Warren Weekly

Published June 5, 2019

METRO DETROIT — If you have a small backyard, your big ideas can be right at home. According to local experts, homeowners with small backyards don’t have to scale down their big ideas, and a few simple yard hacks can make your space seem bigger than it really is.

Published June 4, 2019

Cities seeking grant for intercommunity bike trail

EASTPOINTE/ST. CLAIR SHORES/WARREN — The cities of Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores and Warren are considering plans for a new bike path that would span the three communities and connect to the region’s larger bike path network.

Published June 3, 2019

Cromie Cougars to combat cancer

WARREN/ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Cromie Cougars team will again come together to do their part to fight cancer, help people battling it and remember those who died from it. The Cougars, out of Cromie Elementary School in Warren Consolidated Schools, will participate in the American Cancer Society’s 24-hour Relay for Life of the Eastside from noon June 8 to noon June 9 at Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores.

Published June 3, 2019

Cruise, Center Line fest make for big weekend on Van Dyke

CENTER LINE/WARREN — Why should Woodward Avenue and its neighboring communities get to have all the summertime car cruise and festival fun? On June 8, 10 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue will be the epicenter of the very first Cruisin’ 53 Center Line-Warren Car Cruise.

Published May 30, 2019

Behind the Wheel: 1974 Javelin embodies owner’s affinity for American Motors

It’s been decades since a car rolled off the line at the now-defunct American Motors Corp., but for longtime AMC enthusiast Tim Stolarski, of Macomb Township, the brand is still alive and well — at least in his own driveway.

Published May 29, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 31-June 2

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 29, 2019

Uncover the thrill of the grill in rare and well-done form

METRO DETROIT — Warm up to cooking outdoors with these tips from folks who know their way around the grill grates.

Published May 29, 2019

Charitable runs/walks can be a kickstart to fitness

METRO DETROIT — Los Angeles-based celebrity fitness trainer Alex Fine will be competing in a 50-mile ultramarathon to raise money for HAVEN of Oakland County.

Published May 28, 2019

Warren police busts target drugs, prostitution

WARREN — Investigations into alleged crimes related to drugs and prostitution continue to net arrests in Warren. Two weeks after an undercover operation at seven motels and one private home led to 35 arrests for crimes ranging from pimping to narcotics violations, the Warren Police Department’s Special Investigations Division made a combined 10 more arrests May 23-24 tied to two separate operations.

Published May 28, 2019

Macomb County introduces tracking tool for road conditions

MACOMB COUNTY — A road funding map was unveiled May 22 at Macomb County Communications & Technology Center, or COMTEC, in Mount Clemens.

Published May 28, 2019

Opioid grant to empower jailed addicts, provide employment opportunities

MACOMB COUNTY — A new multimillion-dollar grant is putting an emphasis on the workforce affected by the opioid crisis, and it’s hitting home in a positive way.

Published May 24, 2019

Van Dyke Public Schools 2019 refunding bonds sold

WARREN — On May 16, the Van Dyke Public Schools Board of Education announced the sale of its 2019 refunding bonds in the amount of $7.175 million.

Published May 24, 2019

Judges to consider term limits question

WARREN — Attorneys on both sides of a dispute over Warren’s term limit rules for local elected officials presented their arguments before a judge in Macomb County Circuit Court on May 20.

Published May 24, 2019

Students awarded for turning themselves around

CENTER LINE — “It’s OK to fail. “The real test out of failure is what you should do to make it up. I learned what it meant to fail. I also learned what it meant to get out of a failure. Every failure is a good opportunity to learn and reflect on.

Published May 24, 2019

Going on a dig for the new Peck Elementary School

CENTER LINE — Center Line Public Schools officials, staff and community members gathered behind Center Line High School the evening of May 16 to break ground on the new Peck Elementary School.

Published May 24, 2019

Falling in the shadows of heroes

METRO DETROIT — Peter Braun made his first parachute landing on his 17th birthday. He’s 54 now and has logged 6,500 jumps. None will be more meaningful than those he’s scheduled to make this June

Published May 24, 2019

‘From Michigan to Mars’

WARREN — Standing before a crowd of skilled trades workers, aerospace engineers, NASA representatives and even an astronaut, Futuramic Vice President John Couch reflected on the journey that’s taking fruits of the company’s labor “from Michigan to Mars.”

Published May 22, 2019

Veterans groups embrace service, challenges of survival

METRO DETROIT — In 1966, Tim Litz returned from Vietnam a Marine, ready to get on with life. It wasn’t long before he found the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Published May 22, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 24-27

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 21, 2019

Too much sitting spells joint, back and health damage

METRO DETROIT — Henry Ford physical therapist Jim Tavrazich said it’s time to take a stand against too much sitting. “It is a problem,” said Tavrazich, the supervisor for Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services in Southfield, and Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services and Athletic Medicine in Novi.