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Double The Joy: Twin Sisters Celebrate 100th Birthday Bash
Two sisters from Detroit are celebrating a monumental birthday. Twins Doris Ward and Loris Pryor recently turned 100 years old with a party fitting for a century. Born in 1924, Ward and Pryor witnessed many eras of American history, from the Great Depression to Jim Crow. The two women became matriarchs and are now celebrated by their multi-generational family on this special occasion. Friends and family surrounded Ward and Pryor at their party, held at Detroit’s Rosedale Park Baptist Church on July 13. The birthday girls shared their thoughts on turning 100 with WXYZ, with one calling it a “blessing” to...
Detroit library could be exempt from some controversial 'tax captures' if millage passes
In August, Detroiters will be asked to vote to extend, for another decade, a Detroit Public Library millage that generates the vast majority of its operating budget. If approved, the proposal to renew the millage could mean more money for library coffers. So-called Proposal L, if passed, would keep the...
REPENTANCE To Support ORBIT CULTURE In Detroit, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois-based metallers REPENTANCE will provide direct support for the Swedish metal act ORBIT CULTURE on August 19 at Majestic Theater in Detroit, Michigan and August 20 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois. REPENTANCE is promoting its sophomore album, "The Process Of Human Demise", which came out last September...
Wayne State adapts physical education program for students with disabilities
Wayne State University has received a $1.25 million grant to prepare adapted physical education specialists to serve students with disabilities. The program, called Project SUPPORT, will train instructors to address a critical shortage of special education instructors, in Michigan and across the nation. Leah Ketcheson, associate professor of health and...
I Prevail – Credit Union One Amphitheater
Detroit Local band aka I Prevail just came to Credit Union One Amphitheater and burned the house down with their talent! As someone who grew up in Michigan and watched these guys play tiny basement shows to now co-headlining an amphitheater is absolutely huge and shows how much hard work and dedication can really pay off! The band of course would not stop thanking their fans for being the reason they are able to tour and be a band for the last 10 years! They also of coursed talked about the famous cover of Blank Space that went viral and how thankful that their fans who found them because of that cover are still here to this day and supporting them since then! I also loved seeing Lizzy Hale of Halestorm coming out and performing their new song, “Can You See Me In The Dark” live! It was absolutely incredible and honestly sounded just like the recording that I listen to from Spotify! I Prevail of course made jokes about liking different hockey teams and other various sports but at the end of the day, they wouldn’t be here without all the fans! If you can, I highly recommend seeing IPrevail, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, and Fit For A King on this current summer tour!
Train and REO Speedwagon full of surprises at Pine Knob concert
CLARKSTON, MI - It was a night filled with a lot of music and a number of surprises with Train and REO Speedwagon. The tour rolled through Pine Knob on Sunday, July 21 with the music getting started at 6:30 p.m. with Yacht Rock Revue. If you purchase a product...
4th of July Fireworks as Seen from the Rooftop of an Abandoned Detroit Warehouse
This past 4th of July, a group of kids from Detroit entered an abandoned warehouse in Detroit with a load of commercial fireworks in tow. They went up the stairs and onto the rooftop to have their own fireworks display. What they also got was a great view of Detroit’s Independence Day fireworks program.
Claressa Shields hosts Flint Block Party ahead of her big fight this Saturday
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - This weekend, Flint’s own Claressa Shields will be heading to Little Caesars Arena looking to become a 15-time world champion. With fight week about to start, the “GWOAT” herself hosted a block party on Claressa Shields Street in Flint. Fans were able to...
Whitmer on the Dem ticket could knock over political dominoes from Lansing to Detroit
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer consistently and insistently says she does not intend to run for president. Just about the only elected official I can think of who has been equally unwavering in their public pledges about their political ambitions is Joe Biden, who said he would never stop running for president. Uh-oh ... Biden's...
Rubin: Fox2 anchor needs a kidney — but not for herself
Hilary Golston needs a kidney, but she doesn't know how to ask. It's not for her. It's for her mother. And as a reporter and weekend anchor at WJBK-TV (Channel 2), she holds a powerful bullhorn. "But that's my professional side," Golston says. "This is personal. I don't want to...
New proposal could infuse vibrancy into Briarwood Mall area in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor officials have big hopes of seeing a major transformation of the Briarwood Mall area with new downtown-style development on the city’s south side. They’re now looking to a business improvement zone proposed by property owners in the State Street and Eisenhower Parkway...
UMich Board of Regents fire nursing professor Robert Stephenson
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. UPDATE 7/21: This story has been updated to include a comment from the University. The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Thursday to dismiss Nursing professor Robert Stephenson, ending his tenure. Stephenson has been placed on administrative leave since May 11, 2023, after allegations of sexual harassment of two of Stephenson’s former students first came to light in Feb. 2022.
Allen Park takes first steps toward $8.5 million fire station renovations
The Allen Park City Council will soon be considering an $8.5 million project to renovate the fire station and implement a new millage. The city’s current fire station opened in 1969. City Administrator Mark Kibby said there are structural issues, foundation issues, plumbing and electrical issues and a complete lack of technology in the station. Most of all, though, he said there is currently not a locker room facility for the city’s female firefighter.
Detroit Lions And Head Coach Dan Campbell Should Be Punished By NFL After Getting Exposed By Netflix
The standard has been set, but will the league apply the same principle?. The particular incident in question took place very early on in the year— and the show. St. Brown reveals in the first episode that he suffered an injury to his oblique during Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons.
2 grizzly bears enter restricted area at Detroit Zoo
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Detroit Zoo said that nobody was injured when two grizzly bears entered a restricted area. In a statement shared on social media, the zoo said that at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, two grizzy bears entered an area that was designated only for animal care staff.
Bikers ride to raise money for Flint officer with cancer
Saturday's fundraiser was for Flint Police Detective Maria Reed, who has been with the Flint Police Department since 2016. Bikers ride to raise money for Flint officer with cancer. Saturday's fundraiser was for Flint Police Detective Maria Reed, who has been with the Flint Police Department since 2016.
Detroit police searching for 4 men after fatal west side shooting, canceled Amber Alert
Detroit police are searching for four men after a fatal shooting that prompted an early morning Amber Alert for a missing 1-year-old child. The child has since been found safe, but DPD continues to search for the vehicle involved, authorities say. The Amber Alert was issued early Sunday morning after authorities say four unknown men in a gray Dodge Durango with a Michigan license plate EAD 187, shot and killed a man who was with a...
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