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Hot air balloons to fill the sky at this ‘small-town’ Michigan summer festival
LAPEER COUNTY, MI -- Thousands will watch nearly two dozen hot air balloons fill the evening skies in the village of Metamora for the 43rd annual Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival. The festival will be held in downtown Metamora from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday,...
Kwame Kilpatrick voting for Donald Trump, says 'he's the best candidate'
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said the nation is in peril and it's time to move past who is the nicest presidential candidate. "We have come to a place where this is not about warm and fuzzy feelings anymore," Kilpatrick said, to about 300 people gathered in Novi for a Lincoln Day dinner...
Red tag, Largest discount outlet in Michigan opens in Metro Detroit Friday
A new massive outlet will be opening in Metro Detroit: Red Tag Outlet. @getredtagofficial. The 45,000 foot former Gardner-White location, will carry a wide variety of overstock, surplus and returned items from Target at significantly reduced prices. Items include electronics,clothing, home goods and much more. Oakland Mall Owner Mario Kieziand...
Southeast Michigan Weekend Guide: Festivals, Tacos, Laughs, and Live Music Galore
This weekend in Southeast Michigan spells a bonanza of festivities and frolics for residents and visitors alike. The slate includes fairs, festivals, and food events that promise to satisfy both your cultural cravings and taste buds. Notably, FOX 2 Detroit spotlights Cider Dayze at Blake's Orchard and Cider Mill in Armada, offering an array of craft brews, lawn games, and a beer stein-holding contest. On the other side of flavor town, there's Novi Taco Fest at Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk, featuring over 30 taco trucks, Lucha Libre Wrestling, live music, and a host of vendors.
Patients of convicted Metro Detroit doctor who gave them chemotherapy they didn't need are outraged he wants 'compassionate release' from prison
Farid Fata, the convicted Oakland County cancer doctor who needlessly gave healthy patients chemotherapy, is asking for “compassionate release” from prison, saying he is unable to get the medical treatment he needs.
Questions arise over legality of Vance appearance outside Shelby Twp. police station
J.D. Vance’s visit to Shelby Township may have violated state and federal campaign laws because of its use of public facilities for campaign purposes. The Aug. 7 visit featured Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, appearing in front of the Shelby Township police station offering remarks at a podium while surrounded by on-duty police officers and other government officials as the public municipal complex, including the library and courthouse, were shut down for the morning.
Noem tells Michigan audience to have conversations for Trump
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan — Republicans need to have better conversations in their communities if they want to see former President Donald Trump in the White House again, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and GOP former Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon said Friday evening at a town hall in Saint Clair Shores. Following the Thursday […]
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.
New Traffic Control Measures for Downtown Auburn Hills
Last year, the Auburn Hills City Council contracted Rich & Associates, a professional parking consultant firm, to assess the City’s parking and provide tailored best practices to address our growing Downtown. Since the conclusion of this study, the City has actively pursued implementation of the recommendations supplied by Rich & Associates.
Roseville to kick off rain barrel program
ROSEVILLE — Macomb County is looking to reduce stormwater in the sewer system through a free rain barrel program, and Roseville is the first municipality picked for the program. The Macomb County Public Works Department is spearheading the effort. “We appreciate you thinking of Roseville. This pilot program, I’m...
Metro Detroit bartenders and servers concerned about law that would end tipping
On Friday, bartenders and servers from across metro Detroit came together here at Townhouse Birmingham to voice their concerns about a new state law that would get rid of the tipping system.
Servers calling on Michigan Legislature to save tipping system
(CBS DETROIT) - Restaurant workers gathered in Birmingham, Michigan, on Friday to call on lawmakers to save tipping in the state. Earlier this summer, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed a 2018 move by the state legislature called "Adopt and Amend," setting forth a new minimum wage and beginning the process of phasing out the tipped wage in Michigan. Some tipped workers are warning that this move could be devastating. "I think with this going through that a lot of small businesses will have to close their doors," said Kacey Mullins, a bartender at Buffalo Wild Wings. Michigan currently has a subminimum wage for...
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...
FISH LAKE RD., NORTH OF ROSE CENTER RD. IN ROSE TWP., TO CLOSE AUG. 24 FOR CULVERT WORK
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Fish Lake Road, just north of Rose Center Road in Rose Township, on Saturday, Aug. 24, to replace a culvert under the road. The work will take one day, and Fish Lake Road will reopen the same day. Access to...
RCOC TO CLOSE EDGEORGE STREET IN WATERFORD TWP. AND SHORE HILL DRIVE IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP.
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will close two subdivision streets Monday, Aug. 26, due to deteriorated culverts under the roads – one in Waterford Twp. and one in West Bloomfield Twp. RCOC will close Edgeorge Street at the 68-year-old culvert that carries the street over the Clinton...
Art Center hosts handweavers league fiber show
MOUNT CLEMENS — Felt, string, looms and more all take center stage at the latest show at the Anton Art Center. The Michigan League of Handweavers 22nd Biennial Fiber Arts Exhibition runs from Saturday, Sept. 7 to Monday, Oct. 16 on the first floor of the Anton Art Center. Having run for over 40 years across various galleries, it will be the first time the Anton Art Center has hosted the league’s premier showcase.
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