December 6th, 20220DEARBORN — Residents are invited to nominate their own holiday displays or those of their neighbors for consideration in the annual Dearborn Aglow awards program presented by the Dearborn City Beautiful Commission.
Nominations are due by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 and can be emailed to citybeautiful@ci.dearborn.mi.us or called...
December 2nd, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has launched its partnership with the Toys for Tots program for the 10th year.
On Wednesday, November 30 Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin and Toys for Tots Coordinator Phillip Smith gathered at the Dearborn Police Department to initiate the Toys for Tots drive this holiday season.
"I'm...
November 21st, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn will mark the beginning of the holiday season tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 21, with the city’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, the city said in a press release.
The free event, a longstanding Dearborn tradition, gets underway at 6 p.m. when Mayor Abdullah Hammoud,...
December 22nd, 20210ROYAL OAK — Hundreds of families in Detroit will wake up to Christmas gifts thanks to volunteer efforts by local Muslims.
As part of its annual Days of Ihsan campaign, which is meant to amplify and encourage volunteer efforts by local Muslims, the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) is joining other organizations on Christmas...
December 25th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Kenneth Isaacson, also known as “Kid Santa”, and his elves came to town overnight delivering Christmas wishes to more than 200 families throughout the area.
Isaacson, a 19-year-old EMT from Dearborn Heights, started the project in 2018 and knows what it’s like to spend Christmas alone.
Born in Perm,...
December 21st, 20180DEARBORN — During the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, city of Dearborn buildings will be closed and the trash collection schedule will be affected both holiday weeks.
There will be trash and recycling collection on the normal schedule on Monday, December 24, Christmas Eve.
Collections will be delayed one day on Tuesday,...
January 3rd, 20180DETROIT — It wasn't in time for the holidays, as the families of about 100 Iraqi detainees had hoped, but U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith has ordered their release.
On Tuesday, Goldsmith ordered federal authorities to release Iraqis who have been held for six months or longer, or grant them bond hearings before an...
December 22nd, 20172DETROIT — Six months ago, about 30 heavily-armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers stormed into the home of Briana Moore and her husband, Ahmed Mohammed, a 52-year-old Iraqi American truck driver who'd served time in prison for allegedly stealing a rental car about a decade ago.
"Are you going to kill my dad?" Moore...
December 15th, 20170JERUSALEM — Nazareth, the Arab city occupied by Israelis, where Jesus is thought to have been raised, has canceled some Christmas celebrations in protest of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, an official said.
Trump announced the move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last week, reversing...
December 15th, 20170DETROIT — On December 20, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith will entertain a motion asking for the immediate release of more than 100 Iraqi nationals. Code Legal Aid and ACLU asked for their immediate release.
"These people have businesses, homes and families; they are great contributors to our community," said Nadine Yousif...
December 15th, 20170DETROIT — Come celebrate the Holiday season with the National Arab Orchestra (NAO) at its first annual "Holiday Collage" concert featuring the NAO Takht Ensemble along with members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
The "Takht" is a chamber ensemble and was considered the primary one in the Arab world, prior to WWI.
The takht...
December 8th, 20170DEARBORN — Every year, the City Beautiful Commission honors home and business owners who maintain "exceptionally well-maintained properties."
Commissioners organized the contest to encourage residents to take pride in their properties and to showcase the beauty of Dearborn's neighborhoods and business districts, according to the...
