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DJ’s One Note Challenge goes viral
Do you think you could name a song in one note? An Ann Arbor DJ is asking people that question on social media, and he’s gone viral. Derrick Castenholz is the owner of DJ DC Productions, which is a DJ crew that performs at events in Ann Arbor and the Metro Detroit area. However, he also shares his love for music on TikTok. Castenholz said he got started on social media out of necessity when the pandemic hit.
Jelly Roll Drops Behind-The-Scenes Video of First Meeting With Eminem: ’15-Year-Old Jason DeFord Would Faint’
They say you should never meet your heroes. Well, they never told Jelly Roll that, because in a new behind-the-scenes video posted on Thursday (August 22) the “Save Me” country star details the out-of-body experienced he had in June when he flew to Detroit to meet his hip-hop top dog: Eminem.Bunnie XO Reveals the Simple Ways She Keeps Things ‘Spicy’ With Jelly Roll The five-and-a-half minute clip opens with Jelly on the phone telling someone that he’s on his way to meet Slim Shady as he speeds down the highway with a police escort. In the clip, Jelly explains that his early...
Pedaling for Change: NSO’s 13th Annual ‘Handlebars for the Homeless’ Supports Detroit’s Homeless Community This Sunday
Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) is gearing up for the 13th annual Handlebars for the Homeless bike tour on Sunday, August 25, 2024. This impactful fundraiser offers cyclists of all skill levels the opportunity to pedal through Detroit on 15-mile and 6-mile routes, all supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. The ride begins at the NSO Bell Building, promising a meaningful community, exercise, and advocacy day.
30 parakeets, cockatiels abandoned outside Ann Arbor shelter
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — An animal shelter near Ann Arbor is seeking information on who left 30 pet birds outside its door. When staff at the Humane Society of Huron Valley, 3100 Cherry Hill Road, arrived for work Monday, Aug. 19, they discovered someone had abandoned 26 parakeets and four cockatiels.
Former University of Michigan president, known as ‘The Dude,’ has died
ANN ARBOR, MI - Affectionately known as “The Dude,” former University of Michigan president James Duderstadt died Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to a university announcement. He was 81. Duderstadt was the university’s president from 1988-96, after rising up through the university ranks in its engineering department from professor...
Developer planning $25 million upgrade of Dearborn shopping center that's mostly abandoned
Three days after the Detroit Free Press asked the City of Dearborn about blighted conditions at a mostly abandoned shopping center, the spot on Michigan Avenue had been somewhat cleaned up, a check for the back taxes was in the mail, and the owner was planning a $25 million redevelopment of Garrison Place. A Free Press reader sent photos of the shopping center, which once housed a Kroger and CVS, to the Free Press showing a broken...
Tigers SS Javier Báez placed on injured list with hip, spine inflammation
CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed shortstop Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list on Friday with right hip and lumbar spine inflammation. Manager A.J. Hinch said they will know more about the injury after Báez undergoes more tests. Báez, who made his return to Wrigley...
TGI Fridays, Benihana close in Saginaw Township
SAGINAW TWP, MI — A restaurant chain with a name that evokes the end of the work week for many and the start of the weekend has closed its doors in Saginaw County. TGI Fridays, located at 2775 Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw Township, has permanently closed, according to a note posted on the restaurant’s doors Thursday, Aug. 22.
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...
‘Mack Alive’ Parade aims to bring community together on Detroit’s east side
DETROIT – Preparations are underway for a big parade and community rally on Detroit’s east side. “We’re setting up and preparing for the greatest show on earth,” said Artina Hardman, Director of Mack Alive. Volunteers and the team with Mack Alive are busy putting on the...
The Lions just got a huge advantage for Week 1 against the Rams and it could get bigger
The Detroit Lions are just a little over two weeks from starting the 2024 season with a big game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. On Friday the Lions got a big advantage when the league announced that Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson has been suspended for the ...
WLEN Radio to Carry Adrian College 2024 Football Games
Adrian, MI – The Adrian College football team will start their 2024 season at home September 7th vs. Elmhurst University at 1pm. Joe Palka was named the 24th head coach of the program since 1900 in November of 2023 after the resignation of Jim Deere. Palka spent the last 10-plus years has head coach of Saline High School. The Bulldogs are looking to bounce back from a 1-9 campaign in 2023. Here is their schedule for 2024:
UPDATE: Michigan QB Battle Down to ‘Two-Man Race’
With Michigan football returning in nearly a week, it remains unclear who will be under center when Fresno State visits The Big House in Week 1. It appeared to be a three-man battle between seventh-year senior Jack Tuttle, senior Davis Warren, and junior Alex Orji. However, Dave Revsine of the Big Ten Network recently revealed it is now a two-man race during the network’s annual training camp tour stop in Ann Arbor.
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...
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson addresses DNC, discusses unity and protection
CHICAGO, IL. - Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson addressing the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening in Chicago. Swanson was among other Michigan elected leaders to address the DNC Thursday night. Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and Governor Gretchen Whitmer also spoke to the the convention crowd. He mentioned during his speech...
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