Downtown Port Huron

A Beautiful Me Pop-Up Shop Helping Teen Girls Find Success

Our teen girls are faced with all sorts of problems and issues these days. Confidence and low self esteem issues can be tough on our teens. A Beautiful Me is a nonprofit organization that provides young girls with confidence-building programs and workshops. 

The Closet by A Beautiful Me is a retail space that sells new and gently worn dresses. They will be having a Pop-Up Shop on Saturday, December 3rd, from 10:00AM – 1:00PM at 235 Huron Avenue in downtown Port Huron. 

Some of their merchandise can’t be sold, and instead will be set aside to be repurposed. The teen girls who are part of A Beautiful Me’s emerge360 program will be learning basic sewing skills that they will use to turn the dresses into decorative pillow shams and scrunchies. There will be a limited supply so get there early, they will also be providing free popcorn to attendees.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Support Local Business This Year With Small Business Saturday

Everyone is pretty familiar with the after Thanksgiving sale “Black Friday,” where retail stores offer consumers reduced prices on their inventory. Black Friday is a win for both the consumers as well as the retail shops, as it allows individuals to purchase Christmas gifts at a slightly lower price and helps the stores with their bottom line during the slower winter season.

Your favorite local stores in the Blue Water Area are undoubtedly going to participate in Black Friday, but were you aware of Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday will be this Saturday November 26th from 11AM – 7PM, and continues each Saturday until December 17th.

Local shop owners will have sales and deals on their items just as they would on Black Friday, with the same goal, to boost income and sales during the slower winter months. Support your local business owners and entrepreneurs this season, as you may find better deals than your larger corporations, along with the service and familiarity that smaller businesses provide. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Winter Celebration Will Light Up Pine Grove Park This Week

There’s something about the holiday light displays that we all seem to love at this time of year. Pine Grove Park will have plenty of lights and holiday decor for the community to enjoy this Thanksgiving when they activate the lights at 5 PM. 

From November 24th until Jan 2nd, the Winter Celebration display will be lit each day from 5 – 10 PM. Burn barrels will be available throughout the park for people to stop and find a bit of warmth while taking in the sights. There will also be photo opportunity stations available to capture the memories with family and friends.  

The combined efforts of local businesses, sponsors, and organizations have made this year’s display bigger and better than the previous, with 41 businesses and organizations contributing compared to last years 34. The event is free for all to enjoy.

For businesses and groups wishing to participate or sponsor the Winter Celebration contact the Port Huron Recreation Department by email at: phrec@porthuron.org 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

If you’re looking for some live holiday entertainment, check out a classic Christmas tale with Enter Stage Right coming in December.

Enter Stage Right will be performing a live adaptation of the classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The classic story is being presented as a live 1940’s radio broadcast. It’s A Wonderful Life is a story about a man who has given up on his dreams, and is visited by his guardian angel on Christmas Eve to show him the lives he’s touched and how things would have played out had he never been born.

The show begins December 2 – 18, with tickets being $15 for adults, and $10 for children under 12 with pre-orders, prices will be slightly higher at the door. The Citadel Stage is located at 609 Huron Ave, in Port Huron. 

For more information and to order tickets, visit: enterstageright.org. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

The Underground Offering Course For New Business Owners

Many individuals may be thinking about starting their own business, but don’t quite know where to begin in the process. The Underground, located at 312 Superior Mall in Port Huron will be holding an 8 week program to help those in need get started on their dream.

Beginning Monday, December 5th, from 9 AM – 4:30 PM, The Underground will be holding their Entrepreneur Boot Camp at the St. Clair County Community College Welcome Center located at 323 Erie St in Port Huron, with a $25 fee for each participant. 

The program will help future business owners by starting with a one-day session where they will  help you get started by exploring marketing strategies, creating a minimum viable business plan, as well as business idea validation and business finance.

For more details and information visit: startunderground.com.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town With The Sperry’s Santa Parade 2022

You better not pout, you better not cry, because Santa Claus is coming to town. On Friday, November 25th, beginning at 6 PM, Sperry’s Santa Parade 2022 will be coming to downtown Port Huron.

The City of Port Huron welcomes the community to take part in this magical time of year, with music, lights, and Christmas cheer. After the parade, Santa will be pulling the switch to light up the city’s Christmas tree. 

For those who would like to participate in the parade visit them on Facebook: Sperry’s Santa Parade 2022

Reporting for Wgrt – Choze Powell