The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is celebrating the United States’ semiquincentennial with new signature food items on offer at the Philadelphia Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park.
Fans got a first look Thursday at some of the themed food that will be available at next month’s event.
Items include a chicken sandwich with a donut bun called “The Liberty Stack” and a loaded chili dog named the “Declaration Dog.”
The MLB All-Star Game will take place on 10 days after the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on Tuesday, July 14.
That will c off a busy weekend that starts with the 2026 MLB Draft the Saturday prior, followed by the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 12 and the Home Run Derby on Monday, July 13.

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Hungry residents are invited to come visit the Jackson County Animal Shelter for lunch on Wednesdays.
The shelter, located at 3370 Spring Arbor Road, is hosting Hump Day Food Truck Day every Wednesday throughout the month of June to help attract people interested in pet adoption or helping the shelter.
A different local food truck will be outside the shelter at 11 a.m., ready to sell tasty eats.
Tiki Sam’s Pizza is scheduled for June 10, followed by Burnt Honey on June 17. The month closes out with Overstuffed Spud on June 24.
The shelter is open during the event and invites attendees to come inside and check out pets available for adoption.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Fourteen businesses participated in Ann Arbor’s first-ever Food Sustainability Walk Wednesday all throughout downtown.
The walk was hosted by organizers of Ann Arbor’s annual A2ZERO Week, which promotes the city’s A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan that pushes the goal of making the city operate on 100% renewable energy.
The June 3 walk promoted the more than a dozen businesses and their sustainability efforts.
Because Ann Arbor has signed on to the carbon-neutral 2030 goals, it’s in the city’s interest to encourage the businesses that are located in Ann Arbor to be more sustainable, said Kate McCabe.
That’s how we all came together, she added.
McCabe is the founder of Bog & Thunder, a US-based Ireland food and culture travel company. She used her background in Irish cultural exploration to help curate an interactive walking tour for this year’s A2ZERO week.
The week started in 2020, when Ann Arbor City Council unanimously agreed that the city was experiencing a climate crisis. Council members prompted the city to then sign the carbon neutrality plan.
The walk began at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, with a couple dozen attendees stopping at restaurants and eateries throughout downtown. This included city stles like Zingerman’s Deli and Next Door Cafe to newer draws like Echelon and Little Kim’s.
Almost every stop on the tour provided samples for those who joined the walk.
I love the idea of sustainable food and wanting to learn more about how that’s being implemented in Ann Arbor, said walker Cassandra Shamey, who had heard about the event through social media.
The account that made the post hpened to be by Bev’s Bagels, the Detroit-based bagel shop where Kate’s husband Max Sussman is the owner and head chef.
I found out about it because I love Max and Kate, Shamey said. I love Bev’s Bagels.
Thirty businesses, including the 14 featured on the walk and many more that weren’t, make up the Sustainable Food Business Coalition (SFBC), whose goal is to use and promote sustainable practices in Ann Arbor. The SFBC meets quarterly and provides a space for its members to discuss initiatives at a business and city level.
Using this tour as an example of the greater work that’s hpening across the community is what I am most excited about and hope that we can continue to do, Azella Markgraf, food sustainability coordinator in the city’s Office of Sustainability and Innovation.
Both McCabe and Markgraf shared their hope for future opportunities to showcase how local businesses are helping to support the community’s goal of making Ann Arbor carbon neutral.

Acting Out Theatre Co. brings Annie to Downtown Momence this July—a beloved musical performed outdoors on East Washington Street at the North Locust intersection.
The three-night run is July 17, 18, and 19, 2026, with the curtain at 8:00 p.m. each night. Rain dates are July 20 and 21.
Gates open at 5:15 p.m. The pre-show scene starts at 5:30 p.m., with food vendors, local shopping, and an art auction benefiting River Valley Animal Rescue. Bring a lawn chair.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Near West Theatre is launching its 2026 Community Celebration Summer Plaza Concert Series with a free Juneteenth event in Cleveland’s Gordon Square Arts District.
The celebration is set for 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at the theater’s outdoor plaza at 6702 Detroit Ave. The Juneteenth event brings together live performances, cultural programming and family-friendly activities to honor the history and legacy of the holiday. Performances will include a mix of music, dance and spoken word.
The lineup includes performances from Near West Theatre Youth Performers, Blakk Jakk Dance Collective, D.O.C. Studios, Djo Cultural Arts and AfroFunk Revölution.
Programming will roll out throughout the evening, beginning with opening festivities at 5 p.m. Near West Theatre performers take the stage at 5:30 p.m., followed by D.O.C. Studios at 6 p.m., Blakk Jakk Dance Collective at 6:30 p.m. and Djo Cultural Arts at 7 p.m. AfroFunk Revölution will headline at 8 p.m., with final music and celebration scheduled at 9:30 p.m. before the event concludes at 10 p.m.
In addition to performances, attendees can explore community resource tables, participate in Juneteenth-themed crafts and visit a pop-up food truck from Yum Village.
The Juneteenth event is the first of three planned Community Celebration Plaza Concerts this summer. Near West Theatre will also host a Pride Celebration on June 26 and a Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Aug. 28, both scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m.
Celebrated for more than a century and a half before becoming a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth marks the symbolic end of slavery in the United States.
The day commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, declaring freedom for enslaved people there — two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.