密歇根州的待在家里的命令 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all Michiganders to stay at home for the next three weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, only essential businesses will be allowed t...
At a time when so many of us are being asked to hunker down in our homes, we've been getting questions from listeners about the word hunker. Suffice to say, we'll be hearing this one a lot more in the weeks and months to come. The verb hunker is orig...
Drugs heralded by President Trump last week as a potential game changer in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are being used to treat some patients at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, though healthcare professionals emphasize there isnt yet enoug...
Youve probably been hearing the term flatten the curve a lot these days. It's the idea that society can slow the rate of infection for contagious diseases by taking measures like canceling schools, closing businesses, or sheltering in place. The hope...
There's a bracing herbal, minty, chocolaty, funky, bitter Italian liqueur (an amaro) called Fernet Branca. It became wildly popular among people who work at bars. It's often used in cocktails, but if you're a bartender visiting another bar, your coll...
Michigan is dangerously short of COVID-19 test kits. And the tests themselves present all kinds of logistical problems for clinics and hospitals. As medical teams try to test the highest-risk, most urgent cases, drive-thru testing is popping up throu...
Wednesday afternoon, walk-in business at Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea is slow. Only a handful of customers trickle in to get a to-go coffee, while customers wait in a small lineup of cars outside in the drive-through. Franchise owner Kristin Jackson sa...
K-12 schools all over Michigan are closed due to COVID-19. But what about students who rely on school breakfast and lunch for their daily meals? Well different school districts have different solutions. New Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in sou...
The phrase head honcho is used to refer to people at the top: CEOs, presidents, directors and such. However, honcho on its own means leader. In other words, the head of something. That means, as is often the case in English, this commonly used phrase...
Houses of worship across Michigan are suspending in person services for the next several weeks to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The Imams Council of Michigan announced that Friday prayers would be cancelled at all mosques across the state for t...
