Warren Weekly

Published June 26, 2018

METRO DETROIT — Lots of researchers say now that making an effort to reduce all of our waste overall is a better approach to cleaning up our planet.

The owner of the Wash Stop car wash on Hoover Road north of Nine Mile Road called police after a security camera captured footage of two dogs being washed with a high-pressure hose June 24.

Published June 26, 2018

Charges authorized after dogs sprayed at car wash

WARREN — The hoses and brushes at self-serve car washes deploy high-pressure streams of hot water and chemicals to scour the road grime, grease, salt and brake dust from your vehicle. They’re certainly not meant for washing people or pets.

Published June 25, 2018

Gleaners kicks off Hunger Free Summer campaign

METRO DETROIT — With the help of several sponsors, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan will again feed children this summer. On June 16, Gleaners kicked off its Hunger Free Summer campaign with games, food and more during an event held at the Emerald Springs Townhomes in Detroit.

Published June 25, 2018

Classroom grants, scholarships benefit teachers, students

WARREN — A group of local students preparing for college in the fall recently received a financial boost from Extra Credit Union, or ECU.

Published June 25, 2018

Summer academies return to MCC

MACOMB COUNTY — A number of local high school students are learning more about the professions they are interested in through several summer academies offered at Macomb Community College.

A group of 18 Center Line cyCLers took part in a 9.6-mile ride June 19 for their third outing of the season.

Published June 25, 2018

Center Line cyCLers hit the city’s streets this summer

CENTER LINE — Those looking to promote Center Line as a place to be and live for families and individual residents hope programs like the Center Line cyClers will do just that.

Published June 22, 2018

Nine students arrested after fracas on last day of school

WARREN — Nine students were arrested by Warren police after an altercation on the last day of classes at Lincoln High School.

Published June 19, 2018

Dealerships to host summer Ford Technology Tour

METRO DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is on a trek to show customers many of the conveniences and features that its latest vehicle technology offers.

Published June 19, 2018

Housing market could even out in the summer months

METRO DETROIT — If you were hoping to get a house in metro Detroit this spring, you may have had to come to the table with contingencies to make your offer rise above all the others that the seller was receiving.

Published June 19, 2018

Side-hustlers talk about thriving in a gig economy

METRO DETROIT — Second jobs are so common these days that the trend has its own nickname: the gig economy.

Published June 19, 2018

Motorcyclist dead after apparent crash in Center Line

CENTER LINE — A motorcycle operator was pronounced dead at the hospital, where he was transported after an apparent crash on 11 Mile Road, between Sherwood and Van Dyke avenues, late on June 16.

Published June 15, 2018

Students get head start on career possibilities

WARREN — A group of special-needs ninth- and 10th-grade students who attend Warren Woods Tower High School are on a path toward careers of their choice thanks to a new program implemented this past school year.

Published June 15, 2018

Fundraiser provides money for gym equipment

WARREN — Every year, members of United Auto Workers Local No. 228, based in Sterling Heights, hold a bowling fundraiser in an effort to help others within the community.

Published June 15, 2018

Class of 2018 calls it a day

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — Final exams are over, graduation caps have been tossed in the air, and the graduation parties are underway.

Published June 15, 2018

Gardens, programs growing at Thompson Community Center

WARREN — You need water and sunlight to grow a community garden. A generous grant doesn’t hurt, either. The community garden and related 4-H programs through the Michigan State University Extension office at the Thompson Community Center — on Hupp Avenue, west of Hoover Road, in Warren — are growing stronger this year thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market.

Under the agreement with the city of Center Line, Energy Reduction Coalition will pay 100 percent of the $1.2 million cost to convert city lighting to the much more efficient and better quality LED. The city will repay those costs over time, through its ongoing savings over a 30-year period.

Published June 15, 2018

New LED lights installation underway in Center Line

CENTER LINE — Lighting improvements throughout Center Line, designed to save electricity and money for years, have continued as planned this year.

Published June 15, 2018

Center Line students create mural for city

CENTER LINE — Detective Mike Gerald knew where to go when he saw a blank spot on the wall at the Center Line Public Safety Department.

Published June 15, 2018

Old Village Cruise-In draws classic cars, fellowship

WARREN — Mark Piccalo went to church with his buddy, Paul Sadowski, in Warren a few years ago and had an earthly revelation as he was leaving the sanctuary. “He was just basically thanking me for coming out,” Piccalo remembered. “I said, ‘This would be a great place next spring to have a car show,’ and Paul said, ‘Well, I can put that together.’”

Published June 15, 2018

Federal judge rules Fouts can be deposed in civil rights lawsuit

WARREN — Mayor Jim Fouts can be deposed by legal counsel representing the city’s “first African-American police officer” as part of an ongoing federal lawsuit over alleged civil rights violations.

Published June 14, 2018

Democrats tout progressive values during gubernatorial forum

WARREN — Two of the three Democratic candidates running for Michigan governor spoke at a recent local event about their campaigns based on issues that include health care, auto insurance, climate change, mental health and recreational marijuana legalization.