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Did Ya Hear the One About the Michigan City That’s Handing Out the Most Unusual Halloween Treats?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Snickers bars. Kit Kat. These (and other pre-packaged treats) top our list of suggested items to hand out on Halloween this year, regardless of your city's Polish-American population. There's a sweet story going around right now (pun intended) that residents in the city of Hamtramck, Michigan...
Detroit Brick Street Bearing 55 Year Old Scars of Michigan National Guard Tanks Has Uncertain Future
There are very few brick streets left in Detroit. One of the most historically significant has an uncertain future. The street in question is Virginia Park Street - originally Virginia Street. The roadway dates back to 1893 when the street was first paved with brick. Today just a few blocks of bricks remain, but what a story those bricks tell.
A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — As canvassers for U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers navigate the manicured lawns and gated communities of some of Detroit’s wealthiest suburbs, they walk a fine line in their efforts to convince Republicans disillusioned with Donald Trump to back other GOP candidates next month. Nowhere else in Michigan reflects the state’s recent shift toward Democrats more than Oakland County just north of Detroit, home to the state’s largest Republican base. Democrats have won decisively here in recent elections, and winning back voters in a county once dominated by traditional country club Republicans could be crucial to Rogers’ chances to achieve what no Republican has done in more than three decades: win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan. “We created a large, probably the best ground game, I would argue, in the country right now,” Rogers said in a recent interview. “And we are firing on all cylinders.” With control of the Senate on the line, the race for Michigan’s open seat could be pivotal. Democrats currently maintain a narrow margin in the Senate but are defending far more seats in this year’s elections than Republicans.
Michigan library closes for second time over bed bug discovery
OAK PARK, MI -- The Oak Park Library was forced to close over the weekend after bed bugs were discovered in the facility for the second time in the last two weeks. In a statement issued Sunday, the city confirmed bed bugs were found in the library Thursday night. On...
JD Vance making campaign stop at Eastern Market in Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) - Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is scheduled to speak at Eastern Market in Detroit on Tuesday, Oct. 8. According to an announcement on former President Donald Trump's campaign website, Vance is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m., with doors opening at noon.Vance is is expected to discuss the auto industry during Tuesday's speech. This latest visit to Detroit comes less than a week after his last, which took place at Visioneering in Auburn Hills. There, Vance spoke about the need for secure elections and the vice presidential debate against Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.In the debate, both candidates faced questions about the economy, immigration, abortion rights, the conflict in the Middle East and more. Immediately following the debate, CBS News surveyed voters nationwide who reported watching it in order to get their reaction. Forty-two percent of debate watchers said Vance won the debate, while 41% thought Walz emerged as the winner. Seventeen percent called the debate a tie. On Saturday, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were at Wayne State to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris made two campaign stops in Michigan on Friday.
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