St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published January 25, 2019

Experts: Take care of pets in cold weather

METRO DETROIT — As temperatures dip below zero for the first time this season, animal experts want to make sure pet owners are keeping their furry family safe.

Property gifted to the city in 2016 will be conditionally rezoned to make way for a condominium development on Jefferson Avenue, south of Masonic Boulevard.

Published January 25, 2019

Differing opinions lead to split in development in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — City Council members once again considered conditional rezoning for parcels located south of Lac Ste. Claire Villas Condominiums and Veterans Memorial Park after a difference of opinions between the city and other property owners with regard to the marketing of any future developments.

Published January 25, 2019

New SUV to be safer for police K-9 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With two access doors for the dog and space to put a person in the back seat, the 2020 Ford Explorer will hold a safer K-9 insert for St. Clair Shores’ police dog, according to the Police Department.

Published January 25, 2019

Ordinance updated for odd-year elections in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In an attempt to make sure that St. Clair Shores is clear about its compliance with state election law, the City Council approved an update to its odd-year primary elections ordinance.

Published January 25, 2019

Rea appointed new deputy county executive in Macomb

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is bringing John Paul Rea back as deputy county executive.

Published January 25, 2019

Comedy Castle to host Guardians for Animals fundraiser

ROYAL OAK — Guardians for Animals proves there is strength in numbers. The nonprofit network supports 17 no-kill animal rescues. Together, they have saved nearly 33,200 animals over the past 15 years, including more than 1,700 in 2018 alone.

Published January 24, 2019

The Friday 5 — Jan. 25-27

Your guide to this weekend's events

Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz congratulates Keeper of the Dream scholarship recipient Gicentroy Henry III Jan. 21 at OU.

Published January 23, 2019

Oakland University speaker calls for equity, not equality

ROCHESTER HILLS — Award-winning journalist and communications strategist Jeff Johnson did not mince words about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. “What does the ‘dream’ mean to me?” he asked Jan. 21 at Oakland University. “I think that most diversity inclusion stuff is really cute. I’ve seen the pamphlets. Every campus has one.”

Published January 23, 2019

Following the beat in high school

METRO DETROIT — Increased problem solving, better listening, mastery of memorization and enhanced coordination. All with a built-in family for the four years of high school. How can students take advantage of a program that gives them all that? Join the band.

Published January 23, 2019

On a budget, find ways to refresh your home without renovating

METRO DETROIT — A big renovation might not be in a household’s budget, but there are some less costly ways to refresh a home that can please homeowners and also help when they put their homes on the market. C & G Newspapers spoke with a real estate agent and a tile expert about ways folks can reinvigorate their homes without renovating.

Published January 21, 2019

Communities collect money and coats for kids in need

MACOMB COUNTY — Three local communities came together in recent weeks to help children and families who were without warm clothes through a coat drive called Antolin Coats for Kids.

Louie Bricolas, owner of Gilbert’s Lodge, stands outside of the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Clair Shores after delivering pizza and salad to members working without a paycheck during the government shutdown Jan. 21.

Published January 21, 2019

St. Clair Shores restaurant creates challenge to help U.S. Coast Guard members

ST. CLAIR SHORES — During the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, Gilbert’s Lodge owner Louie Bricolas said that he wanted to help his neighbors who weren’t getting paychecks.

Published January 18, 2019

Historical St. Clair Shores comes to life at senior center

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An artist with work on display across metro Detroit is creating a historical mural to greet visitors as they enter the St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center.

Published January 18, 2019

Watch the curtain rise on a great comedy in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A brand-new musical is taking the stage, with a chance to hit Broadway if all goes well.

Published January 18, 2019

Macomb County connects with RapidSOS

MACOMB COUNTY — Late last year, a Macomb County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher took a 911 call from an individual suffering a seizure. Sheriff Anthony Wickersham explained that, when asked, the caller relayed the correct street number but the incorrect street name, sending emergency responders to the wrong house.

Published January 18, 2019

Grant money to aid in battle against invasive species

MACOMB COUNTY — The Six Rivers Land Conservancy was recently awarded two grants totaling $120,000 from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program for ongoing efforts to address invasive species.

Published January 18, 2019

St. Clair Shores ready for snow

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Winter finally seems to be hitting Michigan, with snow at least in the forecast, but its delay has been good news for the St. Clair Shores Department of Public Works.

Published January 17, 2019

Motorist killed on I-94 in St. Clair Shores

A 55-year-old man was killed on eastbound Interstate 94 the evening of Jan. 16 after losing control of his Buick Regal near Nine Mile Road in St. Clair Shores.

Published January 17, 2019

The Friday 5 — Jan. 18-20

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published January 16, 2019

Take action to remove radon from your home

METRO DETROIT — It may be impossible to smell or see, but that doesn’t mean radon won’t do a lot of damage. Formed during the breakdown of uranium, radon is a chemically inert radioactive gas found in nearly all soils and rocks.