St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published June 18, 2019

METRO DETROIT — Having wonderful, friendly neighbors is always nice, but it’s also good to have a little privacy on your yard. Many communities have homes that are close together, and that can take away the feeling of serenity and tranquility in the property. Plants, such as trees, bushes and flowers, can be used to add not only beauty to a yard, but also some privacy in both the front and backyards.

Published June 18, 2019

Pink hair don’t care

METRO DETROIT — These days, to rock vivid hair color, you don’t have to be an Instagram baddie or a punk rocker. You just need the courage and a little time.

Published June 18, 2019

Bar trivia serves up competition with a twist

METRO DETROIT — At 6:45 p.m. on a sunny, warm Thursday in June, Augie’s Bar and Grill in Madison Heights is close to empty. It’s just too nice outside. But by 6:55 p.m., the dining room is full. Thursday at Augie’s means it’s time for some bar trivia — two hours’ worth of questions read off by a host, while players on teams write down their answers and turn them in for points. Each correct answer is worth a certain number of points, and the highest-scoring team wins.

Published June 17, 2019

Man stopped with gun at St. Clair Shores bar sentenced to prison

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A man claiming to be a federal agent before walking into a local bar with a gun and ordering patrons to the ground was sentenced to one to four years behind bars after pleading no contest to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.

Published June 17, 2019

Contest coming to design downtown logo in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The area currently known as Nine Mile and Mack will soon have a new moniker: downtown St. Clair Shores.

Published June 17, 2019

Adult special needs recreation club formed in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Following the success of the Frosted Formal, two members of the St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Department are working to bring more opportunities for socialization to special needs adults living in the city.

Published June 17, 2019

Literary walk to bring a taste of poetry to St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Step into the pages of poetry with the first-ever St. Clair Shores Literary Walk by the Lake June 22 at Wahby Park.

Published June 17, 2019

Looking Back: Blue Star Mothers War Memorial in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Blue Star Mothers of America were organized in Flint, Michigan, on Feb. 2, 1942, as a patriotic service organization in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Published June 17, 2019

West Nile virus found in mosquito in Pontiac

PONTIAC — Oakland County health officials urge protection against mosquitoes after a mosquito in Pontiac tested positive for West Nile virus.

Published June 12, 2019

The Friday 5 — June 14-16

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published June 12, 2019

Yoga becomes a new experience outside the studio

METRO DETROIT — If you’re moving soon, don’t even think about asking Tina Iulianelli or Amy Anderson to help haul your stuff. Their cars’ trunks are filled to the brim with yoga mats, blocks and resistance bands.

Published June 12, 2019

It’s a good time for chimney inspections

METRO DETROIT — The sun and warm days are finally upon us. But that doesn’t mean it’s not time to think about winter. According to local chimney care experts and firefighting professionals, now is the time to get your chimney inspected and thoroughly swept in order to be ready to reignite those logs once the temperatures drop again.

Retired Troy nurse Sherry Hoover uses cannabis products to battle cancer — products she said she cannot obtain due to new state rules.

Published June 11, 2019

Troy woman with cancer sues state over marijuana access

TROY — A Troy woman battling stage 4 mastocytosis leukemia has sued the state agency that regulates marijuana over rules that took effect April 1, rules that she said have dried up the supply of pot she needs to continue with her treatment.

Published June 11, 2019

Beloved local bartender honored at Charles H. Wright Museum

DETROIT — To those who knew him, Jerome Adams, of Eastpointe, was the kind of man who was always there with a smile to give and a hand to lend … and if that hand included one of his refreshing cocktails, it was all the better.

Published June 10, 2019

Lakeview looking to ask voters for bond issue

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Stating that a new bond would address needed improvements without increasing taxes, Lakeview Public Schools has begun the process needed to bring a bond issue before voters in November.

Published June 10, 2019

Four candidates to be interviewed for St. Clair Shores city manager

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Candidates from as near as Center Line and as far as Illinois will be considered for the position of city manager of St. Clair Shores during public interviews June 15.

Daniel Ainsworth, of St. Clair Shores, is riding 500 miles to benefit the Children’s Cancer Research Fund through the Great Cycle Challenge USA.

Published June 10, 2019

St. Clair Shores man riding to find cures for childhood cancer

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Daniel Ainsworth has pledged to bike at least 500 miles during the month of June while raising money for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund through the fifth annual Great Cycle Challenge USA.

Published June 10, 2019

St. Clair Shores City Council approves 2019-20 budget

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Approving a lower millage rate than the one that was levied in 2018-19, the City Council voted to approve the approximately $40 million 2019-20 budget June 3.

Published June 10, 2019

Macomb County celebrates its ‘great’ lake

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Macomb County has close to 32 miles of coastline along Lake St. Clair.

Staff Writer Brian Louwers is visiting Normandy, France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Published June 6, 2019

D-Day dispatches from Normandy

Editor’s note: Staff Writer Brian Louwers is in Europe, visiting historic spots and attending ceremonies in France and the Netherlands marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944). Below are some dispatches and photos he’s sent in about his experiences: