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Published August 21, 2019

Energy companies offer advice to keep bills down and stay cool

METRO DETROIT — Summer weather can make it tough to beat the heat, but running an air conditioner can make it even tougher on the electric bill.

Published August 21, 2019

How flat track roller derby is taking the sports industry by storm

METRO DETROIT — It’s the fastest growing sport in the world, but you don’t need to be a superstar athlete to play roller derby.

Published August 20, 2019

Harper Woods SOUP and Bazaar combine for community event

HARPER WOODS — Two Harper Woods events are combining to give residents a chance to support their local community and encourage business development in the area.

Players in the NUMEN basketball league were on hand to dedicate the new basketball hoops at Johnston Park with a quick pickup game July 19.

Published August 20, 2019

Harper Woods dedicates new basketball hoops at Johnston Park

HARPER WOODS — Johnston Park in Harper Woods got some new additions thanks to city leaders and the volunteers at the Neighborhood United Maximum Effort Now youth group: a pair of new basketball hoops.

Published August 20, 2019

LifeBUILDERS hosts annual Build Week to rehabilitate local homes

DETROIT — Each summer, nonprofit LifeBUILDERS gathers its volunteers to rehabilitate dilapidated and blighted homes in the Regent Park neighborhood of Detroit for its annual Build Week efforts.

Published August 20, 2019

Harper Woods examines 2018 finances

HARPER WOODS — The results of Plante Moran’s 2018 audit of Harper Woods are in, and representatives from the management consulting services company made a presentation regarding their findings at the City Council meeting Aug. 12.

Published August 20, 2019

Former Harper Woods High School teacher sentenced for propositioning student

HARPER WOODS — A former teacher at Harper Woods High School was found guilty and sentenced to five years of probation and three months in jail for offering a 15-year-old student better grades in exchange for sexual favors.

Published August 20, 2019

Indiana man arrested for assault in Harper Woods

HARPER WOODS — An Indiana man was charged in connection with an Aug. 3 assault on a 47-year-old woman in Harper Woods.

Published August 20, 2019

Harper Woods police arrest suspect in gas station shootout

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods Department of Public Safety has arrested a suspect in connection to a shootout that took place at the Sunoco gas station at 19930 Kelly Road June 28.

Quinn and Grace Gould, of Rochester Hills, show off a black walnut tree found in Rochester Hills.

Published August 20, 2019

Michiganders invited to enter state’s Big Tree Hunt contest

ROCHESTER HILLS — Families and individuals across the state can head outside to explore the great outdoors as part of the Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest.

Published August 15, 2019

Remembering Woodstock

METRO DETROIT — “By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong.” Those words, written by Joni Mitchell and made famous by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, helped define a generation.

Published August 14, 2019

The Friday 5 — Aug. 16-18

Your guide to this weekend's events.

Published August 14, 2019

Are part-time jobs still part of adolescence?

METRO DETROIT — Is a part-time job a rite of passage for students, or a thing of the past?

Published August 13, 2019

Born and raised on Detroit jazz

METRO DETROIT — Hugh Smith III, the co-owner of Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, said he sifts through hundreds of emails a day from musicians around the country who want to play at his club.

Published August 13, 2019

Detroit Jazz Festival continues to make meaningful musical moments

DETROIT — It’s had different names over the years — including the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival — but no matter what it’s been called, it’s an event that has attracted thousands to see jazz legends and emerging talent.

Published August 13, 2019

When it comes to tree health, trust the experts

METRO DETROIT — There are trees everywhere. Yet many people fail to recognize that trees have to be maintained before they become a detriment.

Published August 12, 2019

Rizzo attorney indicted as part of corruption probe

METRO DETROIT — Attorney Jay Schwartz, who was the former business attorney for trash hauler titan Chuck Rizzo, was indicted July 2 for his role in a Macomb County corruption probe that has produced more than 20 convictions and guilty pleas.

Published August 9, 2019

Harper Woods police investigate gunshots in neighborhood

HARPER WOODS — Harper Woods Department of Public Safety officers are investigating an incident involving gunfire between two vehicles that took place in Harper Woods Aug. 8.