Dearborn City Council candidates answer the tough questions
October 15th, 20210 DEARBORN — With the general election less than one month away, the 14 City Council candidates are answering difficult questions at the forefront of residents' minds. All 14 candidates were asked the same questions and given a 75 word limit per question and two weeks to answer. Silvio Davis, Gary Enos, and Khalil Othman did not...
U.S. will open border with Canada to fully vaccinated travelers next month
October 13th, 20210 After a 19-month lockdown on nonessential travel, the U.S. will reopen its borders with Canada and Mexico to fully vaccinated travelers, starting in November Mexico and Canada, as well as Americans themselves, have asked the U.S. government for months to ease restrictions on nonessential travel across borders. Though commercial trade...
Dearborn’s “Learn to Swim” program returning in November
October 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — Residents wanting to teach their children how to swim can enroll them in lessons that are returning in November. The Recreation and Park Department’s “Learn to Swim” program provides instruction for children aged 6 months and older of all skill levels. The program consists of twice-a-week classes that either...
Speak Hope Walk for Hunger founder Kimberly Ismail seeks seat on the Charter Revision Commission
October 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — Kimberly Ismail, a lifelong resident and active volunteer for at least 20 years, is campaigning to be elected to the Charter Revision Commission. Ismail has worked in the Dearborn Public School System for more than 15 years and is the founder of Speak Hope Walk for Hunger, an organizing campaign that supports refugee...
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood coming to Dearborn
October 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood are coming to the Henry Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The stars of the Emmy-nominated “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” will be presenting an evening of improvisational comedy. Using their quick wit, Mochrie and Sherwood will take contributions...
Henry Ford Centennial Library hosting Great Michigan Read Author Mary Doria Russell
October 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — As part of the 2021 Great Michigan Read Author Tour, the Henry Ford Centennial Library will host award-winning author Mary Doria Russell. The event will be held on Zoom or can be viewed in the Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium on Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. A statewide panel of teachers, librarians, community leaders...
Dearborn participating in Drug Take Back Day
October 12th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is participating in Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 22, the Department will be taking unwanted prescription drugs at Beaumont — Oakwood Hospital at 18101 Oakwood Blvd. at the Fitzgerald Pavilion Entrance. On Saturday, Oct. 23, the...
Laura Dudgeon seeking a seat on the Charter Revision Commission
October 9th, 20210 DEARBORN — As a resident for nearly 35 years, Laura Dudgeon is hoping to earn one of the nine seats on the Charter Revision Commission. Dudgeon chose Dearborn as the place to raise her young son and because of the schools, the pools, the parks and the location. She has found that Dearborn's best asset is the...
Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council accepting nominations for 2021 Veteran of the Year
October 9th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (DAWVC) is accepting nominations for the 2021-22 Dearborn Veteran of the Year award. Printable nomination forms can be located on the city’s website at cityofdearborn.org by searching “Veteran of the Year.” Nomination forms can also be picked up at the Dearborn...
Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi announces plans for mitigating flooding in the south end
October 9th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi and his administration announced their ideas for flood mitigation during a recent town hall meeting. The meeting was held at the First Assembly of God and included City Engineer Ali Dib and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) to discuss the infrastructure and Ecorse Creek flooding issues. Dib...
AAPAC announces endorsements for the 2021 general elections
October 8th, 20210 DEARBORN — Members of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) have voted on their endorsements for the 2021 general elections. AAPAC is the oldest Arab American political organization, established in 1998 and formed by a group of Arab Americans who set out to organize and encourage the political activities of the Arab...
Local political organizations announce endorsements
October 8th, 20210 DEARBORN — With the general elections less than one month away, local political organizations have started announcing their endorsements. While some organizations haven't finished announcing their endorsements, others have already announced. Advocates of the Change for Tomorrow Political Action Committee (ACTPAC) have a formal...
Michigan high court reviewing manslaughter conviction for Dearborn Heights man who shot, killed teen
October 7th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case of a man sentenced to 17 years in prison for the shooting death of a woman in 2013. Ted Wafer of Dearborn Heights is asking the court to reconsider his second-degree murder and manslaughter convictions. He is arguing that it was improper to be charged...
Bill Bazzi to host second annual U.S. Marine Corps Challenge
October 7th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights is gearing up for the second annual U.S. Marine Corps Challenge hosted by Mayor Bill Bazzi. The challenge has teams from local high schools joining Marines and the Dearborn Heights Fire Department to compete in a unique team fitness event. On Saturday, Oct. 9, teams will converge...
Owners of Miller’s Bar in Dearborn looking to retire, business for sale
October 6th, 20210 DEARBORN — A local favorite for more than 80 years, Miller’s Bar in Dearborn is up for sale as the owners look to retire. Miller’s Bar is known for being very old-school by having a cash only, no menu, pay by the honor system facility located at 23700 Michigan Ave. The bar is listed for sale on Loopnet.com for $4 million and......
Building momentum across Hamtramck Public Schools
October 6th, 20210 As superintendent, it is my honor to personally greet our children as they return to school each fall. This year is just as exciting to me—if not more so—as we are once more welcoming students back in person. Teachers, administrators and students alike have been eager to start school together again, and it’s a joy to experience...
Michigan marks 10 million vaccine doses administered
October 6th, 20210 Michigan marked more than 10 million "primary series" doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The state has also administered more than 207,000 third doses to those who are immunocompromised and booster doses to eligible individuals. To date, 68.3 percent of Michiganders age 16-years-old or older have gotten at least their......
Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun endorses Abdullah Hammoud for mayor
October 6th, 20210 DEARBORN — State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud has announced an endorsement from Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun for his mayoral campaign. “We are excited to share that we have earned the endorsement of Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun,” Hammoud’s campaign Facebook page read. “Commissioner Baydoun and I have worked...
Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud makes history as first Arab American woman before the Supreme Court
October 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud made history on Tuesday as the first Arab American Muslim woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. She argued on behalf of the state in the case Brown v. Davenport. The case was one of the first the Supreme Court heard in its October term, now that the justices have...
Whitmer vetoes GOP voting bills prohibiting procedures that don’t exist
October 4th, 20210 DETROIT — At a recent Detroit NAACP dinner, Governor Whitmer vetoed several bills put forward by the state’s Republicans to add voting measures that imply deep irregularities in the state’s voting procedures. The bills follow a tumultuous November 2020 election, in which former president Trump falsely claimed there was...
Detroit NAACP to honor ACCESS’s Hassan Jaber with lifetime achievement award at annual dinner
October 2nd, 20210 DETROIT — The Detroit Branch of the NAACP will honor outgoing ACCESS president and CEO Hassan Jaber with a lifetime achievement award this Sunday, Oct. 3 at the TCF Center in Detroit. The local branch of one of the country’s largest historic civil rights organizations announced that Jaber was named the James Weldon Johnson......
Local freelancer running for the Charter Revision Commission
October 2nd, 20210 DEARBORN — Michael Kuentz, a freelance photographer for the city of Dearborn, is campaigning to be one of nine mebers elected to the Charter Revision Commission. Kuentz, a resident for more than 20 years, is a photographer and video producer, freelancing for the city and the Press & Guide and producing videos for the...
Community efforts in state redistricting could lead to unprecedented Arab American representation in State House and Senate
October 2nd, 20210 The state’s citizen-led redistricting effort is approaching some crucial deadlines and draft maps have been released for public consideration that show how the process could potentially rework the state’s political maps. Michigan voters approved the creation of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) in......
Chaldean Community Foundation breaks ground on $25M affordable housing development in Sterling Heights
October 1st, 20210 STERLING HEIGHTS – The Chaldean Community Foundation officially broke ground on Friday on a $25 million affordable housing development project on a 3-acre lot in Sterling Heights. According to a press release, over the next 18-months, a four-story, mixed-use affordable housing complex with 135 apartment units and 9,000 square feet...
FEMA deadline extended to Nov. 12; five things to keep in mind about flood assistance
October 1st, 20211 DEARBORN — The deadline for survivors of the June 25-26 severe storms and flooding to register with FEMA to get flood relief has been extended to Friday, Nov. 12. The extension applies to survivors living in Wayne, Washtenaw, Macomb and Oakland counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging residents of those......
