Can you wear white after Labor Day? It feels like such an outdated question, and yet year after year I get asked some version of it: Can I wear white pants in October? Is not wearing white after Labor ...

Each year in northern Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge closes to traffic for the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. The bridge will be closed Monday, Sept. 1 from 6:30 a.m. to noon. The walk starts at 7 a.m.

From the column: "The affluent parents of an earlier generation gave us the current summer-vacation model. … Now, as then, families with fewer resources often struggle to find summer child care.” ...

Thursday marked the start of the year for the more than 3,000 students districtwide, with the exception of students who attend Edgewood Elementary.