Kids in college? State fire marshal urges fire safety for college students
September 3rd, 20180 As our young adults start another academic year at Michigan colleges and universities, State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer is urging students and their parents to make fire prevention a top priority and practice life-saving fire safety measures whether living on- or off-campus. “Having working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide...
Public colleges requiring new students to complete sexual assault prevention training
September 2nd, 20180 LANSING — The state of Michigan recently established new legislation which mandates public universities to require in-person sexual assault prevention training for all new students by August 31. For its part, colleges and universities have increased their sexual assault prevention and education programs as the national conversation...
Artist Paul Zenian exhibit to benefit Dearborn gallery
September 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Artist Paul Zenian will present an exhibition to benefit the Dearborn Community Arts Council (DCAC) and the Padzieski Art Gallery, which showcases a portion of his work. The exhibition will run Sept. 7 through Oct. 3. Zenian expresses his creativity through large representational and abstract paintings. He also...
Macomb County judge arraigned on hit-and-run charges
September 2nd, 20180 MARINE CITY— Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland has been arraigned on two misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Roseville last September. Steenland, 51, was arraigned on Monday in the 72nd District Court in Marine City before Judge Michael Hulewicz. On September 25, 2017, at...
Dearborn Heights to host public forum on corridor improvement project
September 2nd, 20180 Dearborn Heights — Dearborn Heights, Taylor and the civil engineering firm Wade Trim will host a public forum to secure the public’s input and opinions regarding the proposed Van Born Corridor Improvement Project. The forum will take place Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Richard A. Young Recreation Center on McKinley Street. The meeting...
Arab American Texas Festival offers culture, fun and food
September 1st, 20180 By Taylor Adams DALLAS, Texas — The second annual Arab Texas Festival returns to Mesquite on Sept. 2, offering food, performers and activities aimed at spotlighting Arabic culture. And it comes with a tempting array of food, including shawarma, falafel, meat and cheese pies and Arabic desserts. The festival is the...
Minimum wage hike proposal will appear on Nov. ballot
August 31st, 20180 A proposal to increase Michigan’s minimum wage to $12 an hour over the next four years will be on the November ballot, pending the outcome made by the the Michigan Supreme Court. The members of the Board of State Canvassers voted 3-0 to certify the ballot proposal on Friday, Aug. 24. The proposal, which is backed by a committee...
High lead, copper levels force Detroit Public Schools to shut off drinking water
August 29th, 20180 After tests revealed elevated lead and copper levels Detroit Public Schools' drinking water, the district prompted all of the drinking water to be shut off. The following statement was released from Dr. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District: I initiated water testing of all of our school...
Dearborn Heights, Ypsilanti fire departments to receive $1 million
August 27th, 20180 YPSILANTI – The Dearborn Heights and Ypsilanti Fire Departments will receive a combined $1 million grant to boost the number of firefighters in those communities. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced on Friday that the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants will go directly to the local fire...
How libraries remain relevant in the digital age
August 26th, 20180 DEARBORN – For as long as they've existed, libraries have provided information and services to their patrons. In the past, those services have centered primarily around providing books and other written materials, but today's libraries help visitors navigate a wide variety of information, both physical and digital. Julie Schaefer,...
Dearborn Heights father fights for accurate diagnosis for autistic daughter
August 26th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mohammed Janny, a father of five children, spent his summer fighting for an accurate diagnosis on his special-needs daughter's individualized education plan (IEP) at Riverside Middle School. Janny said his 15-year-old daughter Fatima was diagnosed by a medical doctor with autism spectrum disorder in August of...
Muslim Arab American woman travels the world solo
August 25th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Lebanese American and Dearborn native hopes to travel to a long list of international destinations and has already checked many off her list. 31-year-old Malak Ouza said when she isn’t working as a case manager for a health insurance company, she travels internationally two to four times a year and has now been to 18...
Garden City Hospital president promoted to regional CEO of Prime Healthcare
August 25th, 20180 GARDEN CITY – Garden City Hospital CEO Saju George has been promoted to regional CEO of its parent company, Prime Healthcare. He will overseeing two of its hospitals in Michigan. Prem Reddy, chairman, president and CEO of Prime Healthcare, announced George's promotion on Thursday. Prime Healthcare is an award-winning national...
Dearborn city staff seek public’s aid for Arab American colleague with cancer
August 25th, 20180 DEARBORN — It’s not easy supporting five children and a spouse while being employed part-time. It’s especially difficult after being diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Houssam “Sam” Berry immigrated to Dearborn from Lebanon in 2015. Shortly after, he became a part-time employee with the city of Dearborn as a...
Arab American Women’s Business Council host networking get-together
August 24th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC), a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of Arab American women professionals and business owners, held a Women of Wisdom event at Mint 29 in west Dearborn on August 22. The AAWBC, which was founded in 2007 in Dearborn, also helps cater to the needs of young......
Kresge Foundation names Arab American woman as lead attorney
August 24th, 20180 TROY — The Kresge Foundation has announced that Metro Detroit native Zenna Elhasan will join the organization on October 1 to serve as its first lead attorney. In her newly created role, Elhasan will advise the foundation’s Board of Trustees and staff on legal matters, support the development and enforcement of foundation policies...
Greater Detroit Area Health Council awards local Arab American activist
August 24th, 20180 DEARBORN ― The Greater Detroit Area Health Council has awarded Hassan Abdallah, co-founder and executive director of SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition, with the Breakthrough Award. He is the first Arab American to receive that distinction from the organization. The GDAHC is a multifaceted leading non-profit that aims to create......
Dearborn Heights to proceed with Warren Valley Golf Course purchase
August 24th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – The city is moving forward with the purchase of the Warren Valley Golf Course from Wayne County, despite objections from a newly elected City Council member who claimed the city’s financial condition doesn’t allow for its upkeep. While many residents want to keep the course, they and Councilman Bill Bazzi...
Arab American police officer killed in hit-and-run in Detroit
August 20th, 20180 DETROIT — A Detroit police officer died Wednesday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday Aug. 4 on the west side of the city. At a news conference at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, Police Chief James Craig said that officer Fadi Shukur would “always be remembered for his magnetic smile.” Mayor Mike...
Families to spend more than $80 billion on school supplies
August 20th, 20180 DETROIT – A survey found families with students will spend $82.8 billion on school shopping this year, which includes both K-12 and college spending. The National Retail Federation’s annual survey, published Thursday, July 12, found most families will spend an average of $684.79 each for their elementary through high school...
Women with breast cancer needed for study
August 20th, 20180 ROYAL OAK — Beaumont researchers are looking for women with and without breast cancer for a national research study at its hospitals in Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Royal Oak and Troy. Its investigators' goal are to learn more about the effects chemotherapy has on breast cancer patients. The research is known as the UPBEAT study or......
More sales tax coming to Michigan from online retailers
August 19th, 20180 LANSING — State Treasurer Nick Khouri said the state’s sales tax administration will now require many mail order and online retailers located outside of Michigan to pay the 6 percent sales tax on taxable sales into the state. This change comes on the heels of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. “This is an important step...
Study ranks Michigan schools at 31st place in the U.S.
August 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new study by WalletHub, which ranks state with the best and worst school systems, Michigan ranked at number 31 in the United States. This puts more than half of the states in the county at higher rankings. WalletHub, a Washington, D.C.-based personal finance website, compared public school systems......
How fighting cancer advanced high school twins to academic heights
August 18th, 20180 DEARBORN – Not even a life-threatening disease could stop Mohamad Osman in his tracks. It did for only a brief period, shortly after he noticed he was running slower than his usual pace while running cross country and track during his senior year at Dearborn High School in September 2017. A blood test at Henry Ford Hospital’s...
ICE detains Brighton father and business owner
August 18th, 20180 DETROIT — The Detroit branch of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has detained a Brighton-area father and business owner for the last two weeks. Fanta Doumbia told The AANews that her father, Banny Doumbia, originally from Ivory Coast, West Africa, was detained at his regular check-in at ICE on Friday, Aug.......
