer at the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan. » Full Story

Mention Iowa and one of the first words that come to mind is corn. See “State Fair,” Thunder Bay Theatre’s new musical that is set in Iowa, and what comes to mind is corny. » Full Story

Greed and love gone awry still rank among the top motives for murder. “Deathtrap,” Alpena Civic Theatre’s new mystery comedy, contains its share of both. » Full Story

When Thunder Bay Arts Council’s first 2008 Summer Concert in the Park gets underway Friday at the Bay View Park Bandshell, one member of the visiting Rock of Ages Big Band will consider the gig a com » Full Story

At first glance, the piece of private property situated at the mouth of the Devil’s River looks like any other large residential lot with a house and a backyard that stretches to the water. » Full Story

In what is an added bonus for local theatre goers, Alpena Civic Theatre has tacked an extra show onto its just concluded regular season. » Full Story