Timeline: Albion’s ‘Self-Determined’ Black Community

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Timeline: Albion’s ‘Self-Determined’ Black Community

February 18, 2026 Bonnie Lord 0

Many people stand and sit in an open, low-lit cafe. Parked cars are visible through the front windows of the store at the front of the room.

Photos: Stirling Books & Brew Hosts ‘Cozy Grown-Up Book Fair’

February 18, 2026 Kaleigh Miller 0

For years, Scholastic has held book fairs at schools across the country. On Wednesday, Stirling Books & Brew brought their customers back to their childhoods […]

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Frosty Dan’s: Serving Ice Cream to a ‘Tight-Knit’ Community Since 1970

November 21, 2025 Sophia Valchine 2

At 1455 N. Eaton St. stands a local ice cream shop that has been serving sweet treats and smiles to Albion since 1970: Frosty Dan’s. […]

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Confronting ‘Confusion,’ ‘Fear’ in Week Six of Government Shutdown

November 7, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

On Wednesday, this government shutdown officially became the longest in U.S. history, according to CNN, at 38 days long. Though the shutdown began in Washington, […]

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Albion District Library; Making Patrons ‘Feel Seen, Heard, Respected’

November 3, 2025 Sophia Valchine 0

On Superior Street, in the heart of downtown Albion, sits the Albion District Library – a place where the community and Albion College students alike […]

A family dressed as popular Halloween movie characters, Sally, Jack, Oogie Boogie and The Pumpkin King from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” stand outside a building. Behind them are large glass windows.

Photos: Trick or Treat on Superior Street

October 31, 2025 Domis Gibson 0

Halloween came a weekend early this year for downtown businesses and Albion families. On Sunday, the Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Blue […]

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Photos: Whitehouse Nature Center Celebrates the Season with Annual Fall Festival

October 29, 2025 Elly Cantoni 0

From pumpkins to bats, the Whitehouse Nature Center (WNC) covered all of the fall bases this weekend at their annual Fall Festival. The event invited […]

A gas station pump colored with red and orange decal stands at the center of the image, with different labels for ’regular,’ ‘mid-grade‘ and ‘super-premium’ gas. A metal pump is held up in frame, whilst a hand in a gray sweatshirt reaches out to select one of the fuel options.

Review: Where to Get the Most Bang For Your Buck at the Gas Pump

October 27, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Upon becoming a first-time car owner earlier this year, I’ve been exposed to the hefty weight that comes with filling up one’s tank. It’s not […]

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Albion Brain Corps Adds Up to Community Impact

October 24, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

They help with auctions, team up with the community and now teach elementary schoolers about maps and measuring. This semester, Albion’s AmeriCorps added another youth […]

People wearing jackets and neon-green vests stand in a parking lot full of cars, facing away from the camera, looking at a line of cars in front of them. There are boxes full of produce and brown bags behind them.

Community Table to Leave Wesley Hall; ‘We’re Not Sure Where Our New Home Will Be’

April 7, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

Beginning this July, the Community Table of Albion will no longer be operating out of Wesley. The Community Table, a program that was created to […]

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Transformer Blows, Causing Second Campus-Wide Outage

April 7, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, power was lost to buildings across campus. In an email sent at 6:56 p.m., Albion College announced that power […]

Two young men lean over a desk, hands leafing through a collection of paper. In front of them are two computer monitors, and behind them are other students working in front of computers.

Albion College VITA Program: ‘We Prepare Taxes For People, For Free’

February 28, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Before this semester, Nairobi, Kenya, junior Leoné Macharia paid a percentage of his tax return to file his taxes using online programs like TurboTax. Now, […]