Published February 26, 2021
SOUTHFIELD — Mary Thompson was born in Southfield in 1871 and died in Southfield at age 96 in 1967.
Read MorePublished February 24, 2021
SOUTHFIELD — When Southfield Public Schools started to weigh the options of returning to school, Superintendent Jennifer Green said the decision would be based on science and science alone.
Read MorePublished February 24, 2021
OAKLAND COUNTY — On Feb. 11, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Oakland Corridor Partners presented the plan for the third and final segment of the Interstate 75 modernization project in Oakland County, scheduled to start Feb. 26.
Read MorePublished February 24, 2021
MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see an increase in their tuition next year.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
SOUTHFIELD — While the global pandemic has changed the way many people live, it was not going to change the annual Black History Month celebration put on by the city of Southfield. It was too important.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
METRO DETROIT — A letter of appeal requesting that disabled Michiganders, and their caregivers, be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine has been sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ offices.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and people are confined to the comfort of their own homes, many are looking for new hobbies and things to do.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
METRO DETROIT — Deni Smiljanovski, the owner of Lazybones barbecue restaurant in Roseville, remembers what it was like this time last year to keep his cooler stocked and his customers fed.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
GROSSE POINTE PARK — A Ku Klux Klan flag displayed in the window of a Grosse Pointe Park home has sparked outrage in the community.
Read MorePublished February 23, 2021
GROSSE POINTE PARK — Hundreds of local residents took to the streets in Grosse Pointe Park the afternoon of Feb. 21 to show support for a Black Grosse Pointe Park family after a neighbor put a Ku Klux Klan flag in a side window facing the family’s home.
Read MorePublished February 22, 2021
ROYAL OAK — Hot on the heels of the ecstatic Jan. 28 announcement that female polar bear Suka, 8, had successfully birthed twin cubs via male polar bear Nuka, 16, the Detroit Zoo about-faced into tragedy.
Read MorePublished February 22, 2021
METRO DETROIT — Scammers have no shame. Law enforcement agencies continue to report solicitation schemes and identity theft rackets from ill-intentioned folks taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MorePublished February 22, 2021
FERNDALE — A fire at a home in Ferndale in early February destroyed the home and took the lives of several pets.
Read MorePublished February 22, 2021
BERKLEY — A bridal gown shop in downtown Berkley has been getting a lot of notice recently for a very cool reason.
Read MorePublished February 21, 2021
METRO DETROIT — Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan is providing services and resources to society’s most vulnerable, during a tumultuous period due to the ongoing pandemic.
Read MorePublished February 20, 2021
METRO DETROIT — When in personal or financial trouble, getting help can be difficult — even more so when you don’t know where to look.
Read MorePublished February 20, 2021
METRO DETROIT — From a low of leaving a show after just a day to a high of months of great sales, the boating industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than other industries, likely because its product is designed to be used in the relative safety of outdoors.
Read MorePublished February 19, 2021
EASTPOINTE/WARREN — Eastpointe resident Willian Breeding was homeless, out of a job and unsure what to do about his future. A Salvation Army program changed all of that.
Read MorePublished February 19, 2021
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto of a $220 million deposit into the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund raised questions for some about recent bipartisan legislation that would temporarily extend unemployment benefits for new filers.
Read MorePublished February 19, 2021
MACOMB COUNTY — Samuel Backos said his restaurant, Ernie’s, has been “devastated” by state-ordered closures officials said were put in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said local restaurant, bar and banquet properties have been left “virtually worthless” and that their employees have suffered through “a very depressing time.”
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