Dearborn Public Schools updates 2022-23 calendar
March 6th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has updated its 2022-23 school year calendar to align with the Wayne County RESA common calendar. The changes include changing spring break and the last day of school. Spring break for 2023 will be moved up one week and will now be March 27 to March 31. With this change, the district is also...
Local authors pen book about Dearborn Heights serial killer
March 6th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Local authors B. R. Bates and Dr. Gerald Cliff have released a book about a prolific serial killer who used to live in Dearborn Heights. On Jan. 2, 2000, Dearborn Heights police were called to the Rouge River after John Eric Armstrong claimed he had felt nauseated and attempted to vomit in the river when he...
Dearborn Historical Museum to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
March 6th, 20221 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Historical Museum will host a brand new exhibit to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month in April. The exhibit will focus on immigration to Dearborn, cultural practices and tradition, and Arab American businesses in Dearborn. The project is being led by three museum interns from the University of...
Dearborn to celebrate “restaurant week”
March 6th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city's downtowns are bringing back their Dearborn Restaurant Week (DRW) for 2022 and are welcoming the entire community to take part in the event. DRW is a 10-day dining experience across the city with more than 30 Dearborn-area restaurants presenting “prix fixe” menus. The menus have $15, $25 and $40 price...
Bent wheels and damaged suspensions: Drivers continue to suffer through a rough pothole season
March 4th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — Pothole season continues in Metro Detroit and across the state, with drivers facing expensive repairs and even insurance claims from damaged wheels and suspensions. Wayne County announced last week its highway division was increasing crews and work hours on roads it’s in charge of maintaining, expanding repair...Dearborn City Charter Commission begins thorough review process of City Charter
DEARBORN — Since the 2021 election, the nine-member Dearborn City Charter Commission has continued to hit milestones in reviewing and updating the charter. The commission has set high standards for transparency, inclusivity and community engagement while updating the city charter, which outlines the powers and responsibilities of...
University of Michigan-Dearborn Circle K hosts second annual fashion gala
March 4th, 20220 DEARBORN — Sponsored by the Dearborn Kiwanis Club, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Circle K hosted its second annual charity fashion gala. The first gala was held in 2019, but the event was canceled the last two years because of COVID-19. “Typically when you go to a fundraising event or dinner, it’s just a dinner and a...
Thousands eligible for both federal and state tax credit but don’t claim them each year
March 3rd, 20220 LANSING — Governor Whitmer and the state's treasury are encouraging eligible families and individuals to claim both the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) when filing their 2021 income taxes. Those who qualify and claim the credit could pay less federal tax, pay no tax or even get a tax refund. The Michigan...
Banquet halls, barbers, other business that have seen hardship are eligible for substantial grants
March 1st, 20220 MICHIGAN — $409 million is available in Michigan to provide grants to businesses that have suffered declining sales during the pandemic. The Growing MI Business Grant Program is available from March 1 through 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2022, and is funded by dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. Grants will be awarded as a resource...
Jeff Pepper wins Democratic special primary for 15th District state representative amid low voter turnout
March 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — In a special primary election propelled by absentee voting on the west side of Dearborn, Jeff Pepper beat out Alabas Farhat (3,590 to 2,778) to be the Democratic candidate for state representative for the 15th House District. Pepper, a local attorney, will now face Republican Ginger Shearer, formerly known as Virginia...
Dearborn police now operating under new traffic safety program
March 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — Responding to residents’ concerns, the Dearborn Police Department is starting a new initiative for traffic safety enforcement. As part of Chief Issa Shahin's plan for public safety, the department introduced a new traffic safety unit and will be allocating more police resources to traffic safety enforcement as of March...
Construction to begin on Telegraph in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights
March 1st, 20220 DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — A major construction project is scheduled on a large stretch of Telegraph Road in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. Starting in early March, work is expected to begin on both the northbound and southbound sides of Telegraph Road between Van Born and Oxford Road, just south of Michigan Ave. According to the...
Dearborn Mayor Hammoud outlines vision for Fairlane Town Center
February 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — Days after the sale of Fairlane Town Center to an unnamed buyer was announced, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud outlined his vision for the property. Opened in 1976, by A. Alfred Taubman, Fairlane Town Center spreads out over three floors and 110 acres. The 1.4 million square foot property houses 125 stores and 8,400...
Artist who worked on the Islamic Center of America returns to Dearborn to continue his artwork
February 26th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Lebanese artist of Armenian origin behind the painting of more than a dozen mosques and churches globally has returned to Dearborn to continue to share his work. Born in 1973, Haroutioun “Harout” Isack Bastajian has always had a passion for art. “I spent a lot of time in my childhood in the remote...
Dearborn voters urged to participate in March 1 special primary election to decide on a state representative until year’s end
February 25th, 20220 DEARBORN — The local community is urged to participate in electing a new state representative for the 15th House District, after the seat was vacated by Mayor Abdullah Hammoud following his victory last November. To fill the vacancy, Governor Whitmer called for a special primary election on Tuesday, March 1 and a general election......
Fairlane Town Center mall expected to be sold to unnamed buyer next month
February 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Fairlane Town Center shopping mall is expected to be sold next month. The information comes from a New York City-based company that tracks commercial real estate loans, as reported by Crain's Detroit on Wednesday. The sale is expected to close next month to unnamed buyer. Fairlane Town Center was built in 1976....
Dearborn Heights City Council to hold study session for a food truck ordinance
February 24th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After years of trying, the Dearborn Heights City Council is revisiting the possibility of establishing a food truck ordinance and will host a study session to discuss it. Dearborn Heights City Council Chairman Dave Abdallah said that the city has been trying to agree on an ordinance for a very long......
Dearborn Heights police chief terminated, new police chief named
February 24th, 20221 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Less than a month after naming a police commissioner to its police department, the city will be welcoming a new chief. Chief Mark Meyers was relieved of his duties with the Dearborn Heights Police Department effective immediately on Feb. 24 after more than 20 years of service, most of which were served in...
Dearborn couple pleads guilty to multiple charges over false bankruptcy, tax evasion
February 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — Abraham Elsaghir, 52, and Samar Elsaghir, 51, have pleaded guilty to numerous charges stemming from false bankruptcy reporting, tax evasion and food stamp fraud. Authorities say that in May 2017, the Elsaghirs filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition of bankruptcy and received a discharge of their debts in August 2017. But...
Men who killed Ahmaud Arbery found guilty of hate crimes
February 23rd, 20220 BRUNSWICK, GA — A federal jury has found the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery guilty on all counts of interfering with the victim’s civil rights, almost a year after the young man's death. The jury told Judge Lisa Godbey Wood that they found father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William...
Mayor Hammoud to join the Dearborn Symphony as narrator for Peter and the Wolf
February 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud will be joining the Dearborn Symphony as he narrates an event called "Mozart Meets Peter and the Wolf." Hammoud will be added to the list of historic narrators of this piece, including Viola Davis, Alice Cooper and Boris Karloff. During his narration, Hammoud will be responsible for placing......
Students from across the state gather at Capitol to demand gun law change and mental health aid
February 23rd, 20220 LANSING — Students from across the state joined March For Our Lives, a national youth-led movement to end gun violence, at the State Capitol on Wednesday. The group was lobbying lawmakers for changes to state law to decrease gun violence in Michigan. The primary proposals the students supported were safe gun storage laws in homes...
Imam Omar Suleiman to present at Oakland University
February 23rd, 20220 ROCHESTER — Imam Omar Suleiman is scheduled to present a lecture on the challenges and opportunities of being Muslim in America. The event will take place March 17 at Oakland University and will be followed by a book signing. The event is being hosted by Oakland University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Islam is the......
Local anti-human trafficking organization to host workshop to address racial disparity in sex trafficking
February 21st, 20220 PLYMOUTH — The Pearls of Great Price Coalition, a 501c3 non-profit based in Plymouth, is dedicated to helping fight human trafficking and help surviving victims. In its efforts, the Pearls of Great Price Coalition will be hosting a March 31 workshop examining the racial disparity in sex trafficking incidents. “Studies have...
Wayne County announces new program to tackle potholes
February 21st, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — County residents should see increased road repair work from a new annual program that aims to address the potholes emerging from freezing weather. The Wayne County Department of Public Services' new program begins the week of Feb. 21 and will see Wayne County expanding staff schedules to 10 hours per day/six days a......
