St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published June 26, 2019

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published June 26, 2019

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Woods lifeguard team held its annual in-service training with the St. Clair Shore Fire Department June 21 at the Lake Front Park pool, located on Jefferson Avenue.

Published June 25, 2019

Learn the do’s and don’ts of dumpster rental

METRO DETROIT — With spring and summer cleaning comes a need for a place to put all that junk. While it can feel good to declutter and eliminate years of remodeling leftovers and junk that isn’t fit to donate, sometimes it becomes too much to put out on the curb.

Published June 25, 2019

Michigan ratified the 19th Amendment a century ago

METRO DETROIT — If Oakland County Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub wants to have a nice belly laugh, she thinks back to some of the reasons suffrage opponents gave for why women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.

Published June 21, 2019

Fireworks coming to St. Clair Shores June 28

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Organizers are hoping for good weather for the St. Clair Shores First State Bank Fireworks Extravaganza June 28 at Veterans Memorial Park.

Residents left wreaths, stuffed animals, flowers, food and other items outside the St. Clair Shores Police Department as a temporary memorial to K-9 Axe, who was killed in the line of duty Nov. 4, 2018. Now the department will construct a permanent memorial to the police dog on the northeast corner of the building.

Published June 21, 2019

K-9 memorial to beautify police grounds

ST. CLAIR SHORES — To say that the November 2018 death of K-9 Axe hit the community hard would be an understatement.

Published June 21, 2019

St. Clair Shores City Council considers 4 candidates for city manager

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In a grueling four-hour session, the City Council heard from candidates for city manager from as near as Center Line and as far away as Des Plaines, Illinois.

Published June 19, 2019

The Friday 5 — June 21-23

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published June 18, 2019

Plants can add privacy, beauty to yards

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.