Book review of Michelle Shocklee’s “Under the Tulip Tree” by Chesapeake Public Library’s Strategic Initiatives Manager Heather Simpson, with recent additions.
Michigan coffee company pokes fun with new ‘There’s No X in Espresso’ roast
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
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FLINT, MI – The Flint Rock is known for graffiti.
So it should come as no surprise that when a local graffiti-inspired artwork was brought up in discussions that it would become the centerpiece to Mackenzie Lehnst’s newest artwork.
Her canvas, however, turned into something a bit different the front label of Rootless Coffee Company’s newest roast.
The Flint-area digital illustrator and graphic designer, who goes by Mackenzie Marie, was poised with creating the cover art for the company’s sixth blend “There’s No X in Espresso.”
A $1,500 grant from the St. Paulâs United Church of Christ conference was intended to be for the congregation at the 202 W. Union St., Somerset, site to help provide for children and families, alongside a group called Love for the World.
Love fore the World is made of local churches and community members.
Then the pandemic happened. Schools closed. Students set up classrooms in their homes. Many businesses shut down. It became a challenging time for many.
The quandary: What to do with the grant money?
The funds had been earmarked to help the children and their families by providing backpacks and school supplies.
The Main Course was the first show to ever debut on Heritage Radio Network (HRN) back in April 2009 and the first show to reach 200 episodes! Now called The Main Course O.G., its original host and HRN founder, Patrick Martins is joined by Emily Pearson of Heritage Foods, Brandon Hoy owner of Roberta’s and author/musician-in-residence, Mike Edison. Each week special guests join the panel to discuss entertaining topics of the moment in a no-holds-barred roundtable format that will surely make you laugh from CBD oil to Meghan Markle to Jewish tête-oir and stories of iconic food and culture visionaries. The round table is followed by a short interview with our visiting guests which include America’s smartest chefs, farmers, artisans, and activists.