By JAMES MITCHELL Sunday Times Newspapers TAYLOR — If the first year is the litmus test for nonprofit organizations, the PAWS Clinic passed with flying colors. “I’d call it a success,” Executive Director Kris Jordan said. “We’re not here to make money, but we pay our bills.” Since opening in September 2011 to provide low-cost spaying and neutering, the PAWS Clinic, 21210 Goddard, has performed about 4,100 procedures. Jordan said she would have preferred a higher volume, but the Clinic remained true to its original … [Read more...] about Clinic mission continues with pit bull promotion
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Hundreds pack Dearborn’s first Food Truck Rally
Bon appétit Photo by Sherri Kolade Westland resident Frank Herr (right) puts the final touches on his hot dog during the Food Truck Rally. By SHERRI KOLADE Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN — Hungry bellies were filled with ice cream, hot dogs, mac-n-cheese, tacos and more eats and treats during the the city’s first Food Truck Rally July 20. About 1,500 foodies, young and old alike, came in droves to the parking lot northwest of Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street, and ate from about 10 food trucks selling gourmet on-the-go … [Read more...] about Hundreds pack Dearborn’s first Food Truck Rally
Braving the elements
Photo by Andrea Poteet The threat of rain didn’t deter a few devoted shoppers from visiting Wyandotte’s farmer’s market Thursday. The market runs Thursdays from noon to 7 p.m. at the corner of First and Elm. Cornelius Williams (left), of Michigan Blueberries, shows his stock to Wyandotte resident Jeff Wolfe. … [Read more...] about Braving the elements
Cities preparing for Telegraph Tomorrow Cruise Saturday
Cruisin’ Telegraph Photo courtesy of Robert Ankrapp Classic cruisers of all kinds will converge on Telegraph Road Saturday for the annual Telegraph Tomorrow Cruise. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., vehicles will cruise from Eureka Road in Taylor to Puritan in Redford Township. By SHERRI KOLADE and JAMES MITCHELL Sunday Times Newspapers The annual Telegraph Tomorrow Car Cruise will take to the streets between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday. Classic car lovers from throughout southeast Michigan will meet on Telegraph Road and the route … [Read more...] about Cities preparing for Telegraph Tomorrow Cruise Saturday
Art exhibits celebrated with launch at HFCL
Art Connects Dearborn! Photo by Sherri Kolade Dearborn Public Schools Art teacher Mohamad Bazzi displays information at his booth about Dearborn student-design team Pockets of Perception. By SHERRI KOLADE Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN — Music from the Royal Garden Trio drifted in and out of the background as curious residents and area visitors walked around the Henry Ford Centennial Library’s vestibule eating finger foods and digesting the main course – art. During an Art Connects Dearborn! event July 17, about 80 … [Read more...] about Art exhibits celebrated with launch at HFCL
Moonlight and Magnolias party to benefit museum
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Historical Commission and Museum Guild will host a Moonlight and Magnolias fundraiser party from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the home of John Matthews Jr., 1545 Belmont. Tickets are $50, and are available by calling Gretchen Ackermann-Moss at 313-565-2169 or Isamay Osborne at 313-240-8374. Proceeds will benefit the Dearborn Historical Museum. The evening will include champagne, wine, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, desserts and a raffle of gift baskets containing items from sports memorabilia to garden party … [Read more...] about Moonlight and Magnolias party to benefit museum
Jazz on the Ave returns
Photo by Linda Charow Jazz fans dance to the sounds of Alexander Zonjic & Friends Wednesday in City Hall Park in Dearborn. The concert — the first of the summer for the third annual Jazz on the Ave series sponsored by the East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority and Oakwood Healthcare Inc. — attracted more than 1,000 jazz enthusiasts. Concerts run from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 15. … [Read more...] about Jazz on the Ave returns
Spirit in the sky
Photo by James Mitchell Dozens of balloons filled the air over Michigan Memorial Park Thursday during a somber tribute to Kyle Holland, a 5-year-old boy mauled to death in July 2010. Kyle’s family and friends gathered at the Huron Township grave for a brief ceremony before the balloon launch held over his grave. Kyle’s mother, Debralynn Holland, and her then-boyfriend Earl Dwayne Adkins, owner of the dog that killed Kyle, were sentenced Friday on charges including involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse. Holland will … [Read more...] about Spirit in the sky
Checkered flag at Great Race
Photo by Sherri Kolade Racers in antique, vintage vehicles competed in a controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways during the nine-day Great Race that finished at The Henry Ford July 1. The competitors competed against time and distance and in several classes such as model-against-model and year-against-year. The nearly three-decade old annual race began in Traverse City on June 23, and for every day the participants raced the teams received instructions on where their next destination point would be. The teams drove … [Read more...] about Checkered flag at Great Race
History docks at Wyandotte
Photo by Andrea Poteet About 50 people line up Friday morning to take tours of replicas of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships, The Nina and The Pinta, docked at Bishop Park in Wyandotte. The ships will be available for self-guided on-board tours through tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The exhibit is part of British Virgin Islands-based The Columbus Foundation’s “sailing museum,” to educate the public on the caravel-style ships Columbus and many other explorers used. Wyandotte is the only stop in southeast Michigan for the … [Read more...] about History docks at Wyandotte