Walking into the Pink Panther feels like going back in time. The scent of fresh coffee, cooking grease and cigarette smoke wafts through the air. Neon signs are offset by worn wooden paneling and colorful pieces of knick-knack in this 70-year-old Hillsdale County diner. (0) comments
Comedian Kris Peters hadn't been back to Hillsdale, Mich., in15 years. The last time he visited the suburban city he was a high schooler getting his first taste of the college life with his sister, then a student at Hillsdale. He remembers partying hard at Sigma Chi fraternity and thinking, "If this is what it's like, I'm going to love college. (0) comments
Last September, three downtown Hillsdale business owners bought the Roxy Theater for $80,000 hoping to restore the decaying building as the Dawn Theater and give it back to the community. Development, however, has hit a speed bump: not enough money for repair. (0) comments
