St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published May 7, 2021

WARREN — Growing up, Matt Budzynowski always rode dirt bikes. It’s a pastime he’s enjoyed forever, and he decided to go full throttle with the experience by enrolling in the web-enhanced basic motorcycle rider safety course at Macomb Community College.

Published May 5, 2021

Prepare sprinklers and air conditioning units for the summer

METRO DETROIT — Pollen is in the air and the sound of lawn mowers revving up for the first time can be heard around subdivisions everywhere.

Published May 5, 2021

Churches offer tastes of festival favorites

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Local festivals usually include entertainment, rides, a beer tent and more, but sometimes the best part of a local event is the food.

Published May 5, 2021

St. Clair Shores City Council hears 2021-22 budget requests

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Not many changes are proposed to the operations of city government in the 2021-22 fiscal year budget, as presented to City Council members in April.

Published May 4, 2021

City to upgrade marina, parks Wi-Fi

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Whether it’s working remotely, livestreaming the Detroit Tigers game or starting up Spotify for some boat tunes, Wi-Fi is something boaters turn to more and more these days.

Published May 3, 2021

Senior Center, local organizations get boost from federal grant money

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Organizations that help local seniors, children, the homeless and more will benefit from money allocated to different public service organizations through the Community Development Block Grant program administered by St. Clair Shores.

Published April 29, 2021

Easterseals Michigan shares ‘silver linings’ found during the pandemic

METRO DETROIT — For more than a year, people from around the world have been inundated with negative news stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Girl Like Me founder Tyra Moore, center, poses for a photo with employees Marilyn Williams and Shantell Woods. Moore started the nonprofit in 2019 as a way to provide for teen moms.

Published April 29, 2021

Young mother starts nonprofit for ‘A Girl Like Me’

METRO DETROIT — Teen pregnancy is a struggle that Detroit resident Tyra Moore understands all too well. Moore became pregnant at 15 years old and was so scared she didn’t tell her mom until the Tuesday before her baby was born.

Published April 28, 2021

Gardening continues to bloom amid COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, one trend that seems to be here to stay is gardening.

Published April 28, 2021

Looking Back: The First Library Building in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Established in 1935 by the women who were members of the St. Clair Shores Study Club, the St. Clair Shores Public Library spent its first years in a single room in the Municipal Building.

Published April 28, 2021

Major sewer infrastructure project to start late this summer in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County residents can expect a major infrastructure project to begin this summer, though they aren’t expected to see increases on their bills.

Published April 28, 2021

Hospice of Michigan offers virtual grief support sessions

METRO DETROIT — Michigan residents who lost a loved one to the COVID-19 virus have a place to share their grief.

Published April 28, 2021

Homeowners speak on sewer backups, what to do in aftermath

METRO DETROIT — One of the scariest situations that homeowners have to deal with is what to do when their basement suffers a sewer backup.

Published April 27, 2021

New technology takes flight to help St. Clair Shores police, firefighters

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A year after submitting a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get an unmanned aerial system off the ground in St. Clair Shores, eight police officers and three firefighters have been trained to fly drones.

Published April 26, 2021

More than a dozen candidates running for St. Clair Shores City Council

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Thirteen residents have thrown their hat into the ring to be considered for one of three spots on City Council up for grabs in November.

City Council voted to deny a site plan that would allow Kroger to build a gas station right behind another gas station along Nine Mile Road.

Published April 26, 2021

Kroger denied gas station on site of new store in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Stating that there had been “ample opportunity” for Kroger to plan for a gas station on the site of its newest store on Harper Avenue at Nine Mile Road before another owner built one on the corner, City Council voted 6-0 to deny site plan approval for a Kroger gas station on the same property.

JVS Frequency team member Tim Scott interacts with Ricky Lee during a day at the virtual Choices Day Program. The program meets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.

Published April 23, 2021

JVS program helps those with disabilities through COVID

METRO DETROIT — JVS Human Services have made it their mission to help anyone and everyone they can during the pandemic, from seniors to youth and everyone in between.

Published April 23, 2021

State cites two invasive species to look out for this year in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Recent statewide grant funds will go toward the local study and control of two invasive species named on a watch list.

Published April 23, 2021

Rocket Mortgage Classic’s AREA 313 looking to become most charitable three holes in golf

METRO DETROIT — The Rocket Mortgage Classic recently announced that it expects to raise more than $1 million through fan engagements and returning initiatives at its three-hole stretch, AREA 313, as part of a larger fundraising effort to support the tournament’s multi-year “Changing the Course” initiative to end the digital divide in Detroit.

Published April 22, 2021

Organizations gather for Stop Asian Hate rally

TROY — A group of organizers and community members joined forces April 11 in front of Troy City Hall to show support for the Asian American community in southeast Michigan and across the nation.