St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published July 16, 2019

PONTIAC — The Pontiac-based nonprofit Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan provides families with basic pieces of furniture.

Published July 16, 2019

Learning to drive in the 21st century

METRO DETROIT — Smartphones, navigation systems, touch-screen music controls and more: It seems that teens learning to drive these days have more distractions than ever to filter out while they concentrate on the task at hand.

Published July 16, 2019

Head games: how football is striving to make the sport safer

METRO DETROIT — Concussions and head injuries have long been a part of football, but over the years, more information and increased education have been key to improving the overall safety of the game.

Published July 15, 2019

SCOTUS gerrymandering ruling likely to have ripple effect

METRO DETROIT — A 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 27 is likely to impact the redistricting timeline in Michigan.

The house where Tom Ihlendfeldt barricaded himself in the basement, shooting at police intermittently for more than 24 hours, is now boarded up as the police investigation continues.

Published July 12, 2019

911 calls reveal details of shooting, barricaded gunman incident

ST. CLAIR SHORES — What began as a celebration of the nation’s birthday resulted in a standoff that lasted more than a day and left two people dead and two others injured.

Published July 12, 2019

Care for the caregiver: survival seminar slated for July 19 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Highlighting the fact that caregivers are at a greater risk for health problems because of the stress they carry with them from taking care of their elderly relatives, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B is presenting a caregiving survival seminar July 19 at the St. Clair Shores Senior Activities Center, 20100 Stephens St.

Published July 12, 2019

Coppler to be offered city manager job in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The current city manager of the city of Lincoln Park is being offered the job in St. Clair Shores.

Published July 12, 2019

Grant to fund land use study around Selfridge Air National Guard Base

MACOMB COUNTY — A recently received federal grant will give Macomb County officials the ability to fund a study to determine future land use opportunities around Selfridge Air National Guard Base — opportunities that would benefit both the base and its neighboring communities.

Published July 11, 2019

The Friday 5 — July 12-14

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published July 9, 2019

New children’s book series teaches kids to enjoy science

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/ST. CLAIR SHORES — “What Color Will It Be?” That is what Scarlett, the main character in the new children’s book series “Science With Scarlett” tries to determine with her teddy bear assistant, Mr. Bear.

Published July 9, 2019

Borrow a buddy with pet volunteer programs

If you’re an animal lover, you know all too well the pangs of wanting to adopt all of the sweet homeless cats and dogs left in shelters.

Published July 9, 2019

Oh Deer: Experts offer tips on how to keep deer from dining on your landscape

If you live in an area frequented by deer, your home’s lush landscape — especially your prize tulips, roses, day lilies and hostas — will inevitably turn into a midnight snack.

Published July 9, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Shelby Township woman celebrates 50 years of owning Firebird

Maria Carpenter, of Shelby Township, recently celebrated a milestone anniversary with her 1969 Pontiac Firebird convertible, and she has the pictures to prove it.

A motion was passed at the June 19 Macomb County Board of Commissioners meeting to forward consideration of a resolution authorizing millage election for a new county jail to the July 18 Records and Public Safety Committee meeting.

Published July 8, 2019

Millage verbiage raises questions

MACOMB COUNTY — How should a millage proposal be worded?

Published July 8, 2019

As outages continue, commission reports energy grid is up to snuff

On a blistering hot afternoon Monday, July 1, many across metro Detroit sat in the dark without power — and that means AC too.

Police forces gather outside a home on St. Margaret Street in St. Clair Shores July 5, after a man shot two people late July 4. On July 6, a SWAT team entered the home and found the man and a woman dead inside following a more than 24-hour standoff.

Published July 6, 2019

Two found dead as standoff in St. Clair Shores comes to an end

More than 24 hours after a man came out of his house to shoot at those celebrating the Fourth of July in his neighborhood, police officers found both he and a woman dead inside a residence in the 31900 block of St. Margaret Street.

Published July 5, 2019

MCC announces new scholarship programs

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College officials recently announced two new scholarship programs at the school.

Published July 5, 2019

A fresh start in the ‘House of Hope’ in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With a triumphant exclamation — “I cut seven times!” — 6-year-old Wyatt Rewoldt helped christen his brand-new home on Joan Street with a ribbon cutting and a house blessing.

Published July 5, 2019

With high water levels, St. Clair Shores working to keep roads dry

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Living at the east end of Lincoln Street, Sue Rothe said that she feels badly that the city is having to work so hard to keep water off of the road.

Published July 5, 2019

Looking Back: Driscoll’s Steak House restaurant

ST. CLAIR SHORES — This building was built in the late 1880s on the west side of Jefferson Avenue at Labadie Road (now 10 Mile Road) on the Labadie family farm. It was used as a grocery store, operated at various times by both the Bennett and Labadie families, until it became Driscoll’s Steak House in the 1940s, as shown here.