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Detroit’s We Are Scorpio shows how Black women rock on debut album
Jessica Care Moore and Steffanie Christi’an have been performing music together for more than 15 years. This month, the Detroit duo got around to recording and releasing some of it. The duo, as We Are Scorpio, put out its self-titled debut album on Aug. 16, nine tracks of bold,...
Some still without power after severe storms
Some Metro Detroiters are entering their third day without power after severe thunderstorms knocked out the lights for hundreds of thousands of DTE customers. The utility company said it has crews from out-of-state working around the clock to get the lights back on.
Small gains in M-STEP scores signal significant progress for DPSCD
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Students in Detroit’s school district showed improvement across a range of subjects on Michigan’s standardized tests, though they remain far behind statewide numbers. Results of...
Child injured in drive-by shooting in Detroit, police say
(CBS DETROIT) - A Detroit child was injured in a drive-by shooting early Thursday, police said. The incident happened at about 1:35 a.m. in the 1000 block of Bassett St.Officers responded to the area after receiving a report of a non-fatal drive-by shooting. When they arrived, they learned that several shots were fired into a home, and one struck a child.The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Police say he is expected to make a full recovery. Police say the circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown. No other details have been released at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or Detroit's 4th Precinct at 313-596-5340. Last week, an 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was struck in head in a drive-by shooting on the city's east side. Detroit Police Chief James White had said 11 people were inside the home at the time of the shooting, with eight of them being children. Police believed that this incident was related to a conflict that an adult in the home was having with someone else in the community.
Crescent College Expands to New 66K-SF Facility in Michigan
OPEN Impact Real Estate (OPEN), a woman-owned commercial real estate services company, announced that Crescent College and Career Preparatory Academy has signed a new lease for the entire 66,000-square-foot facility at 26200 Lahser Road, Southfield, Michigan, known as Lahser Center II. The move will allow Crescent to expand and modernize its programs and provide state-of-the-art educational space.
Hey Michigan – Faygo To Debut New Flavor At Arts, Beats, & Eats In Royal Oak
Guests at Arts, Beats, and Eats in Royal Oak, Michigan will be the first to sample a new Faygo flavor over Labor Day Weekend. What new flavor will Faygo debut at Arts, Beats, & Eats?. The new Faygo flavor is Jolly Green Apple. According to the Detroit Metro Times, it...
Focus West Michigan for 8-29-24
Today on Focus West Michigan: Hospice of Michigan is asking for volunteers to help with some end of life care needs, early voting locations in Grand Rapids have been approved, we look at two local businesses for National Black Owned Business Month, and more state and West Michigan news. Transcripts...
Michigan Middle School Teacher Celebrates 50 Years In The Classroom
The past few weeks have marked the return to school for kids all across Michigan. It also signifies the return of teachers to their classrooms. However, one middle school teacher in West Michigan is celebrating an incredible accomplishment. This year marks 50 years of teaching at Forest Hills Central Middle...
DTE Energy Post-Storm: Key Numbers from the Michigan Outage
Do you really live in Michigan if you haven't complained, or heard someone complain about having DTE Energy?. Seriously, they have to be one of the most unreliable energy companies out there, and in Southeast Michigan, they're your only option. According to their website, they distribute electricity to 2.3 million customers in southeastern Michigan. This reddit thread has over a hundred comments of people trying to find another option.
Pink 'Kamala Harris' yard signs trigger spat in Birmingham, owner orders hundreds more
For every action in nature — and some in human affairs — there’s an equal and opposite reaction. When Birmingham resident Nikki Sapiro Vinckier adorned her front yard with campaign signs promoting Kamala Harris for president, an anonymous neighbor said they had to come down. Having a batch of signs violated city ordinances...
Semi strikes historic Washtenaw County church in crash caused by malfunctioning signal
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- A semitruck crashed into a Manchester-area church Wednesday morning after going through an intersection with a malfunctioning traffic signal, police said. At around 9:30 a.m. Aug. 28, a semitruck traveling west on Pleasant Lake Road hit a pickup towing a trailer traveling north on M-52, said...
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