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Soccer Set to Square Off with Oakland
Kent, Ohio- The Kent State Golden Flashes soccer team returns home to face the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Sunday, August 25 at 1 p.m. The Kent State soccer team opened the road portion of the 2024 campaign with a 2-2 draw against the Penguins of Youngstown State. It was a back-and-forth game that saw two Kent State goals sandwiched between Youngstown State goals.
This Shelby Township restaurant offers more than yummy food
When you walk into One Eyed Jacks restaurant located on Van Dyke in Shelby Township, you may be surprised by the size. “This is a large facility, 12,000 sq ft,” said Co-Owner Bob Stein. The reason the family owned facility is so huge is because it’s not your average restaurant.
Bloomfield Maple Theater being demolished
After closing in early February 2024, a true victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maple Theater is now being demolished, according to Bloomfield Township officials. According to township building official Steve Fink, the owners of the building are demolishing it, and nothing is currently planned to be built in its place.
Hot, humid weather arrives with storm chances in Metro Detroit
A splendid summer Saturday will be followed by a sauna-like Sunday in Metro Detroit. Daytime and overnight temperatures will increase. Saturday night, lows will be in the lower to mid 60s. The warmer locations will be near Detroit, Warren, Dearborn and Downriver. Lows will be around 60 degrees in the Thumb. Skies will be partly cloudy, and southwesterly winds will be 5 mph and lower.
How A Criminal Enterprise Stole $800,000 From Meijer Stores
Retail criminals have gotten better at getting away with their crimes. A group in Michigan targeted Meijer and was able to scam them out of almost $1,000,000. Meijer has suffered over $800,000 in losses due to an organized retail crime scheme that has persisted for several years in Michigan. Court...
Is This Anonymous Tool Making Michigan Schools Safer?
For as long as I can remember the rule on the street was "snitches get stitches" and there are plenty of movies, shows, and real-life examples of this phrase being a way of life for some people. Also, for a long time, the idea of minding your own business was considered the right thing to do because you don't worry about things that have nothing to do with you. Eventually, this was combated by the ideology that speaking up and helping someone out who needs it, is the humane thing to do.
No, Michigan isn’t getting more tornadoes, but they are changing
PORTAGE, MI – Patrick Nugent’s family was eating tacos around the dinner table on May 7 when they got frantic texts from friends and family that a tornado touched down nearby. At first, they didn’t worry. Then the sirens went off. After a quick prayer, they rushed to the basement.
Michigan consumers hit by demands to cover fake unpaid tolls in Florida, Ohio
Did you just get a text claiming that you're about to be hit with a $50 late fee for unpaid tolls in Florida if you don't pay up soon? Well, you're not the only one, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The Michigan Attorney General's Office is seeing an uptick in...
Sterling Heights becomes sister city with Iraqi town to promote Chaldean ties
Sterling Heights will become a "sister city" with an Iraqi town that is about 90% Chaldean, an ethnic group that has a sizable presence in the Macomb County city. The partnership illustrates how Chaldeans, Iraqi Catholics, are working to preserve their heritage while helping grow a city that has the highest percentage of Iraqi Americans in Michigan. The city council in Sterling Heights voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a sister city agreement with Ankawa, a suburb of...
Grand Blanc native is first to cross finish line in Crim Festival of Races 10-mile run
FLINT, MI – A 40-year-old runner from Grand Blanc won the HAP CareSource Crim Festival of Races 10-mile run in downtown Flint today. Joel Conn, competing in the USA Track and Field 10-mile Masters Championships, was the first runner to cross the finish line in the 10-mile race. Conn...
Detroit native returns home to open Eastern Market wellness center
Alexandra DePorre sinks into a black lounge chair inside a spacious new wellness center in Eastern Market and dips her feet in a tub of warm water. She closes her eyes and takes in the soft flute music playing in the background. “Let me get another pillow for you, Alex,”...
New downtown Ann Arbor apartment complex approved by Planning Commission
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission has approved plans for a new, multi-use high-rise on the site of the Galleria Mall. The Galleria is to be replaced with a 17-story apartment building with 186 units that range from studio to six-bedrooms. It will be 100% electric and include solar panels on...
New life for a Detroit street scarred by history
Welcome back. I’m still Malachi Barrett. One of the last brick roads in Detroit with a unique link to the city’s history is slated for a state-funded reconstruction project. The $5.3 million project raises questions about preserving historic aspects of Virginia Park Street between Woodward Avenue and the...
Close out summer with Brighton’s Smokin’ Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival
BRIGHTON — Looking for good barbecue and music before the summer's out? You might want to visit Brighton the first full weekend of September. Brighton’s Smokin’ Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival is set for Friday-Saturday, Sept. 6-7, on Main Street. The event is presented by the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce and Bank of Ann Arbor, and runs rain or shine. ...
Jake Fromm impresses in his unexpected Lions debut
Jake Fromm wasn’t supposed to play in the Detroit Lions preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Head coach Dan Campbell said as much in his final press conference of the week. Heck, Fromm didn’t take a single snap in either practice leading into the game. Brought in as a...
Former Red Wings Masseur Mnatsakanov Dead at 71
Sergei Mnatsakanov might not have drawn the same level of public outpouring of emotion that Detroit Red Wings defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov has over the years, but he endured the same challenges. Red Wings team masseur Mnatsakanov, like Konstantinov, was suffering debilitating brain injuries from a limousine crash that happened less...
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