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Connor Stalions to be featured in Netflix series after Michigan football sign-stealing scandal
One of the biggest storylines of the college football season last year was the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal. Halfway through the season, the Wolverines' undefeated campaign was flipped upside down as they were under investigation for alleged illegal sign-stealing. It was all traced back to a low-level staffer named Connor Stalions. He ended up resigning shortly after the investigation started, and Michigan went on to beat five ranked teams and win the national championship after that. Now, Stalions is being featured in the Netflix docuseries ‘UNTOLD'.
Ann Arbor puts $1M behind hiring ‘safe streets’ consultant
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is planning more incremental improvements to make city streets safer, including adding more flexible posts to separate bike lanes from cars. To that end, the city is putting over $1 million into hiring Sam Schwartz Consulting to help implement a $3.8 million federal Safe Streets for All grant.
MotorTrend’s RoadKill Nights Returns to Woodward Avenue and M1 Concourse Aug. 10
The Dodge brand of Stellantis in Auburn Hills has announced the ninth annual MotorTrend Presents RoadKill Nights Powered by Dodge will return to Woodward Avenue and M1 Concourse in Pontiac […] The post MotorTrend’s RoadKill Nights Returns to Woodward Avenue and M1 Concourse Aug. 10 appeared first on DBusiness Magazine.
U-M cyberattack compromised Michigan Medicine patient data of 56,000 people
The personal information of more than 56,000 people — including names, medical record numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnostic and treatment information, and health insurance details — was compromised in a cyberattack at Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan. The details may have been accessed when employee emails...
Landmark Michigan ‘Smurf House’ Is One Of A Kind
Do you know what matters most in real estate? Location, location, location. That popular saying and or phrase is to remind people that the most determining factor in a price of a house is indeed its location. This particular piece of real estate dubbed the 'Smurf House' in West Bloomfield...
Lions sign OL Ike Boettger
The Lions have added a veteran offensive lineman. Detroit announced on Monday that the team has signed free agent Ike Boettger. Boettger, 29, spent last season with the Colts’ practice squad. He appeared in a pair of games with Indianapolis. In 2022, Boettger appeared in just one game with Buffalo.
NFL has no comment on Lions’ failure to disclose Amon-Ra St. Brown injury in Week 4
The Lions could end up catching flak from Receiver. As noted recently, the Receiver series reveals that Amon-Ra St. Brown suffered an oblique injury in Week 3 against the Falcons. Although he characterized the pain while running as eight or nine on a scale of one to 10, he did not appear on the injury report in advance of a Week 4 Thursday night game at Green Bay.
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88. Fakir died Monday of heart failure at his home in Detroit, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side. The Four Tops were among Motown’s most popular and enduring acts, peaking in the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1967, they had 11 top 20 hits and two No. 1’s:...
MOCAD's powerful summer exhibitions signal a bold new era for Midtown Detroit institution
MOCAD, The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, recently opened four spectacular new summer exhibitions as it continues its recent evolution under new directors. “MOCAD is a very special place,” said Jova Lynne, who serves as co-director alongside Marie Madison-Patton. “It’s a place that fosters strong relationships, strong networks, and strong connections to community. And I think these shows we’re presenting this season demonstrate those connections, and having local artists, nationally known artists and international artists all together...
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Last Surviving Four Tops Member, Dies at 88
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of Motown legends the Four Tops, died on Monday at his home in Detroit, his family confirmed to the New York Times. The cause was heart failure; he was 88. The group’s tough, soulful voices were one of the defining...
Michigan worker groups strip union bosses of collection powers, sue others
(The Center Square) – Nearly six months after the Michigan Legislature repealed Right to Work laws, more groups of workers are taking action against what they say are coercive measures of some unions to collect fees. Mechanics from Brown Motors in Petoskey and drivers from MV Transportation in Ypsilanti successfully voted recently to remove their union officials' powers to collect union dues from nonunion members. The Brown Motors mechanics voted...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for 2024 election
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday followed President Joe Biden's lead and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after the president's stunning decision Sunday to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Among other Democratic mayors, Duggan is standing alongside Biden, his friend and political ally, to support Harris in a...
Ford F-150 Production Decreased In June 2024
After a bit of a rocky start due to a supplier parts issue and routine quality checks, production of the refreshed 2024 Ford F-150 steadily increased, at least initially, over the ensuing couple of months. In fact, after ramping up in March prior to the start of deliveries a month later, Ford F-150 production decreased in April, though it bounced right back in May, mitigating that drop. However, Ford F-150 production couldn’t quite sustain that pace in June.
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