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Archives for April 2013

Thrifty Broads to Highlight Goodwill Fashion Show Saturday

April 25, 2013 By News Release

Thrifty Broads

DEARBORN, Michigan - Apparel from Goodwill upscale resale Dearborn store will be featured in the April 27 spring fashion show to support job education, training and placement programs for Metro Detroiters.  Models of all ages will showcase spring fashions from the Goodwill upscale resale store in Dearborn, 22451 Michigan Avenue on Saturday, April 27, 2013 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community

Dearborn Symphony 51st Season Climaxes with Triumph!

April 24, 2013 By News Release

Beethoven at the Dearborn Symphony

DEARBORN, Michigan - Under the baton of Conductor Kypros Markou, the Dearborn Symphony’s 51st season climaxes with a snappy, upbeat program, full of passion, color, and triumph on Friday, May 3 at Dearborns’ Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The concert begins at 8 pm following an insightful and humorous free preview of the evening’s music at 7 pm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community

Oakwood Common Resident Compares Cost of Living

April 24, 2013 By News Release

Irene Brown at Oakwood Common

DEARBORN, Michigan -- When April showers turn into heavy downpours, Oakwood Common resident Irene Brown breathes a sigh of relief. “I don’t have to worry about water seeping into my basement,” said Brown, who moved from her house in Wyandotte six years ago to a one bedroom deluxe senior apartment at Oakwood Common in Dearborn.  “I lived in the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community

Dearborn Animal Shelter Plans 8th Annual Mutt Strut

April 23, 2013 By News Release

Dogs large and small attend Mutt Strut, including these Chihuahuas with their human.

Pledge driven dog walk and celebration benefits homeless animals. DEARBORN, Michigan  - The Dearborn Animal Shelter’s Mutt Strut & Pet Expo is the largest gathering of pet fans in the area. It takes place on Saturday, May 11 at Ford Field Park in Dearborn. Several thousand attendees converged for Mutt Strut last year to take part in the walk, shop, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured

Dearborn Area Students Win State Science Awards

April 23, 2013 By News Release

DEARBORN, Michigan - Three Dearborn area high school students won awards and prizes at the 19th Michigan Science & Engineering Fair held at Kettering University in Flint on April 13. They advanced to have their projects judged at the statewide science fair after placing high at the 56th Annual Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit, which was held … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community

Islamic and Atheist Worldviews Challenged at UofM Meeting

April 23, 2013 By Scott Cherry

Abdu Murray

DEARBORN, Michigan - Just when people may have thought Christianity had become irrelevant in today's postmodern culture, an event like this one reminds us that it's deeply relevant.  One way or the other, the worldview gets people's attention when framed in a way such as, "Is Christianity Delusional?" If you came in part way through the meeting, you might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buzz, Community, Featured

I Am Not Abraham’s Mistake

April 21, 2013 By Derek Rishmawy

I am not Abraham's Mistake

9/11 was a weird day for me. I was a sophomore in high school at the time and I distinctly remember thinking to myself, “Oh God, I hope it wasn’t Arabs,” as soon as I heard that a plane had been crashed into the first tower. I’m 3/4 Palestinian and at times have a distinctly Arab cast to me. My last name is Rishmawy. Admittedly it was a selfish thought, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured

Boston Bombers Leave Dearborn with the Anti-Jihad Jitters

April 20, 2013 By Jonathan Light

Terrorism Has NO Religion

DEARBORN, Michigan - Many Dearborn area friends and neighbors who heard about the explosions that disrupted the end of the Boston Marathon had a brief but poignant thought: "Please don’t let it be a Muslim." Amer Zahr said on his blog -  This Is Going to Be a Lousy Weekend : "I was planning on having a lazy Friday watching funny YouTube videos, reading my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Editorial

Montessori Center Invites Visitors to Open House Apr. 23,24

April 20, 2013 By News Release

Luis Rodriguez

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan – Families of children aged 18 months through 12 years are invited to Dearborn Heights Montessori Center (DHMC) to view classrooms in session for toddlers through middle school. Tours will be held during daytime Open Houses scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: DHMC, Montessori Center

Dearborn Area Chamber Business Awards Banquet

April 19, 2013 By News Release

Lynne Killion

DEARBORN, Michigan - The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce asks the business community to “brace” itself for its business awards and expo. B.R.A.C.E 2013 (Business Recognition Awards Ceremony & Expo), Friday, April 19, 2013, 11 am – 2 pm, at the Henry, an Autograph Collection Hotel in Dearborn.  This event, sponsored by Ford Land, combines effective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business

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