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Published April 7, 2015

Visitors encouraged to channel their inner artist in ‘The Studio’

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — They may not have been fine artists themselves, but Edsel and Eleanor Ford were thoroughly engaged with the creative community, supporting the arts and surrounding themselves with inspired art and design.

Published April 6, 2015

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield to host DIA’s Inside|Out exhibits

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Township Parks and Recreation Commission announced April 1 that the township has been selected as a participant for the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program.

Published April 6, 2015

Royal Oak Review

Farmers market begins parking expansion project

ROYAL OAK — Construction to add about 90 more spaces to the Farmers Market parking lot is expected to begin this week with a target completion date in September.

The $621,904 parking addition is scheduled to be open for vehicles before Labor Day weekend, in time for Arts, Beats & Eats.

City of Royal Oak Community Engagement Specialist Judy Davids said WCI Contractors Inc. will begin work to extend the existing parking lot at the market, located at 316 E. 11 Mile Road, further south.

Published April 6, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Driving issues change with the seasons

A greener, warmer Michigan might signal the end of winter driving, but the end of winter advisory alerts doesn’t mean that drivers can let down their guard.

According to AAA Public Affairs Director Susan Hiltz, many people take road trips around this time of year. But she said some vehicles may need to prepare for a transition between local cold winter driving and driving over the next couple of months.

Road trips also require careful attention to surrounding traffic, she said.

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Published April 8, 2015

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Looking Back: April 10, 1909 Easter recovery at Hotel Cass, Mount Clemens

Written by Kim Parr, director of the Macomb County Historical Society and Crocker House Museum, located at 15 Union St., Mount Clemens, MI 48043, www.crockerhousemuseum.com.

Published April 1, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Home design awards honor excellence

METRO DETROIT — Elegance and simplicity are essential elements of award-winning home design.

“Our clients want quality architectural details,” said John VanBrouck, of Luxe Homes, one of the winners of the Detroit Home Design Awards, held March 24 at The Fillmore Detroit. “They are looking for something that is different, unique and creative with classic styling.”

Published April 1, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Frankenfoods: Are GMOs as scary as people think?

METRO DETROIT — With spring right around the corner, it won’t be long before farmers markets open up, ready to bring shoppers the locally grown produce that may not have all the chemicals that larger grocers might sell.

Published March 30, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Maintenance can keep high-mileage cars humming

Most auto owners want their cars to go the distance on durability, but it often requires driver diligence to succeed, according to some auto repair businesses.

According to Hal Collins, owner of Hal’s Auto Clinic in Farmington Hills, his business sees lots of cars with around 200,000 miles on their odometers.

“The manufacturers have done a great job of making the cars more durable,” he said.

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Published March 27, 2015

Sterling Heights Sentry

Student-written play to be staged at Utica High School

UTICA — A teen playwright will see a play of his staged for the first time at Utica High School this month.

Utica senior Jacob Feeman will present his play, “Lovely Lovely Valentine,” from April 23-25 at his school.

The play is described as being about young people, and its poster’s tagline says, “Life doesn’t have endings … only moments.”

Published March 27, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Regina will ‘Step into Fashion’

WARREN — It has become a tradition flanked with its own Paris-like runway.

Every year, Regina High School parents, students, alumni and friends gather for the school’s annual fashion show that the Regina Mothers Guild sponsors. The goal is to raise money for the school.

Published March 30, 2015

C&G Newspapers

V-E Day events planned in Warren, St. Clair Shores

WARREN/ST. CLAIR SHORES — On May 8, 1945, German forces laid down their arms to end World War II in Europe.

That date, V-E Day as it is now remembered, marked the end of the bloodiest conflict in European history, and also the beginning of the end of the most destructive war the world has ever known.

Events planned in Warren and St. Clair Shores next month will commemorate the 70th anniversary.

Published March 26, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Stories sought for end-of-war feature

Did you, a parent or grandparent fight in World War II, work in a factory to support the war effort, or plant a “victory garden” to feed the family when wartime rationing made things scarce?

If the answer is yes, then we want you, or them.

World War II ended 70 years ago this year with the formal surrender of Japan on Sept. 2, 1945. On May 8, the world will recognize the 70th anniversary of V-E Day, which marked the end of the war in Europe.

Published March 25, 2015

C&G Newspapers

Setting the stage: Why details are important when selling a home

METRO DETROIT — In William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” the revered poet and playwright said that “all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

More than 400 years later, that quote can be attributed to something more traditional and commonplace: interior design and real estate.

Home staging is arguably more popular than it’s ever been before. The process of preparing a home to make it more appealing to potential buyers has become vital to those who sell homes.

Published March 25, 2015

C&G Newspapers

C & G photographers share tips for taking perfect prom pictures

METRO DETROIT — Let’s face it: When it comes to snapping prom photos, seniors are probably more concerned with what their Instagram feed will look like than how the actual printed photos will turn out.

Published March 25, 2015

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Looking Back: The Schott family

Fred Schott established a grocery and dry goods store on Utica Road, south of 14 Mile Road, in the early 1930s. His son, Alfred, later took over the business. Pictured is a winter scene of the Schott family by their Fraser home.

Photo and caption submitted by Alan Naldrett, Fraser Historical Society

Published March 25, 2015

Rochester Post

‘4 x 4’ exhibition on display at PCCA through April 11

ROCHESTER — The Paint Creek Center for the Arts recently opened its new exhibition, “4 x 4,” which runs through April 11.

“4 x 4” features the work of four women — Candace Law, Patrice Erickson, Toby Millman and Rachel Gervais — in honor of March as national Women’s History Month.

“It’s a really unique exhibition in that it does engage and it is very educational,” said Rana Edgar, director of exhibitions and the art market.

Published March 25, 2015

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Looking Back: Milk man Delbert Reese delivering for Miller Brothers Creamery

This is a photograph of Del Reese, whose route to deliver dairy products for Miller Brothers Creamery included Mount Clemens and Utica.

Published March 25, 2015

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park Drama Club goes to ‘Oklahoma!’

HAZEL PARK — Each year, the Hazel Park Drama Club has a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. For this year’s musical, it’s winding back the clock to the turn of the 20th century, for a tale of romance and rivalry out west.

Published March 24, 2015

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Motown music mogul finds his place in history

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. never gave up on his dream of working in the music business.

Although he tried boxing as a career and spent a brief moment on Detroit’s automobile assembly line in the 1950s, neither was fulfilling.

“That wasn’t who he was,” said Coraleen Rawls, curator at the Motown Museum in Detroit. “He was trying to be a square peg fitting into a round hole.”

Published March 23, 2015

C&G Newspapers

New construction season poised to begin

The spring starts a new season of construction, but awareness could keep drivers from being barraged by sights of barrels during their commutes — or at least let them plan for a longer drive.

Oakland and Macomb counties’ road commissions have announced several upcoming projects for the spring and beyond.

According to Bob Hoepfner, director of the Macomb County Department of Roads, his agency plans to do about $42 million in roadwork this construction season.

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