An entrepreneurial pivot during COVID to help inspire and motivate women has become a lifechanging mission for two sisters and for human trafficking survivors.

Jill Biden has returned to the South Carolina Baptist church where she says she began to repair her relationship with God after her son Beau Biden's death from brain cancer six years ago.

Ethel’s Baking Company just moved into a 19,000 square foot facility in Metro Detroit. The company creates dessert bars that can be found in many places you shop around town like the bakery section in Meijer, Whole Foods, and Plum Market and Fresh Thyme. According to Bommarito, Ethel’s Baking Company started in 2011 with the Pecan Dandy bar. The dessert bars harken back to a time when cooks like Bommarito’s grandmother took their time preparing food using wholesome ingredients. That is how Ethel’s bars are made today.

They said they’re all about over the top, decadent ice cream, and having fun with what they make. “Everything is covered in chocolate, that is what I would say is the shining star in what we’re delivering.” Jill said. They also have a dairy-free option named Snack for Drac, which pairs a cranberry peach popsicle with dark chocolate, red sugar crystals, and bat-shaped sprinkles. Other fun designs include Mummy Dearest, a milk-N-cookies popsicle in a cookie dough shell, and a Trick or Treat popsicle that is all chocolate and M&Ms. They set aside 10 boxes for Live In The D viewers, so act quickly to reserve yours!

Jill Biden is coming to Michigan on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Details on when and where are forthcoming, the Biden campaign said Thursday. Jill Biden, whose husband Joe Biden is running for president as the Democratic candidate, is an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Jill Biden will join WDIV Local 4 on Friday, Sept. 11 to talk about the school year and what she thinks about how teachers and students are handling it. Jill Biden has spent decades as an educator, so we can expect her to come to Michigan with some kind of message about academics in this unprecedented time.