DEARBORN, MI - Kasey Chammout, owner of LaPita Restaurant presented Save Our Pools (S.O.P.) founder Danielle Misovich a check for $1,000. Over 200 local residents either ate in or ordered carry-out on June 8th from 4PM until close to help raise money for the Save Our Pools grass roots initiative. “These pools have been apart of our cities fabric for many years and we all need to help to keep them open for our children,” said Kasey Chammout owner of LaPita Restaurant. “This was a fantastic show of support and we are extremely thankful to LaPita for helping us to bring the community … [Read more...]

Kids in metro Detroit are going hungry, and you can help. Just become a Facebook fan of Co-op Services Credit Union in June, and Co-op will donate $2 to Forgotten Harvest. The $2 donation can provide 10 meals to people who need it. The statistics of hunger are staggering. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau, one in five children in the Detroit tri-county area live in poverty. In 2009, one in four households with children in Michigan lacked enough money to buy food the family needed, as reported by the Food Research and Action Center “Food Hardship” study. “Co-op Services … [Read more...]

We visited Mati's Deli for lunch on Thursday, May 20th as  part of Thousand Buck Thursday's in Dearborn. Mati's Deli is a local landmark (and one of Dearborn, Michigan's best kept secrets), at the tri-corner crossing of Tenny Street, May Street, and Monroe Street. Mati's has been serving great soup, salads, and sandwiches for over 20 years. (One photo is dated March 2009; other photos are from our lunchtime visited on May 20th, 2010.) More photos are below, and you'll find even more photos in the new Dearborn Free Press photo gallery. … [Read more...]