Women veterans welcome at Michigan’s first-of-its-kind housing program
Vista Maria is expanding its mission to help women with a newly renovated housing space, specifically for women vets. Vista Maria was one of 19 Michigan organizations to get funding from a special VA grant. The building will be able to house up to 14 women and some children. Vista...
Farmington Civic Theater Bets on $40K Recliners and a Bar to Win Back Crowds
The Farmington Civic Theater just spent $40,000 on faux-leather reclining seats salvaged from a shuttered small-town cinema, part of a broader push that includes beer, wine and bottled cocktails sold from an in-house bar. General manager Clare Cooney says the changes are paying off, with sales climbing 40% over the past year at the city-owned movie house on Grand River Avenue.
Howell Township poised to pass NDA ban for township officials, employees
After a data center non-disclosure agreement controversy rocked Howell Township, its board of trustees are now poised to pass a ban on township officials and employees from signing NDAs via local ordinance.
Bicyclist critically hurt after hitting sewer pipe on Orion Township sidewalk
A man riding his bike to a Bible study was critically injured after hitting a large black pipe lying across a sidewalk in Orion Township. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is now investigating.
A Michigan Ice Cream Shop Owner Says Customers Photographed Her Baby Behind the Counter,...
Chelsea Howell, owner of Michigan's Modern Cone, says customers snapped photos as she carried her baby behind the counter. A county inspection cited no violations.
7 Henry Ford GoHealth Urgent Care sites close. See which ones.
Twin signs hang from suction cups on the double glass doors of the Henry Ford GoHealth Urgent Care center on Fort Street in Southgate, telling would-be patients: "This center is now closed." It is among seven such clinics in Wayne and Oakland counties — all of which opened within the last five years — that have been shuttered as Henry Ford Health untangles a 2021 joint venture with Atlanta-based GoHealth Urgent Care. Eight other Henry Ford GoHealth Urgent Care Centers are to remain open, said La
A Stolen $500,000 McLaren Turned Up Doing Donuts at a Detroit Street Takeover
A McLaren that Detroit businessman Ali Sobh values at $500,000 was stolen from his Boston-Edison driveway and then filmed doing donuts at a street takeover.
Southern Michigan communities turn to regional management of growing deer herds
On opposite sides of the state, Kent County, and the cities of Farmington Hills, Farmington and Southfield, have turned to regional coalitions to manage growing deer populations.
Saline Township sticks with Oracle tax break for data center amid protest
SALINE TOWNSHIP — Saline Township trustees reaffirmed a 12-year tax break for Oracle's planned $43.1 billion AI data center Nov. 11, following more than an hour of criticism from residents and local officials who questioned the project's approval process and warned of its impact on communities across Washtenaw County. The board also moved to ratify creation of the Industrial Development District where the facility is being built, after an attorney challenged the legality of the township's origin
Bay City Calls for State Investigation Into Bridge Toll Company
Drivers crossing two bridges in Bay City, Michigan may not realize it, but a quiet dispute between city officials and a private toll company has been building for months — and it just took a major step forward. The Bay City Commission voted 6-2 Monday to back a letter from Mayor Christopher Girard asking Michigan’s top law enforcement official to take a closer look at how those tolls are being handled.
