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Published August 6, 2018

Clawson Lions Club’s 20th annual car show to hit Main Street

CLAWSON — On Saturday, Aug. 11, the Clawson Lions Club will welcome all makes and models of vehicles to participate in the 20th annual Down on Main Street car show.

Published August 6, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Before the cars came the road

BIRMINGHAM — When it comes to the Woodward Avenue corridor, a lot has changed since the highway was a dirt pathway through the wilderness, traveled by Native Americans migrating between villages.

Published August 6, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Local woman donates $16,000 for device for fire department

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Carol Barker is being called an angel in human form. At the July 23 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting, the 73-year-old resident surprised board members and the public by giving an envelope to Supervisor Bob Cannon. It contained a check for $16,000.

Published August 6, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Fighting back: How money, passion and prescribing practices are changing lives

METRO DETROIT — The opioid epidemic has made one thing clear: Amid the turmoil and the effects of its reach, and the subsequent deaths that have resulted, there are selfless individuals who strive each day to make the world a more inhabitable place.

Published August 6, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Utica to host first KidFest

UTICA — The city of Utica will host its first KidFest this weekend for children to enjoy.

Published August 6, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Art Fair returns for 35th anniversary

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Art Fair is returning for its 35th annual event Aug. 11 and 12 on the municipal campus, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., and there will be more than 100 artists participating from all over Michigan and neighboring state

Published August 6, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Gasoline Alley car show to return to Utica this Saturday

UTICA — Fire up your engines for the Gasoline Alley car show this weekend.

Chrysoula Korovessis, Thenano Merkouris, Sara Athanassopoulos and Mimi Carson make pastries in preparation for GreekFest, which takes place Aug. 16-19 at Assumption Cultural Center, 21800 Marter Road in St. Clair Shores.

Published August 3, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Assumption Cultural Center’s GreekFest returns Aug. 16-19

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The souvlakia is made in the traditional way. The pastries are rolled and the grape leaves are stuffed by hand.

Published August 3, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Summer Reading Club in St. Clair Shores sprinkled with fun

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Midsummer rain couldn’t keep away the kids who had earned the right to eat ice cream, climb in a fire truck and a front-loader, meet a police K-9 dog and more during the St. Clair Shores Summer Reading Club’s wrap-up party July 31.

Published August 3, 2018

Advertiser Times

Belle Isle Aquarium to unveil new puffer exhibit at fundraiser

DETROIT — The Belle Isle Conservancy is welcoming the public to join it for its Deeper Dive: Into the Congo program to highlight its new Mbu puffer fish exhibit.

Published August 3, 2018

Advertiser Times

Fine Art Fair to return to Detroit

DETROIT — Both connoisseurs and casual appreciators of local art can swing through Detroit on Saturday, Aug. 11, to check out the seventh annual Fine Art Fair.

Published August 3, 2018

Advertiser Times

Rock and muscle car festival to debut in Detroit

DETROIT — Cars and rock stars are coming to Detroit for a brand-new festival celebrating two of the city’s most beloved passions.

Published August 7, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Professionals can make painting easy, but homeowners can tackle the job too

METRO DETROIT — "Anybody can paint.”

Published August 2, 2018

Advertiser Times

Nonprofit works to improve east side neighborhood

DETROIT — On July 28, members of the Youth Community Agency took to the streets of a northeast Detroit neighborhood to help improve the community.

Published August 7, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Amtrak is latest to make commutes easier on bike riders

METRO DETROIT — You’ve spotted the racks outside the coffee shop and driven — gingerly — alongside the lanes on the edge of the road. Now another accommodation has been made to make life a little easier for bicyclists trying to get not just around town, but across the state.

A total of 760 petitions bearing signatures were submitted at the office of Warren City Clerk Paul Wojno July 31 by a group seeking to place a mayoral term limits question before the city’s voters in November.

Published August 1, 2018

Warren Weekly

Petitions filed, battle looms over Warren mayoral term limits effort

WARREN — At the deadline to do so, a volunteer working for a group seeking to undo a 2016 voter-approved term limits extension that affected Warren’s mayors filed petitions aimed at getting the question on the ballot this November.

Published July 31, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Repair paint damage to show car’s true colors

METRO DETROIT — Summer is often the time of year when a vehicle’s colors shine their brightest, but it also can bring more attention to scratched and chipped paint. However, experts in auto detailing or repair say options exist to restore a paint job.

Published July 31, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Keep guests satiated and safe with summer outdoor food prep tips

METRO DETROIT — When hosting barbecues and get-togethers, your guests at outdoor parties want the delicious summer eats — just hold the food poisoning.

Published July 31, 2018

C&G Newspapers

A third of Michiganders say ‘no thanks’ to political yard signs

METRO DETROIT — Political yard signs can help to rally supporters or alienate neighbors, with seemingly no impact in between.

Published July 31, 2018

Troy Times

Boys and Girls members ‘Run the Club’

TROY — Approximately 300 kids took to the track and throughout the center to run or walk a half-mile course as many times as they could in an hour for the second annual Run the Club jog-athon at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy July 25.